Topic plan
The subject's topics and the learning outcomes attached to each one.
1. Its role in economy and society.
LectureWhat is economics? the role of economy in social life. why study economics? subject of economic science and modern approaches to it. evolution of economic science. levels of the economy: micro and macroeconomics. differentiation of economic problems on micro and macro levels. economic thinking. how is economics studied? economic methodology. a positive and normative economic approach. research methods of economic processes: scientific abstraction, analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction. mathematical methods of analysis of economic processes. graphical representation of data. time series and bivariate graph. propensity factor.
2. Subject and method of economic theory
LectureThe subject of economic theory, the nature of economic laws and categories, the study of economic events and processes
3. Economic system and property
LectureEconomic system: content and general principles. types of economic system. property as an economic and legal category. forms of ownership and their realization
4. Market economy: general principles, laws and models
LectureMarket: essence, functions and structure. market laws and market mechanism. price formation mechanism and forms.
5. Microeconomics and its organizational forms
LectureMicroeconomics and its organizational forms. firm: content and forms of organization. production costs of the firm, production funds, depreciation. revenue and profit of the firm. forms of profit.
6. Firm (enterprise) in the microeconomic system. production costs and profits
LectureThe economic essence, types and structure of production costs, factors affecting the formation of costs in the production process, the economic content of profit, types, formation mechanism
7. Market competition and monopoly. antitrust regulation
LectureFree competition: content and forms. imperfectly competitive market. monopoly: its nature, causes and forms. antitrust regulatory measures.
8. Production: essence and factors. factors of production market
LectureContent and factors of production. work force and labor. labor market. capital and investments. capital market. agrarian relations and their characteristics. land ownership and its forms of economic realization. rent.
9. Macroeconomics and its indicators
LectureMacroeconomics: essence and main aspects. system of macroeconomic indicators. calculation methods (methods) of gross domestic product (gdp). nominal and real gdp. price index. national income (mg), its distribution and redistribution.
10. Recycling and economic growth. the problem of unemployment and population employment
LectureReproduction, content and key aspects. proportions of reproduction. economic cycle and its phases. macroeconomic equilibrium. economic growth: essence, factors and types. labor resources and employment. unemployment and its forms.
11. Monetary system and monetary policy
LectureMoney and its forms. credit: essence, principles and forms. banks, their types and functions.
12. Financial relations. state budget and taxes
LectureThe necessity and functions of finance. financial system. state budget. budget deficit: causes and adjustment. nature, types and functions of taxes.
13. Incomes, their distribution and redistribution. standard of living. social protection of the population.
LectureIncome, its essence and main forms. nominal and real incomes. income inequality: causes and ways to reduce it. standard of living and its indicators
14. World economy and international economic relations
LectureWorld economy: content and factors of its formation. international economic relations and its main forms. economic integration: essence and forms. economic globalization. international currency system.
15. The market and its functioning mechanism. market infrastructure
LectureThe economic nature of the market, its functions, types and mechanism of action. the interaction of demand, supply and price. market relations. elements of the market infrastructure and its role in the economy