doc. Ing. Marek Zinecker, Ph.D.

Institute of Economics (ÚE)

Of all faculties

At the end of the curricular unit the students will be able to understand international trade theories, determinants of international trade, international flows of goods and capital and national income accounting and the balance of payments, real and nominal exchange rates and theory of exchange-rate determination, supply and demand for loanable funds and for foreign-currency exchange, equilibrium in the open economy, structure of the foreign exchange-market, optimum currency areas and the European experience and how policies and events affect an open economy.

Knowledge in macroeconomics and microeconomics.

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Krugman, P. R., Obstfeld, M. International Economics. Berkeley: University of California, 2003. 754 s. ISBN 0-321-11639-9. (EN)
Mankiw, N. G. (2015). Principles of Macroeconomics. Cengage Learning, ISBN 978-1-285-16591-2. (EN)
Griffin, W. R., Pustay, M. W. (2015). International Business. Pearson. ISBN 978-1-292-01821-8. (EN)

The course contains lectures that explain key topics of the discipline.

Students attending the lectures will be evaluated on the basis of an individual oral exam and a group assignment based on the relevant literature. The course is classified according to the ECTS: Final exam - 70% of final grade (the comprehensive combined exam covering the entire module), assignment - 30% of final grade.

English

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Cílem předmětu „International Economics“ je rozšířit znalosti studentů získané v základním kurzu makroekonomie o pokročilé teorie mezinárodního obchodu a seznámit je s nástroji mezinárodní obchodní politiky, teoriemi vnější ekonomické rovnováhy a měnového kurzu a s rolí institucí při regulování mezinárodních ekonomických vztahů. Student/studentka absolvováním předmětu bude schopen/schopna vysvětlit východiska a principy fungování vybraných modelů mezinárodního obchodu a aplikovat tyto modely v kontextu soudobého ekonomického vývoje.
Topics lectures are as follows:
1. International Trade Theories – Classical Country-Based Trade Theories
2. Modern Firm-Based Theories.
3. International Mobility of Production Factors.
4. International Investment Theories.
5. Trade Policy: Main issues. Benefits of International Trade.
6. Trade Policy: Main Instruments and their Effects.
7. Arguments for Restricting International Trade.
8. International Flows of Goods and Capital. National Income Accounting and the Balance of Payments.
9. Prices for International Transactions: Real and Nominal Exchange Rates. Theory of Exchange-Rate Determination based on Purchasing-Power Parity.
10. Optimum Currency Areas and the European Experience
11. Equilibrium in the Open Economy: Money, Interest Rates, and Exchange Rates.
12. Fiscal and Monetary Policy in an Open Economy.

The course focuses on the understanding main concepts linked to the trade and monetary issues of international economics. Applications are also discussed while using relevant case studies.

Control of results of independent work on assigned tasks. In case of excused absence from seminars, the teacher can set additional condition if appropriate, usually elaboration of partial written task.

• Programme MGR-UFRP Master's, 1. year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, compulsory-optional
  

• Programme MGR-Z Master's

  branch MGR-Z , 1. year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
  

• Programme MGR-EBF Master's, 1. year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, compulsory
  
• Programme MGR-IBM Master's, 1. year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, compulsory
  

13 hours, compulsory

doc. Ing. Marek Zinecker, Ph.D.