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Ukončeno v akademickém roce 2015/2016

International Economy

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 114-0513/01
Abbreviation IE
Course title International Economy
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Economics
Course coordinator prof. Dr. Ing. Jan Libich

Osnova předmětu

1st Introduction to the study. Determination of conditions of course. Analysis literature.
2nd Characteristics of the global economy. Socio-economic and
teritorial division of the world - developed and developing countries. Developing World economy and its stage.
3rd The role of energy resources in the development of world economy (oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear, renewables).
4th Globalization trends in the global economy. Social and economic problems - environmental, political relations, international economic contradictions.
5th Introduction to the theory of international trade. Causes of world trade. Development trends in world trade. The territorial and commodity structure.
6th Theory of balance of payments. Balance of payments
7th World capital movements, theory and practice. International capital and economy. World center of capital exports. World Center of import of capital.
8th Transnational corporations and their importance in the global economy. Development multinational corporations. The mechanism of the functioning of multinational corporations.
9th The world labor movement, theory and practice. Trends
migration, both developed and developing countries and labor migration.
10th International organizations and world economy. Organizations within the UN regional economic organizations, other economic organizations.
11th Theory of international integration. Basic theory of economic integration. Special integration processes in developed and developing countries.
12th Small economy and globalization. International institutions. Possible development strategy.
13th Conclusion: Development of a written cloister as a basis for credit.

Povinná literatura

Krugman, P.; Obstfeld M.; Melitz M.: International Economics, Pearson Addison-Wesley, 9th edition, 2011 ISBN 978-0273754091

Doporučená literatura

Lawler, k. - Seddighi, H.: International Economics: Theories, Themes and
Debates. Harlow, GB: Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2001

Obstfeld, M. - Rogoff, K.: Foundations of International Macroeconomics. MIT
Press, 1996