OPF:EVSNPMEE International Economics - Course Information

EVSNPMEE International Economics

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

Thu 1. 10. 10:35–12:10 A203

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 only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 8 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/8, only registered: 0/8

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Banking (programme OPF, N_HOSPOL)
• Public Economy and Administration (programme OPF, N_HOSPOL)

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
• MAJEROVÁ, I. Mezinárodní ekonomie. Karviná: SU OPF, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7248-961-9. info
• MAJEROVÁ, I., NEZVAL, P. Mezinárodní ekonomie. Brno: Computer Press, 2011. ISBN 978-80-251-3421-4. info
• KRUGMAN, P. R., OBSFELD, M. International Economics: Theory and Policy. Boston: Pearson Addison-Wesley, 2009. ISBN 978-0-321-55398-0. info

recommended literature
• Majerová, I. a P. Nezval. Rovnováha ekonomiky, zahraniční obchod a konkurenceschopnost vybraných zemí evropského hospodářského prostoru. Karviná, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7248-902-2. info
• NEUMAN, P., ŽAMBERSKÝ, P., JIRÁNKOVÁ, M. Mezinárodní ekonomie. Praha: Grada, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3276-3. info
• SOUKUP, A. Mezinárodní ekonomie. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7380-197-7. info
• DUNN, R. M., MUTTI, J. H. International Economics. New York: Routledge, 2008. ISBN 978-0-415-31154-0. info

Teaching methods

Skills demonstration

Assessment methods

Grade
Written exam

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

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

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