Case Studies from Economic Policy 2

Teaching results

Knowledge
• The student will gain the opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge from economic theory in real economic and political situations.
• The student expands his theoretical knowledge by practical approach to its utilization on various levels of government.
Competence
• Active participation in discussion of the presented studies leads him to the development of critical thinking.
• Empirical verification of the conclusions and statements provided.
• During the process of its own case study creation, the student uses available statistical data (Datacube, statistical reports of individual industries and specific datasets to covered topic) and knowledge from economic analysis acquired in other courses.
Skills
• The use of quantitative econometric methods in the elaboration of his own case study is expected.
• A case study and its presentation develops the student's communication skills in both written and oral presentation with an emphasis on explaining causal and empirically verified causes in the researched topics.
• Collective discussion and brainstorming on the presented topic encourages students to work in a team and supports the ability to clearly formulate bottlenecks of the analysis not only in the field of its focus but also in the methodology used.