CZS21 Economic Aspects of the Transition Process I

Pan-university studies
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Libor Žídek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Michal Kvasnička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Ing. Martin Kvizda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Petr Musil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Ing. Zdeněk Tomeš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Tomáš Paleta, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Thomas Donaldson Sparling, B.A.
Pan-university studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Martin Vašek
Timetable
Wed 27. 10. to Wed 10. 11. Wed 9:20–11:00 P303, Wed 24. 11. to Wed 1. 12. Wed 9:20–11:00 P303
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
An introduction to recent economic developments in the Czech Republic and other Central European countries. One thematic block deals with such issues as privatization, monetary policy, inflation and international trade. A second discusses public sector transformation, presenting basic characteristics of the transformation of the public sector in the Czech Republic compared to those in developed countries as well as other post-Communist countries.
Syllabus
  • 1. Economic History of Czechoslovakia 2. Economic, Political and Social Consequences of Transition in the former Czechoslovakia 3. The Process of restructuring Czech industry, focused on the way of privatization 4. Monetary policy of the transition process 5. Exchange rate policy 6. Czech Inflation in Nineties 7. Development of the Czech international trade 8. Introduction to the Transformation of the Public Sector 9. Tax Reform in the Czech Republic 10. Fiscal Policy in the Transition Period 11. Fiscal decentralisation in the Czech republic, local government budgets 12. Transformation of a selected public sector branch (case study), Health Care Reform 13. Third Sector (NNO) Development
Assessment methods
lectures, a written exam in two parts - midterm and final. Please note that the course cannot be combined with the following two courses: PETEHP The Transformation of the Czech Economy and its Economic Policy and PVTRPS Transformation of the Public Sector, as their contents overlap to a great extent. If the student is caught during the examination performing any form of forbidden activity (for example: cribbing, allowing cribbing, using non-permitted materials and devices, exchanging tests, creating copies of tests, or substituting for other student), the teacher will stop the exam and according to the seriousness of the offence the student will be graded F, or FF or even FFF. Students that arrive directly at the ESF and want to sign for a course about the transformation process have obligation to choose Transformation of the Czech Economy and its Economic Policy. They CANNOT choose Economic Aspects of Transition Process (CESP).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2016.
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