BA_MaE Macroeconomics

University of Finance and Administration
Summer 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/2. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Jan Mertl, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Ing. Petr Wawrosz, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Miloš Krejčí (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Petr Mach, Ph.D.
Department of Economics and Management – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Tamara Urbánková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
BA_MaE/cBMPH: each even Wednesday 12:15–12:59 E126, each even Wednesday 13:00–13:45 E126 and each odd Thursday 12:15–12:59 E125, each odd Thursday 13:00–13:45 E125, J. Mertl
BA_MaE/pBMPH: each even Wednesday 10:30–11:14 E126, each even Wednesday 11:15–12:00 E126 and each odd Thursday 10:30–11:14 E125, each odd Thursday 11:15–12:00 E125, J. Mertl
Prerequisites (in Czech)
There are no prerequisites for this course
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course provides basic understanding of macroeconomics, it explains the inflation, GDP, unemployment and the quantity theory of money.
Syllabus
  • Lesson 1: Price Level Lesson 2: Aggregate Production Lesson 3: Money Lesson 4: Money Supply Lesson 5: Quantity Theory of Money Lesson 6: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply Lesson 7: Aggregate Supply in the Short Run Lesson 8: Foreign Exchange Market Lesson 9: Monetary Policy Lesson 10: Fiscal Policy and Public Debt Lesson 11: Currency Unions and Currency Separations
Literature
  • Sobel, R., Gwartney, J., Stroup, R., Macpherson, D.: Understanding Macroeconomics. 13th international ed. Mason, OH : South-Western Cengage Learning, 2011, ISBN 978-0-538-75620-4
Teaching methods
The course is delivered in full-time study by 12 lectures of theory and 12 seminars of theory application.
Assessment methods
Grades: A (91-100), B (81-90), C (71-80), D (61-70), E (51-60) F (below 51). Final written exam: max 100 points. Attendance: Voluntary – zero points
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin KS/semestr.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023.
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