Course: Public Finance

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Course title Public Finance
Course code UEV/KVFI
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Sobotka Martin, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Public finance in mixed economy. Fiscal function of the state. Budget system. State budget. Special funds in the Czech Republik. Public expenditures. Public budget revenues. Essentials of tax theory. Social security financing. Budget deficit and public debt. Redistribution and dotations.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint the students on the basis of understanding public and general economics with theoretical knowledge and information about money flow and function of financial means coming through particular public budgets, especially state budget. The attention is paid to the rules regulating distribution of public funds and control, both its acquirement and emission.
Students will be able to use acquired theoretical knowledge in the economic sphere as well as in further study of the follow-up Bachelor and Master courses.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination, Home assignment evaluation, Student performance assessment

The assignment is granted upon completion and acceptance of the seminar paper. The examination is combined.
Recommended literature
  • DVOŘÁK, P. Veřejné finance, fiskální nerovnováha a finanční krize. Praha:C.H.Beck, 2008.
  • HAMERNÍKOVÁ, B., MAAYTOVÁ, A.:. Veřejné finance. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2010.
  • NAHODIL, F.:. Veřejná správa a financování veřejného sektoru. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2014.
  • PEKOVÁ, J.:. Veřejné finance. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2011.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Public Economics and Administration (2015) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Informatics in Public Administration (2015) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Regional and Information Management (2014) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Regional and Information Management (2013) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Informatics in Public Administration (2013) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Public Economics and Administration (2015) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Public Economics and Administration (2014) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Public Economics and Administration (2013) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Regional and Information Management (2015) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Informatics in Public Administration (2014) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Public Economics and Administration (2014) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer