Principles of Economics

Lecturer:

Helena Fialová (gar.), Ivan Procházka

Tutor:

Helena Fialová (gar.), Indrová, Ivan Procházka

Supervisor:

Department of Physical Electronics

Synopsis:

Introduction into economy , lectrured by Doc.Ing. Helena Fialová, CSc., Katedra ekonomiky, manažerství a humanitních věd (13116), FEL CVUT, K316,Tel. 3449

Requirements:

none

Syllabus of lectures:

Principles of economics, market, law of demand and supply, market equilibrium, price elasticity, consumer behaviour, production cost, revenue, profit, market failure, expenditure on gross domestic product, multipliers, money, inflation, banks, monetary policy, labour market, unemployment, economic growth, business cycle, fiscal policy, national debt, foreign trade policy.

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. basic terms

2. Statistical calculations

3. market

4. Elasticity, test No.1

5. Consumer

6. Producer - production, costs

7. Producer - income, profit, maximizing profit, test No. 2

8. producer - income, profit, maixmizing prifit / monopoly, test No 3

9. International business

10. Basic macroeconomic indicators, GNP, test No.4

11. Basic macroeconomic indicators, inflation, test No.5

13. Basic macroeconomic indicators, magic fourangle

14. Započet

Study Objective:

Knowledge:

basic economic structures, concurence, monopol, etc.

Skills::

To understand basic macroeconomic facts

Study materials:

Key references:

[1] Paul A. Samuelson, Economics.

Recommended references:

[1] Holman R., EKONOMIE, C.H.Beck, Praha 2003, ISBN 80-7179-387-6.

[2] Frank R.H. - Bernanke B.S., EKONOMIE, GRADA Publishing, Praha 2003, ISBN

80-247-0471-4.

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

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Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

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The course is a part of the following study plans: