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Economics of International Trade

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 120-0370/02
Abbreviation EMO
Course title Economics of International Trade
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of International Economic Relations
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Michaela Melecká Staníčková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1.International trade flows in the globalised world economy.
2.The substance of the theories of international economic relations and the causes of the occurrence of international trade.
3.International trade and the production factors equipment of countries.
4.Neoclassical model of general equilibrium and protectionism.
5.The diversification of economy and the issue of the Dutch disease.
6.Keynesian‘s theories and approaches to international trade.
7.International trade and technological progress.
8.The theoretical models of tariff protection and protectionism.
9.Protectionism and developing countries.
10.New theory of international trade.
11.Regional trade agreements and the gravity models of international trade.
12.New “new” theory of international trade.
13.The competitiveness in international trade.
14.The evaluation of the present trends in the world trade development.

E-learning

E-Learning course is accessible in LMS Moodle system.

Literature

DUNNE, T., M. KURKI a S. SMITH. International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021. 400 s. ISBN 978-01-9870-756-1 .
KRUGMAN, P. R., OBSTFELD, M. and M. MELITZ. International Economics: Theory and Policy. 12th Global Edition. London: ‎ Pearson, 2023. 804 s. ISBN 978-1-292-40971-9 .
ZENKYNA, Elena. International Competitiveness in the New Economy: Currency and financial aspects. Lancaster: Our Knowledge Publishing, 2021. 240 s. ISBN ‎ 978-62-0347-509-8.

Advised literature

COHN, C. Theodore. Global Political Economy: Theory and Practice. London: Routledge, 2016. 448 s. ISBN 978-11-3895-874-6 .
CHACHOLIADES, Miltiades. The Pure Theory of International Trade. London: Routledge, 2017. 447 s. ISBN 978-1138538030 .
FEENSTRA, Robert C. and Alan M. TAYLOR. International Economics. New York: Worth Publishers, 2019. 936 s. ISBN ‎ 978-13-1929-236-2.