Theories of international trade. Globalisation of trade flows. Competitiveness in international trade. Internationalisation of production and trade, economic openness. The Grubel-Lloyd index and intra-industry trade. Herfindahl index of concentration. Trade with intermediate products, export diversification, revealed comparative advantages. Modelling of trade flows, gravity models and their modification, the CGE model. Multilateral trade liberalisation, commitments on roll-back and standstill in the WTO and the WTO+. The issues of GATT, GATS and TRIPS. Trade policy instruments and new forms of protectionism in international trade. The quantification of trade policy. Trade preferences and regional trade agreements, the effects of trade preferences – Mead´s and Balassa´s models. The intensity of regional trade and trade complementarity.
Terminated in academic year 2021/2022
International Trade and Trade Policy
| Type of study | Doctoral |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | English |
| Code | 120-9501/01 |
| Abbreviation | IT |
| Course title | International Trade and Trade Policy |
| Credits | 10 |
| Coordinating department | Department of International Economic Relations |
| Course coordinator | doc. Ing. Michaela Melecká Staníčková, Ph.D. |
Subject syllabus
Literature
BERGEIJK, P. A. G., BRAKMAN, S. The Gravity Model in International Trade. Advances and Applications. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. 355 p. ISBN: 9780521196154.
CIHELKOVÁ, E., FRAIT, J., VARADZIN, F., MACH M., BRŮŽEK, A., ŽAMBERSKÝ, P. Mezinárodní ekonomie II. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2008. 258 s. ISBN 978-80-7400-054-6.
FOJTÍKOVÁ, L. a kol. Postavení Evropské unie v podmínkách globalizované světové ekonomiky. Ostrava: VŠB-TU, 2014. 388 s. ISBN 978-80-248-3333-0.
CIHELKOVÁ, E., FRAIT, J., VARADZIN, F., MACH M., BRŮŽEK, A., ŽAMBERSKÝ, P. Mezinárodní ekonomie II. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2008. 258 s. ISBN 978-80-7400-054-6.
FOJTÍKOVÁ, L. a kol. Postavení Evropské unie v podmínkách globalizované světové ekonomiky. Ostrava: VŠB-TU, 2014. 388 s. ISBN 978-80-248-3333-0.
Advised literature
BALÁŽ, P. A kol. Medzinárodné podnikanie. Na vlne globalizujúcej sa svetovej ekonomiky. Bratislava: Sprint dva, 2010. 546 s. ISBN 978-80-89393-18-3.
FRANCOIS, J. F., REINERT, K., A. Applied Methods for Trade Policy Analysis. A Handbook. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. 560 p. ISBN 0-521-58997-5.
HELPMAN, E. Understanding Global Trade. Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2011. 222 p. ISBN 978-0-674-06078-4.
HERTEL, T. W. Global Trade Analysis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. 403 p. ISBN 0-521-56134-5 (hardback). ISBN 0-521-64374-0 (paperback).
LEHMANNOVÁ, Z. et al. Formování globálního řádu? Globalizace a global governance. Praha: Nakladatelství Oeconomica, 2010. 287 s. ISBN 978-80-245-1649-3.
SALVATORE, D. International Economics. Danvers: Wiley, 2007. 838 p. ISBN 978-0-471-79468-4.
SCHROPP, S. A. B. Trade Policy Flexibility and Enforcement in the WTO: A Law and Economics Analysis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014. 380 p. ISBN: 9781107638181.
WTO. A Practical Guide to Trade Policy Analysis. Geneva: WTO, 2012. ISBN 978-92-870-3812-8.
FRANCOIS, J. F., REINERT, K., A. Applied Methods for Trade Policy Analysis. A Handbook. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. 560 p. ISBN 0-521-58997-5.
HELPMAN, E. Understanding Global Trade. Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2011. 222 p. ISBN 978-0-674-06078-4.
HERTEL, T. W. Global Trade Analysis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. 403 p. ISBN 0-521-56134-5 (hardback). ISBN 0-521-64374-0 (paperback).
LEHMANNOVÁ, Z. et al. Formování globálního řádu? Globalizace a global governance. Praha: Nakladatelství Oeconomica, 2010. 287 s. ISBN 978-80-245-1649-3.
SALVATORE, D. International Economics. Danvers: Wiley, 2007. 838 p. ISBN 978-0-471-79468-4.
SCHROPP, S. A. B. Trade Policy Flexibility and Enforcement in the WTO: A Law and Economics Analysis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014. 380 p. ISBN: 9781107638181.
WTO. A Practical Guide to Trade Policy Analysis. Geneva: WTO, 2012. ISBN 978-92-870-3812-8.