153-0501/01 – Economics of Public Sector (EPS)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Public EconomicsCredits4
Subject guarantordoc. Ing. Iveta Vrabková, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorIng. David Lenert, Ph.D., MBA
Study levelundergraduate or graduate
Study languageEnglish
Year of introduction2010/2011Year of cancellation2020/2021
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
SLA31 Ing. David Slavata, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+1

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

Students will acquire specific knowledge and skills: - to define and understand the key terms and postulates in public economics; - explain the behavior of entities and the main processes in the public sector; - to evaluate and illustrate the findings on practical examples. You will be able: • to evaluate the position of the particular branches within the whole public sector, • to identify the subjects participating on the provision of the public sector services, • to judge the micro and macro economical connections and rational operating of the selected branches and segments of the public sector. You will gain: • knowledge in the structure of particular branches of the public sector, • information on the possibilities of financing both from public and private resources, • integrated view of the economics of the private and public sector in the particular branches.

Teaching methods

Individual consultations

Summary

The subject is focused on acquiring knowledge at the level of the basic postulates of public economics and represents the basic theoretical basis for the study of the program of public economy and administration. Increased attention is given to the causes and consequences of market failures; normative and positive starting points and forms of state intervention in the economy, including their failure; structure, size, efficiency of the public sector and basic functions of public finances.

Compulsory literature:

SAMUELSON, Paul Anthony a William D. NORDHAUS. Economics. 19th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-007-126383-2. SLOMAN, John, Dean GARRATT a Jon GUEST. Economics. Tenth edition. Harlow: Pearson, 2018. ISBN 978-1-292-18785-3. STIGLITZ, Joseph E. a Jay K. ROSENGARD. Economics of the public sector. Fourth edition. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, [2015]. ISBN 978-0-393-92522-7.

Recommended literature:

FORTE, Francesco, Ram MUDAMBI a Pietro NAVARRA, ed. A handbook of alternative theories of public economics. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, c2014. ISBN 978-1-78100-470-8. ROSEN, Harvey S., Ted GAYER a Abdülkadir CIVAN. Public finance. 10th ed., global ed. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill Education, c2014. McGraw-Hill series in economics. ISBN 978-0-07-715469-1. STIGLITZ, Joseph E. The price of inequality. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2012. ISBN 978-0-393-08869-4.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

Other requirements

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Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

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Conditions for subject completion

Conditions for completion are defined only for particular subject version and form of study

Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2011/2012 (B6208) Economics and Management (6208R174) European Business Studies P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R040) Regional Development P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (B6208) Economics and Management (6208R174) European Business Studies P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan

Occurrence in special blocks

Block nameAcademic yearForm of studyStudy language YearWSType of blockBlock owner
Incoming students 2013/2014 Full-time Czech Choice-compulsory 163 - International Office stu. block
Incoming Students 2012/2013 Full-time Czech Choice-compulsory 163 - International Office stu. block

Assessment of instruction

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