| Course Unit Code | 114-0588/01 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 5 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | Third Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Summer Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| BAL112 | doc. Ing. Jiří Balcar, Ph.D., MBA |
| Summary |
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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| The course is aimed at improving English language skills in professional, economical and econometric areas for work with foreign literature. During the course students are introduced to the English terms, concepts and style of expression in economic literature in the cross-sectional themes applied in the study subjects Applied Economics. |
| Course Contents |
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1. Factors of economic growth and development
2. Cryptocurrencies - money or assets?
3. Migration economics
4. Behavioral economics and prosocial behavior (altruism)
5. Political Economy: How Voters' and Politicians' Decisions are Influenced by Their Rationality/Irrationality
6. The theory and measurement of sustainable development and alternative concepts
7. Economics of Happiness
8. Educational missmatch
9. Behavioural economics, its critique and implications for economic policy
10. Economic regulation and competition policy
11. Economics of poverty
12. Human capital and soft skills
13. International organizations and integration
14. Global climate change |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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REES, Gary and Paul SMITH. Strategic Human Resource Management: An International Perspective. 2nd ed. Los Angeles: SAGE. 2017. ISBN 978-1-47396-931-5.
VAN DEN BERG, Hendrik. Economic Growth and Development. London: World Scientific Publishing Co., 2017. 978-981-4733-33-5.
WALSH, Carl E. Monetary theory and policy. Fourth edition. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2017. ISBN 978-0-262-03581-1.
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REES, Gary and Paul SMITH. Strategic Human Resource Management: An International Perspective. 2nd ed. Los Angeles: SAGE. 2017. ISBN 978-1-47396-931-5.
VAN DEN BERG, Hendrik. Economic Growth and Development. London: World Scientific Publishing Co., 2017. 978-981-4733-33-5.
WALSH, Carl E. Monetary theory and policy. Fourth edition. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2017. ISBN 978-0-262-03581-1.
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| Recommended Reading: |
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BAYLIS, John, Steve SMITH a Patricia OWENS. The globalization of world politics: an introduction to
international relations. Eight edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. 617 p. ISBN 978-0-19-8825
McPAKE, Barbara and Charles NORMAND. Health Economics: An international perspective. Second edition. London: Routledge, 2008.
O'SULLIVAN, Arthur. Behavioral Economics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022. 472 s. ISBN 978
0197515921. |
BAYLIS, John, Steve SMITH a Patricia OWENS. The globalization of world politics: an introduction to
international relations. Eight edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. 617 p. ISBN 978-0-19-8825
McPAKE, Barbara and Charles NORMAND. Health Economics: An international perspective. Second edition. London: Routledge, 2008.
O'SULLIVAN, Arthur. Behavioral Economics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022. 472 s. ISBN 978
0197515921.
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