BPV_APEC Public Economics

Ekonomicko-správní fakulta
podzim 2024
Rozsah
2/1/0. 5 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
doc. Ing. Robert Jahoda, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Matteo Maria Marini, PhD (přednášející)
prof. Mgr. Jiří Špalek, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
prof. Mgr. Jiří Špalek, Ph.D.
Katedra veřejné ekonomie – Ekonomicko-správní fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Jana Biskupová
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra veřejné ekonomie – Ekonomicko-správní fakulta
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.
Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 48 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 0/48, pouze zareg.: 0/48, pouze zareg. s předností (mateřské obory): 0/48
Jiné omezení: This course is offered only to foreign students
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The course presents an introduction to Public Economics. It deals with that part of national economy which is funded from redistributive processes and which is usually referred to as the Public Sector (PS). The subject matter is divided into two interrelated blocks. The first block works more deeply with some basic concepts known to the students from Microeconomics course, mainly the economic role of the government. The rationale for the public sector is explored here as well, with the objective being the enhancement of critical and analytical economic-thinking of students. Topics such as market efficiency and market failures are examined in detail. The second block links the previous topics to issues concerning education, health, and cooperation, thanks to pertinent contributions from guest lecturers.
Výstupy z učení
At the end of the course, students will be able to: * use critical and analytical economic-thinking in the evaluation of public sector activities. * master knowledge of measures and tools reducing the natural tendency of the public sector to inefficiency. * understand principles of economic experimentation and the use of experiments in support of policy-making.
Osnova
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Defining public sector responsibilities
  • 3. Market efficiency
  • 4. Market failures
  • 5. Public goods and publicly provided private goods
  • 6. Public and private higher education (Lecturer: Silvia Leoni)
  • 7. Externalities
  • 8. Midterm
  • 9. Income inequality as a determinant of health (Lecturer: Nita Handastya)
  • 10. Economics of incentives (Lecturer: Martin Guzi)
  • 11. Adverse macroeconomic conditions: Threats to human capital (Lecturer: Jaroslav Groero)
  • 12. Experimenting with multilevel public goods (Lecturer: Marco Catola)
  • 13. Final test
Literatura
    povinná literatura
  • STIGLITZ, Joseph E. Economics of the public sector. 3rd ed. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2000, xxiii, 823. ISBN 0393966518. info
Výukové metody
lectures, assigned reading, seminars
Metody hodnocení
The exam has a written form (100 points). The basic condition for getting a grade (A-E) from the course is to gain at least 60 points. 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 contribute to the final evaluation of the course (attendance, seminar work, bonus tasks, written test).

Termination of the course during an ERASMUS/other study stay In case the student enrolls in the course at the time of his/her departure abroad, he/she must contact the course guarantor/teacher and agree with him/her on the conditions of graduation.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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