156-0314/01 – Economic Policy of the Czech Republic (HP ČR)

Gurantor department	Department of Applied Economics	Credits	3
Subject guarantor	prof. Ing. Jaromír Gottvald, CSc.	Subject version guarantor	Ing. Martin Štěpánek, Ph.D.
Study level	undergraduate or graduate	Requirement	Compulsory
Year	2	Semester	winter
		Study language	Czech
Year of introduction	1999/2000	Year of cancellation	2007/2008
Intended for the faculties	EKF	Intended for study types	Bachelor

Instruction secured by
Login	Name	Tuitor	Teacher giving lectures
STE27	Ing. Martin Štěpánek, Ph.D.

Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of study	Way of compl.	Extent
Full-time	Credit and Examination	2+1

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

- to define differences between central planed and market economy - to describe basic transformation steps - to clarify main principles of economic policy in 90's - to analyze main problems of Czech economic - to analyze possible impacts of particular economic reforms

Teaching methods

Lectures
Seminars

Summary

The course is focused on problems concerning the Czech economy and the economic policy of the Czech Republic. Course students are familiarized with the economic policy of central planned economies and the process of transformation with respect to privatization. Attention is paid to role of institutions in transformation process. This part is followed by lectures concerning fiscal, monetary policy and external economic policy and its evolution from 1993. Current issues of Czech economy are discussed in final units of the course. Emphasis is placed on public finance reform, healthcare reform, pension system reform.

Compulsory literature:

BAILEY, S. J. Strategic public finance. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. ISBN 0-333-92221-2. KLAUS, Václav. Dismantling socialism: a preliminary report: ( road to market economy II ) = Demontáž socialismu: předběžná zpráva: (cesta k tržní ekonomice II). Praha: TOP Agency, 1992. ISBN 80-900626-6-0. KLAUS, Václav. Rebirth of a country: five years after: collection of speeches of the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic. Praha: Ringier, 1994. ISBN 80-85603-79-9. Handouts and PowerPoint presentations

Recommended literature:

ÅSLUND, Anders. How capitalism was built: the transformation of Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-521-68382-1.

Additional study materials

Study supports in the EduDocs system

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

Other requirements

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Central planned economy 2. Basic transformation steps 3. Privatization 4. Fiscal policy 5. Monetary Policy 6. Foreign economy policy 7. Unemployment 8. Economic situation in 1997 9. Institutional frame 10. Reform of Public Finance 11. Healthcare reform 12. Pension reform 13. Economic crisis

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 1960/1961 Summer semester)

Task name	Type of task	Max. number of points (act. for subtasks)	Min. number of points	Max. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation and Examination	Credit and Examination	100 (100)	51	3
Exercises evaluation	Credit	35 (35)	0	3
Other task type	Other task type	35	0	3
Examination	Examination	65 (65)	0	3
Oral	Oral examination	65	0	3

Mandatory attendence participation:

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Occurrence in study plans

Academic year	Programme	Branch/spec.	Spec.	Form	Study language	Tut. centre	Year	Type of duty
2007/2008	(B6202) Economic Policy and Administration	(6202R027) National Economy		P	Czech	Ostrava	3	Compulsory	study plan
2007/2008	(N6202) Economic Policy and Administration	(6210T004) European Integration	(00) European Integration	P	Czech	Ostrava	1	Choice-compulsory	study plan
2007/2008	(N6202) Economic Policy and Administration	(6210T004) European Integration	(00) European Integration	P	Czech	Ostrava	2	Choice-compulsory	study plan
2007/2008	(N6202) Economic Policy and Administration	(6202T010) Finance	(00) Finance	P	Czech	Ostrava	2	Compulsory	study plan
2007/2008	(N6202) Economic Policy and Administration	(6202T055) Public Economics and Administration		P	Czech	Ostrava	1	Choice-compulsory	study plan
2007/2008	(N6202) Economic Policy and Administration	(6202T055) Public Economics and Administration		P	Czech	Ostrava	2	Choice-compulsory	study plan
2007/2008	(N6208) Economics and Management	(6208T020) Business Economics	(00) Business Economics	P	Czech	Ostrava	2	Choice-compulsory	study plan
2005/2006	(N6202) Economic Policy and Administration	(6202T010) Finance	(00) Finance	P	Czech	Ostrava	2	Compulsory	study plan
2005/2006	(N6202) Economic Policy and Administration	(6202T055) Public Economics and Administration		P	Czech	Ostrava		Choice-compulsory	study plan
2005/2006	(N6202) Economic Policy and Administration	(6210T004) European Integration	(00) European Integration	P	Czech	Ostrava		Choice-compulsory	study plan
2005/2006	(N6208) Economics and Management	(6208T020) Business Economics	(00) Business Economics	P	Czech	Ostrava		Choice-compulsory	study plan

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