Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Academician E.A. Buketov Karaganda State University
Faculty of Economy
Chair of Economy and International Business
EDUCATIONAL AND METHODICAL COMPLEX
ON DISCIPLINE
«ECONOMIC POLICY»
for the speciality: 5Â051300 – World economy
Course: 3
Semester: 6
Karagandy 2014
Authors: Zhartay Zh.M., senior teacher, master of economic sciences, Gazizova M.R., teacher, master of economic sciences
Discipline of «Economic Policy» is the independent economic discipline which subject of studying is the theoretical and methodological problems. This discipline study problems as development of national economy and its state regulation, formation of economic policy and its essence, objects and subjects of economic policy, the role of the state in the market economy, macroeconomic balance of national economy, fiscal, social and monetary policies of the state, antimonopoly activity of the state, state policy in the ecological sphere and state regulation of foreign economic activity of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The complex is intended for students and teachers.
Educational and methodical complex on discipline «Economic Policy» for the speciality: 5Â051300 – World economy/Author: Zhartay Zh.M., Gazizova M.R. – Karagandy: Publishing house of Karaganda state university, 2014. - 68 p.
The essence, objects and subjects of economic policy
2.
The role of the state in the market economy
3.
Formation of economic policy
4.
Macroeconomic policy: the essence and instruments
5.
Fiscal policy
6.
Monetary policy
7.
Antimonopoly activity of the state
8.
Social policy. Social protection
9.
State policy in the ecology sphere
10.
Regulation of foreign economic activity
Total:
3. EDUCATION PROGRAM OF THE DISCIPLINE (SYLLABUS)
3.1 Information about teacher:
Zhartay Zh.M., senior teacher, master of economic sciences.
Gazizova M.R., teacher, master of economic sciences.
Chair of Economy and International business, room #448,
Days: Monday – Friday, 10.00 a.m. – 17.00 p.m.
3.2 Pre-requisites of a course: Economic theory, History of economic doctrines, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics.
3.3 Post-requisites of a course: Foreign trade policy, International trade and world money, International economics, International economic relations.
3.4 Brief description of the discipline
Discipline of «Economic Policy» is a component of a cycle of all-professional and special disciplines and is intending for studying by students of economic specialties.
Economic policy refers to the actions that governments take in the economic field. It covers the systems for setting interest ratesand government budget as well as the labor market, national ownership, and many other areas of government interventions into the economy.
Such policies are often influenced by international institutions like the International Monetary Fund or World Bank as well as politicalbeliefs and the consequent policies of parties.
British economist John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) argued that self-adjusting market forces could take a long time to restore full employment. He predicted that an economy can be stuck at a high level of unemployment for a prolonged period, leading to untold miseries. Keynes explained that classical economics suffered from major flaws. Wages and prices are not as flexible as classical economists assumed – in fact, nominal wages tend toward the downward direction. Keynes further argued that classical economists had ignored a key factor that determined the level of output and employment in the economy – the "aggregate demand" for goods and services in the economy from all sources (consumers, businesses, government, and foreigners). Producers produce (and provide employment in the process) to meet the demand for their goods and services. If the level of aggregate demand is low, the economy would not create enough jobs and unemployment can result. In other words, the free working of the macroeconomics does not guarantee full employment—deficient aggregate demand can cause unemployment. Thus, if the aggregate private demand (i.e., the aggregate demand excluding government spending) falls short of the demand level needed to generate full employment, the government should step in to take up the slack.
The central issue underlying Keynesian thought was that those who have incomes demand goods and services and, in turn, help to create jobs. The government should thus find a way to increase aggregate demand.
4. THE SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE AND DELIVERY OF THE TASKS ON THE DISCIPLINE
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Type of works
The aim and content of task
References
Performance time
Form of control
Points (according to the rating scale)
Deadline
Delivery term
Control work
Fixing theoretical knowledge and development practical ability
Basic and additional literature
3-4 week
Current control
50-100
Written work
5 week
Written work
Development of research ability
Basic and additional literature
7 week
Current control
50-100
Orally
8 week
Presentation
Fixing theoretical knowledge and development research ability
Basic and additional literature
9 week
Current control
50-100
Orally
10 week
Colloquium
Examination
Basic and additional literature
13 week
Current control
50-100
Orally
13 week (after intermediate control)
For activity
Fix and synthesis of knowledge of students, development of cognitive activity
Basic and additional literature
1-15 weeks
Current control
50-100
Orally
15 week
5. THE CARD OF EDUCATIONAL-METHODICAL PROVIDING OF THE DISCIPLINE
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The books and textbooks
The quantity of the books and textbooks in the Science Library of the KarSU
1. Basic literature*
Macroeconomics Analysis and Economics Policy Based on Parametric Control [Text] : íàó÷íîå èçäàíèå / Abdykappar A. Ashimov [et al.]. - New York ; Dordrecht ; Heidelberg : Springer, 2012.
Macroeconomic policy after the conservative era [Text] : studies in Investment, Saving and Finance / ed.: Gerald. A. Epstein, Herbert M. Gintis. - First published 1995. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
World Trade and Ðayments [Text] : an introduction / Richard E. Caves, Jeffry A. Frankel; Ronald W. Jones. - 10th. ed. . - Boston : Pearson, 2007.
Oatley T. International Political Economy / Thomas Oatley. – fifth edition- Boston: Longman, 2012- 416 p.
Pugel T.A. International Economics: / Thomas A. Pugel – fifteenth edition – New York: McGraw-Hill, 2012 – 770 p.
King P. International Economics, Globalization and Policy: a reader / Philip King, Sharmila King - fifth edition - New York: McGraw-Hill, 2009 – 376 p.
Feenstra R.C. (2004), Advanced International Trade. Theory and Evidence, Princeton University Press.
2. Additional literature**
Froyen, Richard T. Macroeconomics: Theories and Policies. 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1998.
Gordon, Robert J. Macroeconomics. 7th ed. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1998.
Kala Krishna, Ataman Ozyildirim, Norman R. Swanson (1999): Trade, Investment, and Growth: Nexus, Analysis, and Prognosis; NBER Working Paper No. W6861; available online at:http://www.nber.org/papers/w6861
Mankiw, N. Gregory. Principles of Macroeconomics. Dryden Press, 1998.
Mankiw, N. Gregory (2014), Principles of Economics, Cengage Learning, ISBN 9781305156043
Watson, Matthew (2005) Foundations of International Political Economy, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Higgott, Richard and Payne, Anthony (2000) (eds.) The New Political Economy of Globalisation, Two Volumes, Aldershot: Edward Elgar.
Stiglitz, Joseph (2002) Globalization and Its Discontents, London: Penguin.
2.1 Periodicals
Walter Plosila, "State Science- and Technology-Based Economic Development Policy: History, Trends and Developments, and Future Directions," Economic Development Quarterly, Vol. 18, No. 2, May 2004, pp. 113-126
Charles S. Mayer "In search of Stability: Explorations in Historical Political Economy", Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1987, pp.3–6.
Gamble, Andrew (1996) "The New Political Economy", Political Studies, 43 (3): 516-530.
Mundell, Robert A. (1960), "The Pure Theory of International Trade", American Economic Review, 301-322.
Negishi, Takashi (1972), General Equilibrium Theory and International Trade, North-Holland, Amsterdam.
P. Krugman, "Space: the final frontier", Journal of Economic Perspectives, 12:161-74, Spring 1998
2.2 Internet sources and the optional list of electronic sources
Database of Scientific library of KarSU: ELSEVIER, EBSCO, Science, Thomson Reuters, Springer