Czech

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After finishing the course students should be able to understand theoretical basis and principles of economics, in context of contemporary problems.

The knowledge of Macroeconomics, Microeconomics and Econometrics is expected.

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Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Successful completion of a credit test on topics covered in seminars. Written elaboration of semester work and its presentation. Active participation in lectures and seminars. Form of examination: Combined - a written test followed by an oral examination. The integrated knowledge of macroeconomics in principal connections is considered. Grading is awarded according to the Rules for Studies and Examination valid at BUT and reflects student's performance

The economy of the main stream
Quantitative theory - neutrality of money
The theory of money, value, price, utility and costs, the marginal theory
The theory of capital, interest rates, savings, investment and investment multiplier
Imperfect competition, the theory of monopoly, the theory of wealth and externalities
The international division of labour, theory of international trade and exchange rates theory
The theory of business cycle, real and monetary cycles, economics growth and the models of economics growth (Solow's model of the economic growth, Cob-Douglas's production function)
The macroeconomic equilibrium, models SI - LL, IS - LM, CC - BB and Modigliani's model
Business policy, the business policy failures, reasons and solutions of the economics recessions
The theory of human capital, economics in relation to political and sociological questions

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The main objective of the course is enlargement of macroeconomic knowledge and intensifying of students' abilities in understanding and solving of actual economics problems.

Control of students' attendance and results is fully in competence of the teacher.

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HOLMAN, R. Makroekonomie – středně pokročilý kurz. 1. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2004. 424 s. ISBN 80-7179-764-2. (CS)
KUČEROVÁ, V., NAVRATILOVÁ, P. Makroekonomie II - Vývoj ekonomického myšlení. 1. vyd. Brno: CERM, 2008. 194 s. ISBN 978-80-214-3742-5. (CS)

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