VSFS:B_MaE_B Macroeconomics B - Course Information

B_MaE_B Macroeconomics B

University of Finance and Administration
Summer 2014

Extent and Intensity

2/2. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Guaranteed by

doc. Radim Valenčík, CSc.
Department of Economics and Management – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Dagmar Medová, DiS.

Timetable of Seminar Groups

B_MaE_B/cAPH: Wed 15:45–16:29 E123, Wed 16:30–17:15 E123, R. Bedretdinov
B_MaE_B/cMMO: Wed 14:00–14:44 M15, Wed 14:45–15:30 M15, J. Mihola
B_MaE_B/cM1PH: Tue 12:15–12:59 E123, Tue 13:00–13:45 E123, P. Škarýdová
B_MaE_B/cM2PH: Wed 14:00–14:44 E125, Wed 14:45–15:30 E125, R. Bedretdinov
B_MaE_B/cM3PH: Tue 12:15–12:59 E129, Tue 13:00–13:45 E129, R. Bedretdinov
B_MaE_B/cM4PH: Wed 8:45–9:29 E128, Wed 9:30–10:15 E128, P. Klička
B_MaE_B/cPPPH: Wed 14:00–14:44 E225, Wed 14:45–15:30 E225, E. Kvapilová
B_MaE_B/cPVVPH: Wed 12:15–12:59 E306, Wed 13:00–13:45 E306, R. Bedretdinov
B_MaE_B/cVMO: Wed 12:15–12:59 M15, Wed 13:00–13:45 M15, J. Mihola
B_MaE_B/pAPPPVVPH: Wed 10:30–11:14 E306, Wed 11:15–12:00 E306, M. Šumpíková
B_MaE_B/pMPH: Mon 10:30–11:14 E007KC, Mon 11:15–12:00 E007KC, P. Mach
B_MaE_B/pMVMO: each even Thursday 10:30–11:14 M24, each even Thursday 11:15–12:00 M24, each even Thursday 12:15–12:59 M24, each even Thursday 13:00–13:45 M24, R. Valenčík
B_MaE_B/uMKL: Tue 18. 2. 17:30–19:00 K203, Tue 18. 3. 14:00–15:30 K203, 15:45–17:15 K203, Tue 25. 3. 15:45–17:15 K203, Tue 1. 4. 14:00–15:30 K205, Tue 8. 4. 17:30–19:00 K203, P. Klička
B_MaE_B/uMPH: Tue 25. 2. 15:45–17:15 E127, Tue 4. 3. 14:00–15:30 E127, Tue 18. 3. 15:45–17:15 E127, Tue 1. 4. 15:45–17:15 E127, Tue 15. 4. 15:45–17:15 E127, 17:30–19:00 E127, R. Valenčík
B_MaE_B/vAPH: Sat 8. 3. 9:45–11:15 E126, 11:30–13:00 E126, Fri 4. 4. 17:15–18:45 E126, Sat 5. 4. 11:30–13:00 E122, Sat 3. 5. 9:45–11:15 E122, 11:30–13:00 E122, R. Valenčík
B_MaE_B/vMPH: Fri 21. 2. 17:15–18:45 E222, Sat 8. 3. 9:45–11:15 E222, 11:30–13:00 E222, Fri 21. 3. 17:15–18:45 E223, Fri 4. 4. 15:30–17:00 E223, Fri 2. 5. 13:45–15:15 E222, P. Klička
B_MaE_B/vMVMO: Fri 28. 2. 13:45–15:15 M24, 15:30–17:00 M24, Fri 14. 3. 13:45–15:15 M24, 15:30–17:00 M24, Fri 11. 4. 13:45–15:15 M24, 15:30–17:00 M24, J. Tichý
B_MaE_B/vPPVPH: Sat 22. 2. 9:45–11:15 E129, 11:30–13:00 E129, Sat 22. 3. 9:45–11:15 E129, 11:30–13:00 E129, Fri 4. 4. 15:30–17:00 E127, Sat 5. 4. 14:00–15:30 E127, R. Valenčík

Prerequisites

There are no special prerequisites for the study of the subject - however knowledge of microeconomics on the bachelor level is recommended. The subject is compulsory for all students of the first year of bachelor study.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

Course objectives

The aim of the subjects is to introduce students with macroeconomics on the bachelor level. The students will be able at the end of the course: - to understand the sense of basic macroeconomics indicator (e.g. GDP, inflation, unemployment, balance of payment) - to explain other macroeconomics term (e.g. potential product, money, Phillips curve, Laffer curve) - to understand the issue of macroeconomic equilibrium: how the aggregate supply and aggregate demand are determined - to know the factors of long-term economic growth and short-term business cycle - to understand international macroeconomics issues a terms (e.g. exchange rate, external macroeconomic equilibrium) - to evaluate possibilities and limits of macroeconomics policies (especially fiscal and monetary policy) - to evaluate advantages and disadvantages of international collaboration (e.g. international free trade, common currency ...)

Syllabus

1. lecture: main macroeconomics topics, GDP 2. lecture: long-term economic growth 3. lecture: money 4. lecture: inflation, unemployment 5. lecture: aggregate expenditures 6. lecture: model income-expenditure 7. lecture: aggregate supply and aggregate demand 8. lecture: short term business cycle, international trade 9. lecture: exchange rate, balance of payment 10. lecture: monetary policy 11. lecture: fiscal policy 12. lecture: Phillips curve, international economic integration

Literature

required literature

WAWROSZ, Petr; HEISSLER Herbert; MACH, Petr 2012. Reálie k makroekonomii – odborné texty, mediální reflexe, praktické analýzy. Praha: Wolters Kluwer. ISBN 978-80-7357-848-0.
WAWROSZ, Petr; HEISSLER, Herbert; HELÍSEK, Mojmír; MACH, Petr . Makroekonomie základní kurz. 1. vydání. Praha : Vysoká škola finanční a správní, o.p.s., 2012. 360 s. Edice EUPRESS. ISBN 978-80-7408-059-3.

recommended literature

Schwanberg, August 2012. Makroekonomie bez předchozích znalostí. Brno: Biz Books, ISBN 978-80-265-0036-0.
Cahlík, Tomáš; Hlaváček, Michal; Seidler, Jakub 2010. Makroekonomie. Praha: Karolinum.
Jurečka, Václav a kol. Makroekonomie. Praha: Grada.

Teaching methods

Lectures and seminars on the present form of the study, consultations on the distant form of the study.

Assessment methods

The subject is finished by credit and exam. The acquiring of credit is necessary condition for student to be able to take the exam. The student acquire the credit if (s)he pass two credit tests. Each question in the tests are scored, student have to receive minimum score to pass the test. The exam is verbal. The exam question are published in IS (information system) with minimal exam standards (the minimum knowledge that student must know to be able to pass the exam).

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
General note: Bb1.

The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2011, summer 2012, Winter 2012, Summer 2013.

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