Course: Macroeconomics

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Course title Macroeconomics
Course code MUE/LAMMA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Horáková Monika, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Heinzová Romana, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
- An Introduction to Macroeconomics. - Measuring Output, Gross Domestic Product, National Income. - Financial markets. Money and banking. - Macroeconomic Equilibrum. AS-AD model. - Economic Growth and Business Cycles. - Inflation. - Unemployment. - Monetary Policy. - Fiscal Policy. - International Trade,Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments. - The International Consequences of Developments in the Czech Macroeconomic Situation. - International Financial Markets, Exchange Rates. - Economic security - international debt - Economic realities of selected countries

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing
  • Participation in classes - 18 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 36 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 60 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 36 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Subject Macroeconomics builds on students' knowledge of Microeconomics.
Subject Macroeconomics builds on students' knowledge of Microeconomics.
learning outcomes
Students will learn basic macroeconomic concepts and relationships between them and understand the market behavior of economic agents in the context of macro-economic context.
Students will learn basic macroeconomic concepts and relationships between them and understand the market behavior of economic agents in the context of macro-economic context.
explain the nature of basic macroeconomic variables
explain the nature of basic macroeconomic variables
list the objectives and instruments of macroeconomic stabilisation policy
list the objectives and instruments of macroeconomic stabilisation policy
describe the effects of macroeconomic stabilisation policies on the national economy
describe the effects of macroeconomic stabilisation policies on the national economy
characterize the importance and impact of international trade on the economy
characterize the importance and impact of international trade on the economy
analyze the evolution of macroeconomic variables with implications for the national economy
analyze the evolution of macroeconomic variables with implications for the national economy
Skills
transfer theoretical knowledge into graphical and mathematical form
transfer theoretical knowledge into graphical and mathematical form
calculate basic macroeconomic variables
calculate basic macroeconomic variables
evaluate the impact of macroeconomic stabilisation policies on the national economy
evaluate the impact of macroeconomic stabilisation policies on the national economy
propose solutions to improve the macroeconomic reality in relation to the theoretical knowledge acquired
propose solutions to improve the macroeconomic reality in relation to the theoretical knowledge acquired
evaluate the evolution of the economy over time and compare it with the international environment
evaluate the evolution of the economy over time and compare it with the international environment
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Lecturing
assessment methods
Oral examination
Written examination
Written examination
Oral examination
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Recommended literature
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  • BRČÁK, L., SEKERKA, B., SEVEROVÁ, L., STARÁ, D. Makroekonomie. Makroekonomický přehled. Plzeň, 2018. ISBN 978-80-7380-708-5.
  • CASE, Karl E., Ray C. FAIR a Sharon M. OSTER. Principles of economics. 2017. ISBN 9781292152561.
  • DORNBUSCH, R., FISCHER, S., STARTZ, R. Macroeconomics. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2004. ISBN 007-282340-2.
  • Holman, R. Ekonomie. Praha : C. H. Beck, 2010.
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  • VOLEJNÍKOVÁ, J. a kol. Makroekonomie I cvičebnice. Pardubice, 2021. ISBN 978-90-7560-344-9.
  • WARD, D., BEGG, D. Student workbook for economics. London: McGraw - Hill Education, 2003. ISBN 0077103661.
  • Wyplosz, Charles. Macroeconomics : a European text. 4th ed. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 199264961.


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