156-0314/05 – Economic Policy of the Czech Republic (HP ČR)
Gurantor department | Department of Applied Economics | Credits | 4 |
Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Jaromír Gottvald, CSc. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Jaromír Gottvald, CSc. |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory |
Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2011/2012 | Year of cancellation | 2020/2021 |
Intended for the faculties | EKF | Intended for study types | Bachelor, Follow-up Master |
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
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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:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
Other specific requirements are not established.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Transformation
2. Central planned economy
3. Main transformation steps
4. Privatization process
5. Fiscal policy of the Czech Republic
6. Monetary policy of the Czech Republic
7. External economic policy of the Czech Republic
8. Foreign direct investments
9. Economic situation of the Czech Republic in 1997
10. Institutional environment of the Czech Republic
11. Labour markets and unemployment in the Czech Republic
12. Topical problems of the Czech Republic: pension reform, public finance reform
13. Topical problems of the Czech Republic: competitiveness, shadow economy
14. Conclusions
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction