BKV_VEF1 Public Finance 1

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ing. Petra Dvořáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Robert Jahoda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Michaela Horňáková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jan Šelešovský, CSc.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Kociánová
Timetable
Sat 2. 10. 16:20–19:35 P101, Sat 13. 11. 12:50–16:15 aula Vinařská
Prerequisites
! KVVEFI Public Finance I && ( BKE_MAE1 Macroeconomics 1 || KEMAKR Macroeconomics || C_KEMAKR Macroeconomics || KEMAKR_T Macroeconomics )
Only students who did not attend course KVVEFI 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.
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 public budgets and their individual components,
- interpret the budgetary process,
- identify various types of public expenditures and revenues,
- understand fund financing,
- compare models of fiscal federalism,
- consider the 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 the comprehension of the subsequent Master’s-degree courses.
Syllabus
  • The 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 public budgets and budgetary rules
  • 4. Reforms of 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
Teaching methods
There are two lectures (each four hours) given during semester. Lectures are focused on explanation of the main topics of public finance. Self-study is emphasised then. Students have an opportunity to evaluate their knowledge in self-correcting on-line tests.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded with an oral exam. Students are eligible to take the oral exam provided that they fulfill given conditions:
1. they hand in a seminar paper in a given extent and structure within the obligatory date,
2. they pass an (on-line) test in the IS MU successfully during an obligatory period (a test is regarded as successful if at least 60% of answers are correct).
Detailed information concerning the seminar work and the on-line test is available in interactive syllabi of the course in the IS MU.
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
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět KVVEFI. Zapisují si studenti, kteří mají splněno BKE_MAE1.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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