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Theory of economical systems

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Course Unit Code545-0142/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated6 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
CER25Ing. Igor Černý, Ph.D.
FOJ28prof. Ing. Lenka Fojtíková, Ph.D.
Summary
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Students are able to define, analyze and present the individual economic systems necessary to understand the functioning of economic subjects in an industrial environment.
Students will learn to analyze and evaluate the impacts of economic policy measures on industrial enterprises, especially in the mining and processing industries, as well as in selected follow-up industries.

Students are also able to link knowledge of monetary, fiscal and external trade policy and forecast the impact of their measures on the economic development of these industrial enterprises.
Course Contents
1) Importance of Economics.
2) Economic laws and terms.
3) Economic system.
4) Market and its importance.
5) Land market and Capital market
6) Labour market.
7) Macroeconomic outcomes and their measurement.
8) Economic growth and economic cycle.
9) Inflation and Phillips' curve.
10)Monetary policy.
11)Fiscal policy.
12)External trade and monetary policy.
13)Measurement of inequalities in society and impact of redistribution on industrial enterprises.
14)Structural policy and its impact on industrial enterprises.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
BURR, D. E.; GOODWIN, M. Ekonomix. PASEKA, 2014. ISBN 9788074324925.



HOLMAN, R. Ekonomie. 6. aktualizované vydání. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2016. 720 stran. ISBN 978-80-7400-278-6.

JENÍČEK, V., FOLTÝN, D. Globální problémy světa v ekonomických souvislostech. Praha: C. H. BECK, 2010. ISBN: 978-80-7400-326-4.

SAMUELSON, P.A.; NORDHAUS, W. D. Ekonomie. 1.vyd. Praha : NS Svoboda, 2010. 775 s. ISBN 978-80-205-0590-3. [2]HOŘEJŠÍ, B. Mikroekonomie. 5. aktualiz. vyd. Praha : Management Press, 2010. 574 s. ISBN 978-80-7261-218-5.

URBAN, J. Teorie národního hospodářství. C. H. BECK, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7478-724-9.
Recommended Reading:
SAMUELSON, P. A. - NORDHAUS W. D.: Ekonomie. Praha: Svoboda, 2013. ISBN 978-80-205-0629-0.
JUREČKA, V. Makroekonomie. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3258-9.

LIPOVSKÁ, H. Moderní ekonomie - Jednoduše o všem, co byste měli vědět. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2017. 256 stran. ISBN 978-80-271-0120-7 .

MANSOOR, M. Makroekonomie v praxi. 1. vyd. Praha : Wolters Kluwer ČR, 2010. 195 s. ISBN 978-80-7357-560-1.

MUSIL, P. Globální energetický problém a hospodářská politika se zaměřením na obnovitelné zdroje. Praha: C.H.BECK, 2017. ISBN 978-80-7400-112-3.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 34