BA_MaE Macroeconomics

University of Finance and Administration
Summer 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/2. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Petr Mach, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ing. Dominik Stroukal, 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_MaE/cBMCPH: Mon 14:00–14:44 E125, Mon 14:45–15:30 E125, D. Stroukal
BA_MaE/cBMPH: Mon 14:00–14:44 E225, Mon 14:45–15:30 E225, P. Mach
BA_MaE/pBMCPH: Mon 10:30–11:14 E125, Mon 11:15–12:00 E125, P. Mach
BA_MaE/pBMPH: Mon 12:15–12:59 E225, Mon 13:00–13:45 E225, D. Stroukal
Prerequisites
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
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.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023.
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