MPE_APHP Current economic policy issues

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. Ing. Martin Kvizda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ing. Ondřej Špetík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Libor Žídek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Martin Kvizda, Ph.D.
Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Jarmila Šveňhová
Supplier department: Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MPE_APHP/01: Wed 14:00–15:50 Virtuální místnost, except Wed 17. 9., except Wed 5. 11., M. Kvizda, O. Špetík, L. Žídek
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
The course is explicitly discussion-based; the main aim is to develop students' independent analytical and critical thinking in the field of economic policy. The content of the course is not explicitly predetermined - the topics discussed reflect current developments in the Czech, Slovak, European and world economy.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- independently search for information from the field of economic policy and evaluate its relevance;
- identify domestic and foreign economic trends and deduce their social consequences;
- to identify factors that influence the economic development of the national economy as a whole and in individual sectors;
- propose solutions to economic problems and evaluate the effectiveness of alternative measures.
Key topics
Current problems of the Czech, Slovak, European and world economy; its analysis and critical reflection of real and alternative solutions.
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • BÉNASSY-QUÉRÉ, Agnès. Economic policy : theory and practice. Second edition. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2019, 1 online. ISBN 9780190912116. URL info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
The seminar is a discussion seminar. Students independently follow economic and political events, independently search for sources of information and prepare short presentations on selected issues. During the seminar, they discuss, evaluate and find solutions to the assigned problems. The teacher acts as a moderator of the discussion.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
The course is completed with credit. The condition for granting credit is active participation in seminars and ongoing completion of assigned tasks.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Výuka proběhne až v podzimu 2025.
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