EVSNPKOE Comparative Economics

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Pavel Tuleja, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Kamila Turečková, Ph.D., MBA (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Pavel Tuleja, Ph.D.
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: Dr. Ing. Ingrid Majerová
Prerequisites
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.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course aims to familiarize students with the theoretical basis and the methods of comparison of the economic system as a basic tool for comparing economic systems. Student gradually acquire information on selected problems of international comparison, the problems of the economic system based on market and centrally planned injunction, respectively participatory systems and criteria used for international comparisons. In the final phase of the course will focus on the issues of practical application of acquired theoretical and methodological knowledge. The aim is to provide students with basic knowledge on the issue of international comparisons.
Syllabus
  • 1. Theoretical basis of comparative economics
    2. The new comparative economics
    3. Selected problems of comparison of economic systems
    4. Comparative economics and economic systems
    5. Systems focused on market
    6. Central planned prescriptive systems and participatory systems
    7. Criteria for comparing economic systems
    8. Criteria for comparison of social welfare
    9. Basic social values and the possibility of comparison
    10. Criteria for comparing economic level of the country
    11. Methods of measuring economic level
    12. Comparison of the economic level of the European Union
    13. Comparison of the economic level of the three centers of the world economy
Literature
    required literature
  • ABRAHÁM, J. Komparativní ekonomika EU (trendy, souvislosti a implikace pro ekonomickou governance). Praha: MAC, 2008. ISBN 978-80-86783-34-5. info
  • UHROVÁ, N. Průvodce kurzem Komparace hospodářských politik. Ostrava: VŠB-TU, 2008. ISBN 978-80-248-1896-2. info
  • TULEJA, P. Analýza pro ekonomy. Brno: Computer Press, 2007. ISBN 978-80-251-1801-6. info
  • MJOSET, L., CLAUSEN, T. H. Capitalisms Compared. Amsterdam, Oxford: Elsevier JAI, 2007. ISBN 978-1-849-50414-0. info
  • ROSSER, J. B., JR., ROSSER, M. V. Comparative Economics in a Transforming World Economy. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. ISBN 978-0-262-18234-8. info
  • TULEJA, P. Komparace ekonomické úrovně vybraných zemí střední a východní Evropy a vybraných zemí Evropské unie v letech 1993-2001. Karviná: SU OPF, 2002. ISBN 80-7248-182-7. info
  • ANGRESANO, J. Comparative Economics. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1991. ISBN 0131574477. info
    recommended literature
  • Comparative Economics Studies. Notre Dam, Ind.: Association for Comparative Eco. info
  • KARPOVÁ, E. Hospodářský vývoj Rakouska, Švédska a Finska po vstupu do Evropské unie. Praha: Oeconomica, 2006. ISBN 80-245-1072-3. info
  • ŽÁK, M. Institucionální aspekty nové komparativní ekonomie: ČR A EU. Praha, 2006. URL info
  • KADEŘÁBKOVÁ, A., SPĚVÁČEK, V., ŽÁK, M. Růst, stabilita, konkurenceschopnost 2 : aktuální problémy české ekonomiky při vstupu do EU. Praha: Linde, 2004. ISBN 80-86131-49-1. info
  • KADEŘÁBKOVÁ, A., SPĚVÁČEK, V., ŽÁK, M. Růst, stabilita a konkurenceschopnost: aktuální problémy české ekonomiky na cestě do EU. Praha: Linde, 2003. ISBN 80-86131-35-1. info
  • SPĚVÁČEK, V. A KOL. Transformace české ekonomiky: politické, ekonomické a sociální aspekty. Praha: LINDE, 2002. ISBN 80-86131-32-7. info
  • JÍLEK, J. Metody mezinárodního srovnávání. Praha: VŠE, 1996. ISBN 80-7079-942-0. info
Teaching methods
Skills demonstration
Assessment methods
Credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
seminar paper, course credit test
Other study load: the study of scientific literature, search statistical data on the Internet, search and study of current material devoted to international comparisons.

ActivityDifficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž60
Přednáška26
Zápočet30
Summary116
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