EVSNAMEE International Economics

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Ing. Ingrid Majerová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Dr. Ing. Ingrid Majerová
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: Dr. Ing. Ingrid Majerová
Timetable
Mon 16:25–18:00 A206
Prerequisites
FAKULTA(OPF) && TYP_STUDIA(N) && FORMA(P)
The completion of the course does not require any conditions and subject can be registered independently of other subjects.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course introduces a comprehensive overview of international economics. Includes theory of trade and trade policy, theory of exchange rate and balance of payments in an open economy and international macroeconomic policy. The course focuses on international relations theory, practical aspects of trade policy and balance of payments. The course is a theoretical extension of the courses Microeconomics B and Macroeconomics B and supplementing of courses World economy and External relations policy.
Syllabus
  • 1. Pure Theory of Trade
    2. Standard trade theory
    3. Alternative and contemporary theories of international trade
    4. International Economics and returns to scale
    5. International trade policy
    6. International trade agreements
    7. Balance of payments and exchange rate
    8. Money, interest rates and exchange rate
    9. Prices and the exchange rate in the short and long term
    10. International macroeconomic policy
    11. International macroeconomic stability
    12. Trade policy in developing countries
    13. Developing countries and the issue of debt
Literature
    required literature
  • KRUGMAN, P. R., M. OBSTFELD and M.J. MELITZ. International Economics: Theory and Policy. 11th Edition. New York: Pearson Education, 2018. ISBN 978-0-13-452056-8. info
    recommended literature
  • SALVATORE, D. International Economics. 13th Edition. New York: Wiley, 2019. ISBN 978-1-119-55492-9. info
Teaching methods
Skills demonstration
Assessment methods
Grade
Written exam (100%)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
The condition exam is processing of independent work on a given topic in the range of about 10 pages. The course ends with a written exam.
Other study load: the study of scientific literature search and study of the actual literature on the subject.
Activity Difficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž 80
Přednáška 26
Zkouška 40
Summary 146
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014, Summer 2016, Winter 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, summer 2024.
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