The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the theoretical and applied aspects of economic policy. During the course, teachers will: present basic theoretical concepts from macroeconomics, theory of development and planning, international economy and finance, from which economic policy emerges as a means of managing the national economy; analyze the national economy from the perspective of decision-makers and their economic functions, structure and openness to the outside world; define and explain the elements of economic structure as a set of subjective and objective factors of economic policy; define the term and content of economic policy, its goals and means; look critically at the implementation and effectiveness of economic policy.

Define and knew to describe macroeconomic variables and analyze their role and significance for managing the national economy;, Identify the main decision makers in the national economy and recognize and be able to explain their economic functions;, Define the economic system as a part of the social system and analyze its relationship with other subsystems and critically analyze using examples;, Identify the concept and content of economic policy and analyze the bearers, goals and means of economic policy;, Identify and recognize the determinants of economic policy efficiency and critically analyze the implementation of economic policy with special reference to the economic policy of the Republic of Croatia.,