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Study Programme Undergraduate Studies in ManasementCourse EconomicsStatus of the Course CompulsoryYear 2014.1201.s, Semester 1..

ECTS Credits 8

Teacher Mladen Raiko, D.Sc.

e-mail [email protected] hours current consultation hours are published at www.ekonomija.unizd.hr

Associate / Assistant Diiana Cidin-Saine-mail [email protected] hours current consultation hours are published at www.ekonomija.unizd.hr

Place of Teaching Department of Economics, Splitska 1.,ZadarMode of Teaching Lectures and exercisesTeaching WorkloadLectures + Seminars +

Exercises30 hours of lectures + 30 hours of exercises

Start date 01,.10.201,4. End date 31.01.2015.EnrolmentRequirements

Course Contents

lntroduction to economics: Beginnings of economics. Three problemsof economic organisation. Technological possibilities of society.Market. Trade, money and capital. Economic role of the state. Basic

elements of supply and demand.Miuoeconomics: Application of supply and demand. Demand andconsumer behaviour. Geometrical analysis of consumer balance.Production and business organisation. Costs analysis. Production,costs theory, and business decisions. Analysis of perfect competitionmarkets. lmperfect competition and monopolies. Oligopolies andmonopolistic competition. Uncertainty and games theory. Productionfactor markets; how the market determines revenues. Labour market.Land and capital. Markets and economic efficiency.lnternationol trade, the state and the environment: Comparativeadvantages and protectionism. State taxation and expenditure.Promotion of efficient markets. Environmental protection. Efficiencyversus equality.Macroeconomics: Overview of macroeconomics. Measuring economicactivity. Consumption and investments. Business fluctuations andaggregate demand theory. The Multiplier model. Financial marketsand the issues of money. Central banking and monetary policy.Growth, development dnd globol economics: Process of economicgrowth. Challenges of economic growth. Foreign exchange rates andinternational financial systems. Macroeconomics of an open economy.Unemployment, inflation and economic policy: unemployment andbasics of aggregate supply. Ensuring price stability. Conflictingmacroeconomic schools. Economic policies for growth and stability.

Required Reading

Samuelson, A. P., Nordhaus, D. W., Economics, McGraw-Hill Education

(UK) Ltd., 1gth Edition, 2010.

Polovina, S., Medii D. 5., Osnove ekonomije: prirudnik za studijekonomije (uz udibenik P. Samuelson-W. Nordhaus, Ekonomija, 1.5.

izda nie), Med i nek, Zaereb, 2002.Additional Reading N. Gregory Mankiw, Principles of Microeconomics, 6th Edition,

Harvard University, 2012.Course EvaluationProcedures Student surveys

Conditions forObtaining Signatures

Regular attendance, submitted homework and esseys

Mark Grading Scale

so-64%65 -77%78-89%90 - 100%

sufficient (2)

good (3)

very good (4)

excellent (5)

Final Grade Calculation

class preparationhomeworkesseys

written examoral exam

L5%5%

20%30%30%

Topics - Lectures

society. Market. Trade, money and capital. Economic roleof the state. Basic elements of supply and demand.

The central concepts of economics. Three problems ofeconomic organization. Technological possibilities of

Edition, 2010.

Samuelson, A. P., Nordhaus,D. W., Economics, McGraw-Hill Education (UK) Ltd., 19th

Application of supply and demand. Demand and consumerbehavior. Geometrlcal analysis of consumer balance.

Samuelson, A. P., Nordhaus,

D. W., Economics, McGraw-

Hill Education (UK) Ltd., 19th

Edition, 2010.

Production and organization of business. Analysis ofexpenditure. Production, expenditure theory, and businessdecisions.




Edition, 2010.

Analysis of perfect competition. lmperfect competition andmonopoly.




Edition, 2010.

Oligopoly and monopolistic competition. Uncertainty andgame theory.




Edition, 2010.

How the market determines revenues. Labor market. Landand capital. Markets and economic efficiency.




Edition, 2010.

Comparative advantages and protectionism. State taxationand expenditure.



Hlll Education (UK) Ltd., 19th

Edition, 2010.

Promotion of efficient markets. Environmental protection.Efficiency versus equality.




Edition, 20L0.

9.Overview of macroeconomics. Measu ring economicactivity.




Edition, 2010.

10.Consumption and investments. Business fluctuations andaggregate demand theory. The multiplier model.




Edition, 2010.

11. Financial markets and the issue of money.



Hill Education (uK) Ltd., 19th

Edition, 2010.

t2. Central banking and monetary policy.




Edition, 2010.

13.

Process of economic growth. Challenge of economicgrowth. Foreign exchange rates and international financialsystem. Macroeconomics of an open economy.




Edition, 2010.

14.Unemployment and basics of aggregate supply. Ensuringprice stability.



Hill Education (uK) Ltd., 19th

Edition, 2010.

15.Conflicting macroeconomic schools. Economic policies forgrowth and stability.




Edition, 2010.

ExercisesNo. Date Title Literature

I

The central concepts of economics. Three problems ofeconomic organization. Technological possibilities ofsociety. Market. Trade, money and capital. Economic role ofthe state. Basic elements of supply and demand.

Polovina, S., Medii D. S.,

Osnove ekonomije: prirudnikza studij ekonomije (uz

udZbenik P. Samuelson-W.

Nordhaus, Ekonomija, 1 5.

izdanj e), Medinek, Zagreb,

2002.

2.Application of supply and demand. Demand and consumeibehavior. Geometrical analysis of consumer balance.




Nordhaus, Ekonomija, I 5.

izdanje), Medinek, Zagreb,

2002.

-).

Production and organization of business. Analysis ofexpenditure. Production, expenditure theory, and businessdecisions.




Nordhaus, Ekonomija, 15.


2002.

4.Analysis of perfect competition. Imperfect competition andmonopoly.

Polovina, S., Medi6 D. S.,





2002.

5.Oligopoly and monopolistic competition. Uncertainty andgame theory.






2002.

6.How the market determines revenues. Labor market. Landand capital. Markets and economic efficiency.






2002.

7_Comparative advantages and protectionism. State taxationand expenditure.





izdanj e), Medinek, Zagr eb,

2002.

8.Promotion of efficient markets. Environmental protection.Effi ciency versus equal ity.


Osnove ekonomij e : prirudnikza studij ekonomije (uz



izdanl e), Medinek, Zagr eb,

2002.

9.Overview of macroeconomics. Measuring economicactivity.






2002.

10.Consumption and investments. Business fluctuations andaggregate demand theory. The multiplier model.


Osnove ekonomije: prirudnik

za studij ekonomije (uz



izdanje), Medinek, Zagr eb,

2002.

t1 Financial markets and the issue of monev.







2002.

t2. Central banking and monetary policy







2002.

13.

Process of economic growth. Challenge of economicgrowth. Foreign exchange rates and international financialsystem. Macroeconomics of an open economy.







2002.

14.Unemployment and basics of aggregate supply. Ensuringprice stability.







2002.

15.Conflicting macroeconomic schools. Economic policies forgrowth and stability.


Osnove ekonomij e: prirudnik





2002.

Teacher:

Mladen Rajko, D.Sc.

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