Course detail

European and World Economy

FP-KesePAcad. year: 2023/2024

The course focuses on the characteristics and development tendencies of the contemporary world economy with emphasis on the position of the European Union within the world economy. The course includes the definition of the subjects of the world economy, forms of relations, the division of the world economy into trading blocks, the history of European integration and the current position of the EU in the world economy and its competitiveness, the position of the Czech Republic in the globalized economy, new currencies emerging as an alternative to national and international currencies, the causes and consequences of the divergence of developing countries and the topic of sustainable development of society.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Marie Pavláková Dočekalová, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Economics (ÚE)

Entry knowledge

Not applicable.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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Aims

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Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BALDWIN, R. a kol. Ekonomie evropské integrace. 4. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2013, 580 s. ISBN 978-80-247-4568-8.
JENÍČEK, V.; FOLTÝN, J. Globální problémy světa: v ekonomických souvislostech. Vyd. 1. V Praze: C.H. Beck, 2010, 324 s. ISBN 978-80-7400-326-4.
KUNEŠOVÁ, H. Světová ekonomika: nové jevy a perspektivy. 3., přeprac. a dopl. vyd. V Praze: C.H. Beck, 2014, 386 s. ISBN 978-80-7400-502-2.
BÁRKOVÁ, D. Euro - jednotná měna pro nejednotnou Evropu. Vyd. 1. Ostrava: Key Publishing, 2014, 115 s. ISBN 978-80-7418-217-4.
KRUGMAN, R. a kol. International economics: theory & policy. 9th global ed. Boston, MA: Pearson, 2012, 731 s. ISBN 978-0-273-75409-1.

Recommended reading

HEDIJA, V. Fiskální politika v prostředí Evropské hospodářské a měnové unie. Vyd. 1. V Praze: C.H. Beck, 2014, 127 s. ISBN 978-80-7400-526-8.
STIGLITZ, J. E. Freefall: free markets, and the sinking of the world economy. London: Penguin Books, 2010, 443 s. ISBN 978-0-14-104512-2.
TICHÝ, L. Evropské právo. 5., přeprac. vyd. V Praze: C.H. Beck, 2014, 756 s. ISBN 978-80-7400-546-6.

eLearning

eLearning: currently opened course

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BAK-EP Bachelor's, 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Marie Pavláková Dočekalová, Ph.D.
Ing. Roman Ptáček, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Structure and development of the world economy (subjects of the world economy - national economies, international corporations, international organizations).
2. Structure and development of the world economy (forms of economic relations, development of the world economy).
3. Characteristics of the contemporary world economy (integration, globalization, regionalism, differentiation).
4. Trading blocks (European macro-region).
5. Trading blocks (North American, Asia-Pacific macro-region).
6. European Union (history of European integration, integration of the Czech economy into the EU).
7. European Union (EU institutions, institutions, policies, monetary union,
EU competitiveness).
8. International institutions with activities in the field of international economic relations (UN, IMF, World Bank, OECD, OPEC).
9. The position of the Czech Republic in the globalised economy (membership of the Czech Republic in international organisations, interests of the nation state in the globalised economy). The position of developing countries in the contemporary economy (causes of divergence, measurement of development of countries.
10. Monetary systems (local monetary systems, alternative monetary systems).

Exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Marie Pavláková Dočekalová, Ph.D.

eLearning

eLearning: currently opened course