KVVEFI_T Public Finance I

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ing. Petra Dvořáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Robert Jahoda, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
doc. PhDr. Jan Šelešovský, CSc. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jan Šelešovský, CSc.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lenka Jílková
Timetable
Sun 21. 9. 16:20–19:35 T VTT2
Prerequisites
The course is intended for the second grade of combined studies in the field of study Public Economics and Administration taught in Telč.
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
Course objectives
At the end of this course, students should be able to:

- explain the basic ideas of public finance theory

- describe the system of the public finance and its individual components

- interpret the budgetary process

- identify various types of public expenditures and revenues

- understand fund financing

- compare models of fiscal federalism

- consider importance of regional and municipal budgets

- summarize the role of the EU budget and European funds

Knowledge gained in this course serves as a theoretical-methodological basis for comprehension of the subsequent degree courses.
Syllabus
  • Content of this course is divided into two basic parts. The first part (topics 1 - 6) deals with the components of public finance, structure of public expenditures and revenues and public finance management. The second part (topics 7 - 12) concerns with the theory and practice of fiscal federalism and international public finance.

  • 1. Theory of public finance

  • 2. Public expenditures and public revenues

  • 3. System of the public budgets and budgetary rules

  • 4. Reforms of the public budgets

  • 5. Pension system from the financial point of view

  • 6. Theory of fiscal imbalance

  • 7. Fiscal federalism

  • 8. Municipal budgets

  • 9. Regional budgets

  • 10. Organizations established on the state, regional and municipal levels

  • 11. International public finance

  • 12. Financial system of the EU and structural operations

Literature
  • ŠELEŠOVSKÝ, Jan and Robert JAHODA. Veřejné finance v ČR a EU. první. Brno: MU, 2004, 170 pp. první. ISBN 80-210-3410-6. info
  • HAMERNÍKOVÁ, Bojka and Alena MAAYTOVÁ. Veřejné finance. Praha: ASPI, 2007, 364 s. ISBN 9788073573010. info
  • PEKOVÁ, Jitka and Jaroslav PILNÝ. Veřejná správa a finance veřejného sektoru. Edited by Marek Jetmar. 3., aktualiz. a rozš. vyd. Praha: ASPI, 2008, 712 s. ISBN 9788073573515. info
  • PROVAZNÍKOVÁ, Romana. Financování měst, obcí a regionů : teorie a praxe. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2007, 280 s. ISBN 9788024720975. info
Assessment methods
The course has a form of a lecture. The lecture (4 hours) is divided into two parts. Main emphasis is laid on a self-study.


The course is concluded by the oral exam. Student can attend the oral exam provided that she/he fulfils given conditions:


1. she/he hands in a seminar work in a given extent and a structure to the obligatory date,

2. she/he successfully passes the on-line test in the IS MU during obligatory period (as a successful test is considered one with at least 60 % right answers).

Detailed information concerning the seminar work and the on-line test is available at the interactive syllabi of the course in the IS MU.


Important information! If student commits a prohibited act, such as usage of various forbidden tools, cribbing, taking out any part of the exam or any other cheating, teacher is allowed to interrupt an exam and to grade a student with F, FF or FFF according to the seriousness of the offence. Mentioned procedure relates to all the activities that are included to the final evaluation of the course (seminar work, essays, tests etc.).

Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007.
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