OPF:EVSBASVE World Economy - Course Information

EVSBASVE World Economy

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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

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

• Banking (programme OPF, B_HOSPOL)
• Business Economics in Trade and Services (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN)
• Social Management (programme OPF, B_HOSPOL)
• Public Economy and Administration (programme OPF, B_HOSPOL) (2)

Course objectives

The course acquaints students with the theory of the world economy, its elements and relations and with the distribution of economic potential in particular regions of the world. Further it acquaints students with the basic tendencies of development in the global economy and their influence on national economies. The course provides fundamental information about international institutions, economic centres and their roles in the world economy, as well as information about integration processes, which take place in it. Lectures are also devoted to the characteristic and the identification of countries headed the centre of the world economy as well as developing countries and centrally planned economies. The course also acquaints with the issue related to the comparison of subjects in the global economy and defines the status of the national economy in the world economy on the example of the Czech Republic.

Syllabus

• 1. Delimitation of the world economy
  2. Development of shaping the world economy
  3. Growth, development and structure of the world economy
  4. International trade - causes of trade
  5. International trade - trade policy of the state, customs
  6. World movement of capital
  7. International monetary relations
  8. International labour mobility and scientific and technical knowledge
  9. Centres of the world economy
  10. European Union and its position in the world economy
  11. Developing countries
  12. Centrally planned economies
  13. The position of Czech Republic in the world economy

Literature

required literature
• CLARK, G. A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World. Princeston: Princeton University Press, 2007. ISBN 9780691141282. info
• MADISON, A. The World Economy. A Millennial Perspective. Geneve: OECD, 2001. ISBN 92-64-18608-5. info

recommended literature
• KRUGMANN, P. R., OBSFELD, M., MELITZ, M.,. International Economy. New York, 2015. ISBN 9780133826944. info

Teaching methods

Skills demonstration

Assessment methods

Grade
Written exam

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

https://elearning.opf.slu.cz/course/view.php?id=300
Write a 10-page essay on the specified topic. Reach at least 50 % successfulness in a final test.
Additional tasks: research and study of the literature related to the given issue.

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž	60
Přednáška	26
Zkouška	40
Summary	126

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