Faculty of Economics and Informatics in Wilno, University of Bialystok

Stationary Studies in Economics

Course: SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POLICY / ECTS Points: 6
Course Code: 1000-ES1-2PSG
Language: English
Course description: optional course
Lecturer: Dr hab. Jarosław Wołkonowski, Professor of University of Białystok
Semester: 3 / Number of hours: 30
Lecture: 30
Courses to be completed before enrollment to the course: - Microeconomics, Economic history
Substantive content
Lectures / Number of Hours
1. Preface. Public and economic policy, communication with other sciences. / 2
2. Development of public policy. Domestic and international conditions of economic policy / 2
3. Models of public policy and systemic conditions of economic policy. / 2
4. The role of the state in the economy. Market malfunctions. Measurers of social development and disunity public. / 2
5. The goals and instruments of economic policy. Demographic policy. / 2
6. Monetary policy. The role of the central bank in economic policy. / 2
7. Fiscal-budgetary policy. Family policy of the state. / 2
8. The problem of scarcity and public debt in the modern economy. / 2
9. Pricing policy and profit policy: a social and economic factor. / 2
10. Anti-inflationary policy. / 2
11. Labor market policy. / 2
12. Employment policy - social and economic factor. / 2
13. Structural policy - social and economic factor. / 2
14. Public assistance: sectoral, horizontal, regional. Social pathologies and opportunities for counteraction. / 2
15. Selected sectoral policies - social and economic factor. / 2
Fundamentals and objectives of the subject of study
Familiarization of students with the essence of public policy, economic policy and the role of the state.
Practical exercises: discussion, study of the issue (based on the analysis of statistical sources), group work
Aim of the course:
Familiarization of students with the essence of public policy, economic policy and the role of the state.
Teaching methods:
Lecture: traditional lecture, application of multimedia technologies.
Literature:
Stiglitz J., The Price of Inequality, online http://resistir.info/livros/stiglitz_the_price_of_inequality.pdf
Terms and conditions of course credit
Lecture - from the first half of the lecture test, with the second half of the lecture - an oral examination, according to the schedule of the examination session