OPF:EKNAMEE International Economics - Course Information

EKNAMEE International Economics

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Dr. Ing. Ingrid Majerová (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Dr. Ing. Ingrid Majerová
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 registered 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

• Banking (programme OPF, N_HOSPOL)

Course objectives

The course introduces a comprehensive overview of international economics. Includes theory of trade and trade policy, theory of exchange rate and balance of payments in an open economy and international macroeconomic policy. The course focuses on international relations theory, practical aspects of trade policy and balance of payments. The course is a theoretical extension of the courses Microeconomics B and Macroeconomics B and supplementing of courses World economy and External relations policy.

Syllabus

• 1. Pure Theory of Trade
  2. Standard trade theory
  3. Alternative and contemporary theories of international trade
  4. International Economics and returns to scale
  5. International trade policy
  6. International trade agreements
  7. Balance of payments and exchange rate
  8. Money, interest rates and exchange rate
  9. Prices and the exchange rate in the short and long term
  10. International macroeconomic policy
  11. International macroeconomic stability
  12. Trade policy in developing countries
  13. Developing countries and the issue of debt

Literature

required literature
• KRUGMAN, P. R., OBSFELD, M. International Economics: Theory and Policy. Boston: Pearson Addison-Wesley, 2009. ISBN 978-0-321-55398-0. info

recommended literature
• DUNN, R. M., MUTTI, J. H. International Economics. New York: Routledge, 2008. ISBN 978-0-415-31154-0. info

Teaching methods

Skills demonstration

Assessment methods

Grade
Written exam

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

The condition exam is processing of independent work on a given topic in the range of about 10 pages. The course ends with a written exam.
Other study load: the study of scientific literature search and study of the actual literature on the subject.

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž	80
Přednáška	26
Zkouška	40
Summary	146

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