114-0316/04 – Seminar: Institutional Economics (SIE)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of EconomicsCredits4
Subject guarantorIng. Irena Paličková, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorprof. Ing. Václav Jurečka, CSc.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory
Year1Semesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2011/2012Year of cancellation2020/2021
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
KOL50 Dr. Ing. Eva Kolcunová
PAL32 Ing. Irena Paličková, Ph.D.
VRA0021 Ing. Věra Vráblíková
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit 0+3

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The pedagogical aim of this course is students´ ability - to define institutions in the context of institucional economics - to identity and to assess the influence of institutions on economic life of society - to explain the development of institutions and to distinguish "human action" and "human design" concepts - to outline the typology of institutions - to illustrate the impact of formal and informal institutions on economic behaviour of people - to diagnose "strengths" and "weaknesses" of the institutional framework of the Czech economy - to discuss the relation between "hard" and "soft" factors of economic development - to combine knowledge in technocraticly designed subjects to knowledge in more human-oriented subjects (social sciences and humanities).

Teaching methods

Seminars

Summary

This seminar is destined for students with strong interest in deepening their knowledge in contemporary economic theories. The seminar is focused on fundamental thesis of institutional and new instutional economics. Attention will be paid to the main representatives of this stream of economic thought. The participants are expected to have real willingness to take active part in tutorials.

Compulsory literature:

Rutherford, M.: Institution in Economics. cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994

Recommended literature:

North, D. C.: Structure and Change in Economic History. New York: W. W. Norton and Co., 1981 Magnusson, L. (ed): Evolutionary and Neo-Schumpeterian Approaches to Economics. Kluver Academic Publishers, 1994

Additional study materials

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Prezentace studentů během semestru a písemný zápočtový test na konci semestru.

E-learning

Other requirements

Active participation in seminars, study of recommended literature.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1st Understanding institutional economics 2nd Institutions in the economy and in economics 3rd Institutional change - development of institutions 4th Institutions and economic development 5th Property rights 6th Contracts and legal framework of the economy 7th The role of the state from the perspective of institutional economics 8th Company in terms of institutional economics 9th Household (family) in terms of institutional economics 10th The influence of cultural and religious factors on economic development 11th The economic approach to politics 12th Institutional change and transformation of the Czech economy 13th Comparison of explicit and implicit approaches to institutions in economic programs of political movements and parties

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2011/2012 Winter semester, validity until: 2020/2021 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)		Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation Credit 85 (85) 85 3
        Písemný test Written test 85  85 3
Mandatory attendence participation: not specified

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2018/2019 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T055) Public Economics and Administration P Czech Ostrava Choice-compulsory study plan
2018/2019 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T040) Regional Development P Czech Ostrava Choice-compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T040) Regional Development P Czech Ostrava Choice-compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T055) Public Economics and Administration P Czech Ostrava Choice-compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T040) Regional Development P Czech Ostrava Choice-compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T055) Public Economics and Administration P Czech Ostrava Choice-compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T040) Regional Development P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T055) Public Economics and Administration P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T055) Public Economics and Administration P Czech Ostrava Choice-compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T040) Regional Development P Czech Ostrava Choice-compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T055) Public Economics and Administration P Czech Ostrava Choice-compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T040) Regional Development P Czech Ostrava Choice-compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T040) Regional Development (00) Regional Development P Czech Ostrava Choice-compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T055) Public Economics and Administration (00) Public Economics and Administration P Czech Ostrava Choice-compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T055) Public Economics and Administration (00) Public Economics and Administration P Czech Ostrava Choice-compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T040) Regional Development (00) Regional Development P Czech Ostrava Choice-compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T055) Public Economics and Administration (00) Public Economics and Administration P Czech Ostrava Choice-compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T040) Regional Development (00) Regional Development P Czech Ostrava Choice-compulsory study plan

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