VSFS:BA_EC_2 Economics 2 - Course Information
BA_EC_2 Economics 2
University of Finance and AdministrationSummer 2018
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/2. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Ing. Jan Mertl, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Ing. Dominik Stroukal, Ph.D.
Department of Economics and Management – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Lenka Pokorná - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- BA_EC_2/cMCPH: Mon 12:15–12:59 E224, Mon 13:00–13:45 E224, J. Mertl
BA_EC_2/pMCPH: Mon 10:30–11:14 E224, Mon 11:15–12:00 E224, J. Mertl - Prerequisites
- BA_EC_1 Economics 1
The requirement for the completion of this course is completion of the course BA_EC_1. - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is offered to students of any study field.
- Course objectives
- At the end of the course students should be able to understand and explain 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
- Lectures and seminars in full-time study; compulsory seminar participation is 75% in full-time study.
- Assessment methods
- The course ends with credit midterm test and final test. Credit midterm test is written and to pass students need 2 out of 3 questions correct or students can write an essay. Information about the essay are delivered during the first week. Final written/oral exam: max 100 points. The first term of final test is written and other terms oral. Grades: A (90-100), B (80-90), C (70-80), D (60-70), E (50-60) F (below 50).
- 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.
- Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2018, recent)
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