Course detail
Applied Economics
ÚSI-2SAAEAcad. year: 2010/2011
This course is designed to acquaint student with the macroeconomics and microeconomics tools to facilitate to economics processes in the real economy. The content of this subject is focused on the theory of firm and the risky firm´s environment. Student will be able to identify some type of risk from firm´s environment and critically analyse a situation on the market and suggest resolution of from the economical point of view.
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A final exam consists of:
o written exam - student has to obtain at least 35 pts from 60 pts (approximately 12-15 exam questions)
o oral exam - student could obtain 10 pts (2 oral questions)
A final scale for a valuation of student (a student can obtain max. 30 pts from seminars, 60 pts from written exam and 10 pts from oral exam, total 100 pts):
A: 90 - 100 pts
B: 80 - 89 pts
C: 70 - 79 pts
D: 60 - 69 pts
E: 50 - 59 pts
F: less then 50 pts
Course curriculum
1. Introduction and basics facts
2. Consumer behaviour and consumer risk attitude
3. Theory of firm
4. Managerial and behavoural theory of firm
5. Assets markets and its risk
6. Portfolio theory and assets management
7. Business policy
8. State price intervention
9. Business cycles and sectors development
10. European integration and European union
11. Europena monetary union and monetary policy
12. Fiscal policy and the stability and growth pact
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Absence in seminars could be recompense with a special assignment or with a special exam test.
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