EKPEOIA Economic Overview of Central European Countries

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Pavel Tuleja, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Tomáš Verner (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Pavel Tuleja, Ph.D.
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Prerequisites
The completion of the course does not require any conditions and subject can be written 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
Course objectives
The course gets students acquainted with the economic development in the selected countries of the Central Europe (Visegrad Group countries) as well as with their position within the present Europe or among developed world market economies. The student gradually get acquainted with the historical development of national economies in these countries, development of particular indicators characterizing internal and external economic stability and in the conclusion, then, with the development of the sector structure in particular countries of Central Europe.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 1. Economic Development in Central European Countries (V-4) - Historical View
    2. Economic Development in CE Countries (V-4) - Transformation
    3. Central European Countries (V4) and European Union
    4. Economic Potential of Central European Countries (V- 4)
    5. Structure of national economies of Central European Countries (V-4)
    6. Economic Growth of CE Countries (V-4)
    7. Productivity in Central European Countries (V-4)
    8. Investments in CE Countries (V-4)
    9. Inflation, Currency Development and Monetary Policy in CE Countries (V-4)
    10. Labour Market in Central European Countries (V-4)
    11. Fiscal Policy in Central European Countries (V-4)
    12. Social Policy in Central European Countries (V-4)
    13. External Economic Relations (V-4)
Literature
    required literature
  • OECD Main Economic Indicators. 1. vyd. Paris, 2000. ISBN 92-64-07450-3. info
  • OECD Economic Outlook. No. 66. Paris, 1999. ISBN 92-64-16167-8. info
  • ZECCHINI, S. (EDITOR). Lessons from the Economic Transition - Central and Eastern Europe in the 1990s. 1997. ISBN 0-7923-9857-2. info
  • ANGRESANO, J. Comparative Economics. Englewood Cliffs, 1992. ISBN 0-13-140229-3. info
    recommended literature
  • FOLEY, B. J. (EDITOR). European Economies Since the Second World War. London, 1998. ISBN 0-333-65325-4. info
  • SVEJNAR, J. The Czech Republic and Economic Transition in Eastern Europe. San Diego, 1997. ISBN 0-12-678180-X. info
  • ROSSER, J. B., JR., ROSSER, M. V. Comparative Economics in a Transforming World Economy. USA, 1996. ISBN 0-256-13095-7. info
  • CORDEN, W. M. Trade Policy and Economic Welfare. Oxford, 1989. ISBN 0-19-828401-2. info
  • AMUZEGAR, J. Comparative Economics - National Priorities, Policies, and Performance. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1981. ISBN 0-87626-152-7. info
Teaching methods
Skills demonstration
Assessment methods
Credit
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2008, Winter 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013.
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