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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Introduction to macroeconomics 2. Gross domestic product 3. Consumption and investments 4. Economic growth 5. Money, demand for money 6. Money supply, money market 7. Money and product, quantity theory of money 8. Inflation and unemployment 9. Business cycle 10. International trade, exchange rates and balance of payments 11. Fiscal policy, budget deficit and government debt 12. Monetary policy 13. Current debates in macroeconomics
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The course is an introduction to the standard macroeconomics theory. It covers the basic macroeconomic aggregates and the models explaining their relations in short run and long run.
- is able to characterize the specifics of economics as a discipline - can use academic terminology - is able to explain basic economic concepts - distinguish the main movements of economic thought - is able to characterize economic problems in selected movements of economic schools
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Prerequisites
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Economics
KFHS/B317
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
The course will be concluded with a test in the extent of lectures and literature.
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Recommended literature
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HOLMAN, Robert. Ekonomie. 5. vyd. Praha: CH Beck, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7400-006-5..
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SIRŮČEK, P. a kol. Hospodářské dějiny a ekonomické teorie (vývoj - současnost - výhledy), 1. vydání, Melandrium, Slaný 2007..
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SOJKA, M. A KOL. Dějiny ekonomických teorií, VŠE, UK Praha.
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Urban, J. Teorie národního hospodářství. Praha: ASPI, 2006.
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Vencovský, F. Dějiny českého ekonomického myšlení do roku 1948. Brno, 1997.
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