Macroeconomics A

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	114-0301/04
Abbreviation	Makro A
Course title	Macroeconomics A
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Economics
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Martin Macháček, Ph.D. et Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to Macroeconomics. Macroeconomic aggregates.
2. Inflation and its measurement.
3. Unemployment.
4. Aggregate output and expenditures (the Income – expenditure model)
5. Aggregate supply and aggregate demand (the AS-AD model). Goods and asset markets )the IS-LM model).
6. Money in macroeconomic system - Commercial and central banking.
7. Monetary theory and policy.
8. Fiscal theory and policy.
9. Philips curve.
10. International monetary system. Exchange rates.
11. Open economy - Balance of payments and its structure.
12. International trade.
13. Economic growth.
14. Economic cycle.

Literature

JANÁČKOVÁ, Hana, Ivana JÁNOŠÍKOVÁ, Eva KOLCUNOVÁ a Aleš LOKAJ. Cvičebnice makroekonomie pro bakalářský kurz. 2. upravené a rozšířené vyd. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2019. 102 s. ISBN: 978-80-248-4401-5.
JUREČKA, Václav, Martin MACHÁČEK a kol. Makroekonomie. 4. aktualizované a rozšířené vyd. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2023. 384 s. ISBN 978-80-271-3635-3.
MANKIW, N. Gregory. Principles of Economics. 10th ed. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2023. 864 p. .

Advised literature

HOLMAN, Robert. Ekonomie. 6. vyd. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2016. 720 s. ISBN 978-80-7400-278-6.
HOLMAN, Robert. Ekonomie. Sbírka řešených otázek a příkladů. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2016. 168 s. ISBN 978-80-7400-615-9.
SAMUELSON, Paul Anthony a William Douglas NORDHAUS. Ekonomie. 19. vyd. Praha: NS Svoboda, 2013. 775 stran. ISBN 978-80-205-0629-0.

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