120-0516/02 – EU Monetary Policy (EUMP)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of International Economic RelationsCredits4
Subject guarantorIng. Kateřina Dvoroková, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorIng. Kateřina Dvoroková, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory
Year1Semestersummer
Study languageEnglish
Year of introduction2012/2013Year of cancellation2020/2021
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
DVO37 Ing. Kateřina Dvoroková, Ph.D.
KUC20 doc. Ing. Zuzana Kučerová, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit 2+1

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

1. Define basic concepts of EU Monetary Policy 2. Explain major events relevant to the development of monetary cooperation in Europe 3. Evaluate the necessary preconditions for monetary integration in the EU 4. Analyze the current state of functioning of the European Monetary Union 5. Formulate perspective functioning of the European Monetary Union 6. Explain the main benefits of monetary integration in the EU

Teaching methods

Lectures
Seminars
Individual consultations

Summary

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the major historical phases of the monetary integration proces in Europe and equip students with the theories underlying European Monetary Union. Topics covered include the institutional and legal framework of EU monetary policy, evaluation and debate on the main issues related to the launch of the euro and discussion the problem of fiscal politics coordination in monetary union. The course also deals with the influence of the European Monetary Union on the Czech Republic and other accession countries. In the subject there will be discussed also the process of EU financial markets integration and the view from outside the euro area, i.e. its position in the global economy.

Compulsory literature:

BALDWIN, Richard and Charles WYPLOSZ. The Economics of European Integration. New York: McGraw Hill, 2009. ISBN 978-0-077-12163-1. De GRAUWE, Paul. Economics of Monetary Union. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-19-956323-4. EICHENGREEN, Barry. Globalizing capital: a history of the international monetary system. New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-691-13937-1.

Recommended literature:

DYSON, Kenneth and Martin MARCUSSEN. Central Banks in the Age of the Euro: Europeanization, Convergence and Power. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-19-921823-3. FUHRER, Jeffrey C. Understanding Inflation and the Implications for Monetary Policy: A Phillips Curve Retrospective. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-262-01363-5. HIERONYMI, Otto. Globalization and the Reformo f the International Banking and Monetary System. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. ISBN 978-0-230-23530-4.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

LMS Moodle

Other requirements

Credit: Seminar work Condition for taking the exam is obtaining a credit from seminars. Conditions for obtaining credit are: 1. gaining total of at least 18 points 2. proper delivering of seminar work (max. 20 points) 3. presentation of a seminar work (max. 10 points) 4. presence at 5 seminars (active – at least 3 points) During seminars students can obtain 0 – 35 points. Midterm exam: Written test Written part comprises a test assessed by 0-50 points. Student needs to gain at least 26 points from written part.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Course Introduction 2. Origins and Development of European Monetary Integration 3. European Monetary System 4. The Theory of Optimum Currency Area 5. Formation of the European Monetary Union 6. Institutional Framework of the Common EU Monetary Policy 7. The ECB´s Monetary Policy Strategy 8. Monetary Policy Instruments of the ECB 9. Monetary and Fiscal Policy in Monetary Union 10. Institutional Framework of Fiscal Policy in EU 11. The Integration of Financial Markets in the EU 12. Monetary Policy of non Euro Area States 13. Real and Nominal Convergence of EU Economies 14. EMU and Euro Position in the World Economy

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2016/2017 Summer semester, validity until: 2020/2021 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit Credit 100 (100) 51 3
        Credit test Written test 100  51
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2018/2019 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T010) Finance P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2018/2019 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T027) National Economy P English Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T010) Finance P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T027) National Economy P English Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T010) Finance P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T010) Finance P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan

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