EKE63 Economic Integration

University College Prague – Vysoká škola mezinárodních vztahů a Vysoká škola hotelová a ekonomická s.r.o.
zima 2013
Rozsah
2/0. 3 kr. Ukončení: z.
Vyučující
Ing. Jana Kalabisová, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
Ing. Jana Kalabisová, Ph.D.
Katedra ekonomie a ekonomiky – University College Prague – Vysoká škola mezinárodních vztahů a Vysoká škola hotelová a ekonomická s.r.o.
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je otevřen studentům libovolného oboru.
Cíle předmětu
The main aim of the course is an introduction into the main links of the international economic operations. An emphasis is put especially on the understanding of the advantages resulting from the reciprocal business activities between two or more countries and the rules under which such business activities are taking place. The main course matters are: the principles of international business policy and their connections with economic integration, the commodity and service markets, the main actors of international economic relations, actual development trends in international economic relations or business environment characteristics. One part of the course is focused on the Czech business environment conditions. It is important to make the students understand that the international business is taking place on the everyday principles and that this process is very dynamic. These facts reflect the involvement of the students during the classes – a preparation of a presentation about an institution influencing the international business environment and a presentation of a news article dealing with a topic of the economic integration or international business.
Osnova
  • 1. An introduction: a) credit conditions (presentation, actualities, attendance), b) information sources, 2. International business I. – definition, division, basic terms, 3. International business II. – international trade, specialization, comparative advantage, 4. International business III. – trade barriers, interdependence, free trade, 5. Trade barriers – division and definitions, 6. Economic integration and its connections with international market (definition, stages of the economic integration, its characteristics, actors of the economic integration), 7. Main actors of the business policy – WTO (terminology, history background, organizational structure, main principles), 8. Main actors of the business policy – European Single market (terminology, history background, organizational structure, main principles), 9. International commodity market – goods and services, 10. Actual trends in international economic relation development and a globalization impact, 11. Entrepreneurial environment in the Czech Republic, 12. An international comparison of the business environment (comparative advantage, characteristics of the international business environment, concurrence of the international environment), 13. Institutions in international business (division and function of the institutions).
Literatura
    doporučená literatura
  • KRUGMAN, Paul R. a Maurice OBSTFELD. International Economics, Theory & Policy. Sevemth Edition. Boston: Daryl Fox, 2006, 664 s. ISBN 0-321-31154-X. info
  • GOLDBERG, Linda S. a Paul R. KRUGMAN. Study guide to accompany Krugman/Obstfeld: International economics: theory and policy, sixth edition. Boston: Addison-Wesley: Boston: Addison-Wesley, 2003, 326 s. ISBN 0-201-79594-9. info
  • GERALD J., Lynch. Focus: international economics. New York: National Council on Economic Education, 1998, 198 s. ISBN 1-56183-496-3. info
Výukové metody
Individual work is based on two activities – a presentation about an institution influencing international business environment and a news article presentation dealing with the topic of economic integration or international business. For the presentation, the students usually work by two (in dependence on the group size). The aim of both activities is an adoption of presentation skills and demonstration of the fact, that international business is taking place on the everyday principles and that this process is very dynamic.
Metody hodnocení
Course content: Standard attendance Seminars: 26 Self-study: 49 In total: 75 Requirements for credit: Standard attendance (weight in %) Seminar attendance: 40 Presentation: 20 Test: 40 In total: 100/100 Seminar attendance: minimum of 75%
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Další komentáře
Předmět je dovoleno ukončit i mimo zkouškové období.
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Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích zima 2012, léto 2013, zima 2014, zima 2015, zima 2016, zima 2017, zima 2018, léto 2019, zima 2019, léto 2020, zima 2020, léto 2021, zima 2021, léto 2023.