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Descriptive economics

Summary

The aim of the course is to acquaint the students with the state and development of the world economy in international comparison, with an emphasis on the interconnections between the various areas of the national economy. The student will be acquainted with the basic characteristics of demographic development and will understand its connection with other branches of the economy (labour market, social system, etc.). The student will understand the basic macroeconomic variables (GDP, unemployment, inflation) and will be able to make regional comparisons and a general comparison of the CR with other countries. They will acquire the basic principles of how the public budget system works, learn about the workings of public finances and understand the links between the state budget deficit and other areas of the economy.

Literature

Czech Statistical Office. Statistical Yearbook of the Czech Republic. Prague: Czech Statistical Office, 2022. 878 s. ISBN 978-80-250-3282-4 .
O'SULLIVAN, Arthur, Steven SHEFFRIN and Stephen PEREZ. Macroeconomics: Principles, Applications, and Tools. UK: Pearson, 2016. 456 p. ISBN 978-0134089027 .
VAROUFAKIS, Yanis. Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: Or, How Capitalism Works-And How It Fails. UK: Random House, 2019. 224 p. ISBN 0374538492 .

Doporučená literatura

RAWORTH, Kate. Doughnut Economics. Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist. UK: Random House, 2017. 288 p. ISBN 1847941389 .
SOWELL, Thomas. Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy. 5th edition. New York: Basic Books, 2015. 655 p. ISBN 978-0-465-06073-3.
WESSELS, Walter J. Economics. 6th Edition. UK: Simon & Schuster, 2017. 696 p. ISBN13 9781438008776 .


Language of instruction angličtina, angličtina, angličtina
Code 114-0558
Abbreviation DEK
Course title Descriptive economics
Coordinating department Department of Economics
Course coordinator Ing. Lenka Johnson Filipová, Ph.D.