PVVFII Public Finance II

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jan Šelešovský, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ing. Petra Dvořáková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Robert Jahoda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ing. Petra Dvořáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Jarmila Beránková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Michaela Horňáková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jan Šelešovský, CSc.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lenka Jílková
Timetable
Tue 9:20–10:05 P303
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PVVFII/1: Tue 10:15–11:50 P303, P. Dvořáková
PVVFII/2: Tue 12:50–14:30 S308, P. Dvořáková
Prerequisites
Only fifth-year students in the Public Economics field of study can enrol in this course.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 64 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/64, only registered: 0/64, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/64
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- identify contemporary issues of public finance
- understand both the theory and practice of the budget policy
- clarify various methods of public expenditure management
- explain the importance of public budget reforms in the Czech Republic and in general
- comprehend the importance of the state treasury and its activities
- compare different models of pension systems
- understand financial flows in health-care
- analyze public debt management
- evaulate fiscal sustainability of public finance
Syllabus
  • The course covers the following topics that are scheduled for certain weeks of the semester:
  • 1st – 3rd week: Reforms of Public Budgets
  • 4th – 5th week: Public Expenditure Management
  • 6th – 7th week: State Treasury
  • 8th – 9th week: Public Debt Management
  • 10th – 11th week: Contemporary Issues of Regional and Municipal Budgets
  • 12th – 13th week: European Public Finance – selected issues
Literature
  • HAMERNÍKOVÁ, Bojka and Květa KUBÁTOVÁ. Veřejné finance. 2. vyd. Praha: Eurolex Bohemia, 2004, 355 s. ISBN 8086432882. info
  • PEKOVÁ, Jitka and Jaroslav PILNÝ. Veřejná správa a finance veřejného sektoru. Edited by Marek Jetmar. 2., přeprac. vyd. Praha: ASPI, 2005, 555 s. ISBN 8073570521. info
  • MEDVEĎ, Jozef. Verejné financie. Bratislava: Sprint, vfra, 2005, 464 s. ISBN 8089085326. info
  • KÖNIG, Petr and Lubor LACINA. Rozpočet a politiky Evropské unie. Vyd. 1. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2004, xxiv, 374. ISBN 8071798460. info
  • OCHRANA, František. Manažerské metody ve veřejném sektoru : teorie, praxe a metodika uplatnění. Vyd. 1. Praha: Ekopress, 2002, 216 s. ISBN 8086119513. info
Assessment methods
The course is concluded with awarding a credit. To obtain the credit, students have to fulfill given conditions:
1. elaborate and present a seminar paper on a given topic,
2. pass a written test at the end of the semestr (a test is regarded as successful if at least 60% of answers are correct).
Important information! If students commit a prohibited act, such as using various forbidden tools, cribbing, taking out any part of the exam or any other cheating, the teacher is allowed to interrupt an exam and to grade a student with F, FF or FFF according to the seriousness of the offence. The mentioned procedure relates to all the activities that are included in the final evaluation of the course (seminar work, essays, tests etc.).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008.
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