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Theory of economics systems

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Course Unit Code545-0153/01
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
DVO30prof. Ing. Jaroslav Dvořáček, CSc.
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. 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. Characteristics, structure and function of the economy.
2. Importance of the mining and processing industry for the national economy.
3. Analysis of the functioning of the market mechanism with regard to industrial enterprises.
4. Behavior of consumers and firms (especially industrial enterprises) in a market environment.
5. To balance the company and the market in different market situations.
6. Measuring the performance of the national economy.
7. Economic equilibrium, causes and manifestations of cyclical oscillations.
8. The economic function of the state, the role of the state in managing the economy in various economic systems.
9. Objectives and tools of the economic policy of the state.
10. Basic connections of the monetary policy of the state, meaning, instruments and its possible impact on the existence and operation of industrial enterprises.
11. Basic Context of State Fiscal Policy, Meaning, Instruments and Its Possible Impact on the Existence and Effect of Industrial Enterprises.
12. Measurement of inequalities in society, causes of redistribution, tools of state policy for redistribution and impact on industrial enterprises.
13. Structural policy, basic areas, tools, types and approaches, impact and impact on industrial enterprises.
14. The State's Role in Mining.













Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
BISCHI, Gian Italo, Anastasija PANČUK a Davide RADI, ed. Qualitative theory of dynamical systems, tools and applications for economic modelling: lectures given at the COST Training School on New Economic Complex Geography at Urbino, Italy, 17-19 September 2015. [Cham]: Springer, 2016. Springer proceedings in complexity. ISBN 978-3-319-81474-2.
BURR, D. E. a GOODWIN, M. Ekonomix. Praha: PASEKA, 2014. ISBN 9788074324925.
EHRENBERG, Ronald G. a Robert Stewart SMITH. Modern labor economics: theory and public policy. International edition. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018. ISBN 978-1-138-21817-8.
KRUGMAN, Paul R., Maurice OBSTFELD a Marc J. MELITZ. International economics: theory & policy. Eleventh edition. Harlow: Pearson, [2018]. Pearson series in economics. ISBN 978-1-292-21487-0.
URBAN, J. Teorie národního hospodářství. C. H. BECK, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7478-724-9.
HOLMAN, R. Ekonomie. 6. aktualizované vydání. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2016. 720 stran. ISBN 978-80-7400-278-6.
KELLY, M. Owning Our Future: Emerging Ownership Revolution. San Francisco: Berrett - Koehler, 2012.
Recommended Reading:
BODVARSSON, Örn B. a Hendrik VAN DEN BERG. The economics of immigration: theory and policy. 2nd ed. New York: Springer, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4614-2115-3.
DE JANVRY, Alain a Élisabeth SADOULET. Development economics: theory and practice. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016. ISBN 978-1-138-88529-5.
KELLY, M. Owning Our Future: Emerging Ownership Revolution.San Francisco: Berrett - Koehler, 2012.
RÓNA, P.,László ZSOLNAI and Agnieszka WINCEWICZ. Words, Objects and Events in Economics : The Making of Economic Theory. Open Access e-Books.
Virtues and Economics, 6. ISBN 978-30-30526-73-3.
JUREČKA, V. a kol. 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.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Project work
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
        CreditCredit30 17
        ExaminationExamination70 34