Course: Economics of Public Sector Services

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Course title Economics of Public Sector Services
Course code KFÚ/EVS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hyblerová Šárka, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Tichý Kryštof, Ing.
Course content
Syllabus: 1. Public economics as a part of economic science. 2. Mixed economy and reasons for public sector. Public sector - its definition, arguments for public sector. Characteristics of public sector. Public and non-profit sectors. Public sector functions. Non-profit sector and private non-profit sector. 3. Public goods - analysis of modern economic theories. Public and private goods. Taxation. Free rider problem. 4. Public goods and externalities. The mechanism of resources allocation. Ownership rights. Externalities. Mixed public goods. Publicly provided private goods. Efficient provision of public goods. 5. Public choice. Public choice theory: methodology and assumptions. Politicians and political competition. Election systems. Bureaucracy. Principal-agent problem. 6. Public expenditures. Effectiveness of public expenditures. Evaluation of public projects. 7. Public services - administration, public administration, the judiciary. 8. Public services - education, culture. 9. Public services - regional development, tourism. 10. Public services - health care. 11. Public services - national defence, police. 12. Public expenditures and public services. Government budget revenues from public services. Government expenditures for public services. Government deficit and debt. 13. Current public services in the Czech Republic. Seminars follow lecture topics.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing)
  • Class attendance - 56 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course deals with the modern economic theory of public sector services. In particular parts of the course, different theoretical approaches and practical methods of the services in public sector are discussed. The attention is also paid to general issues of public sector economics which are important for the services in the public sector - market failures, public goods, public choice, public deficit and sovereign debt, etc.
Students obtain knowledge in given course in accordance with requirements and course programme, i. e. students will obtain knowledge of modern economic theory of public sector services.
Prerequisites
No specification.

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined examination, Written exam

Credit: Separate processing of assigned tasks. Active participation in seminars (presentations, papers, essays, etc.). Exam: Written exam.
Recommended literature
  • Gruber, J. Public Finance and Public Policy. New York: Worth Publishers, 2016. ISBN 978-1-464-14333-5.
  • HAMERNÍKOVÁ, B. Veřejné finance - vybrané problémy. Praha: Wolters - Kluwer, 2017. ISBN 978-80-7552-577-2.
  • Jitka Peková, Marek Jetmar, Petr Toth. Veřejný sektor, teorie a praxe v ČR. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7598-209-4.
  • MIKUŠOVÁ MERIČKOVÁ, B. a J. STEJSKAL. Teorie a praxe veřejné ekonomiky. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7478-526-9.
  • NAHODIL, F. a kol. Veřejná správa a financování veřejného sektoru. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7380-536-4.
  • PEKOVÁ, J., A KOL. Veřejný sektor - řízení a financování. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2012. ISBN 978-807-3579-364.
  • Peková, J. Veřejné finance: teorie a praxe v ČR.. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7357-698-1.
  • POSPÍŠIL, Richard a ŽUFAN, Pavel. Ekonomika veřejných rozpočtů: (současnost a perspektiva). Praha: Professional Publishing, 2019.
  • Rosen, H. S., T. Gayer and A. Civan. Public Finance. Maidenhead:McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. ISBN 978-0-077-15469-1.
  • STEJSKAL, J. a kol. Teorie a praxe veřejných služeb. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2017. ISBN 978-80-7552-726-4.
  • Stejskal, J., Mikušová Meričková, B., Kuba, O. a N. Jakuš Muthová. Veřejná ekonomie. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2023. ISBN 978-80-7676-680-8.
  • Stiglitz, J. E. and J. K. Rosengard. Economics of the Public Sector. New York: W. W. Norton Company, 2015. ISBN 978-0-393-95922-7.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Economics Study plan (Version): Tourism (2016CR) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Economics Study plan (Version): Financial and insurance services (2016FPS) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter