VSFS:NA_MaE Macroeconomics - Course Information
NA_MaE Macroeconomics
University of Finance and AdministrationSummer 2018
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. Ing. Mojmír Helísek, CSc. (lecturer)
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
- NA_MaE/cBM1PH: each even Wednesday 12:15–12:59 S14, each even Wednesday 13:00–13:45 S14, P. Mach
NA_MaE/cBM2PH: each even Wednesday 14:00–14:44 S14, each even Wednesday 14:45–15:30 S14, P. Mach
NA_MaE/pBMPH: Wed 8:45–9:29 S11, Wed 9:30–10:15 S11, M. Helísek, 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
- At the end of this course the student will be able to understand and explain theories of economic growth, exchange rate theory and the theory of optimal seigniorage and monetary matters.
- Syllabus
- Lesson 1: Costs of Inflation Lesson 2: Long Term Economic Growth Lesson 3: Money Lesson 4: Money Supply and Hoarding Lesson 5: Demand for Money Lesson 6: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply Lesson 7: Aggregate Supply in the Short Run and the Business Cycle Lesson 8: Foreign Exchange Market, PPP theory, interest rate parity theory Lesson 9: Theory of Seigniorage Lesson 10: Fiscal Policy and Public Debt Lesson 11: Optimum Currency Area Theory Lesson 12: Summary, Conclusion
- Literature
- recommended 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; Mankiw, G.: Macroeconomics 7th edition. Worth publishers. New York 2010. I
- 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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