(in Polish) Teoria ekonomii

obligatory courses

Classroom

The subject is taught in the form of a lecture during one semester. The lecture is devoted to both microeconomics and macroeconomics. It presents the most important categories of economics, also from a historical perspective, from the perspective of the development of economic sciences and the practice of contemporary economic policy.

The subject of the lecture is an introduction to economic thought, in the form of an outline of the development of economic thought from antiquity to the present day. The most important topics that will be discussed during the lectures are:

1. An outline of the history of economic thought

2. Definitions of economics and methodological foundations

3. Market, law of supply and demand

4. Theory of consumer behavior

5. Entrepreneurship and entrepreneur

6. Market structures - monopoly, oligopoly, monopolistic competition, perfect competition

7. Basic macroeconomic goals

8. GDP - concept, measurement, structure, GDP as a measure

9. Budget, fiscal policy and basics of tax economics

10. Macroeconomic balance. Investment multiplier

11. Inflation, understanding and anti-inflation policy in monetary terms

12. Basics of monetary theory. Bank System.

13. Theories of economic prosperity.

14. Labor market

1. P.A. Samuelson, W.D.Nordhaus, Ekonomia, Rebis, 2014

2. D. Begg, G. Vernasca, R. Dombusch, S. Fisher, Mikroekonomia, PWE Polskie Wydawnictwo Ekonomiczne.

3. G. Vernasca, D. Begg, R. Dombusch, S. Fisher, Makroekonomia, PWE Polskie Wydawnictwo Ekonomiczne.

4.J. Beksiak, Ekonomia. Kurs podstawowy, Wydawnictwo C.H.Beck

5. P.Krugman, R. Wells, Mikroekonomia I Makroekonomia, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN

K. Raworth, Ekonomia obwarzanka. Siedem sposobów myślenia o ekonomii XXI wieku

After completing the course, students:

KNOWLEDGE:

• The student has knowledge of the basics of economic theories, both in macroeconomic terms and from the perspective of enterprises, markets and consumers;

• Understands the most important economic categories

SKILLS:

• The student is able to understand messages and information regarding economic phenomena

• Is able to apply appropriate economic categories in the work of e.g. a journalist or a communication specialist;

• Is able to use adequate economic terminology to describe many phenomena

Lecture, delivery method, assessment based on stationary and computer examination, 10 questions, including one open (4 questions in microeconomics, 6 questions in macroeconomics), random selection of questions