Czech

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At the end of the curricular unit the students will be able to understand international trade theories and how policies and events affect an open economy.

Knowledge in macroeconomics, microeconomics and international trade.

Not applicable.

The course contains of two-hour lectures that explain principles, problems and methodology of the discipline, and two-hour practical seminar. The practical exercises promote the practical knowledge of the subject presented in the lectures and also are concerned on handling numerical tasks.

Student obtains credits if he/she receives at least 15 points out of 30 possible points awarded for practical seminars and fulfills a 75% participation in seminars. The points will be awarded for a final writtten test, from which the student must obtain at least 8 points. Another requirement represents an assignment and its presentation (the student must obtain at least 7 points).
The requirement to final examination is the knowledge of the course and obtained credit. The final exam is written (a written test). It takes into account a comprehensive knowledge of international economics, in all material respects. The maximum number of possible points is 70. Each student must obtain at least 35 points. In the overall assessment, the points of the seminars and examination are added. Students may request an oral verification.

The scale of the resulting classification:
(student may gain from exercise 30 points and max.70 points of the test, a total of 100 points)
A: 90-100 points
B: 80-89 points
C: 70-79 points
D: 60-69 points
E: 50-59 points
F: less than 50 points

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.
13. International Economic Integration

Not applicable.

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 students’ attendance (75 %) and results is fully in competence of the teacher. The course-unit credit is conditional on elaboration, demonstration of knowledge and successful completion of a credit test.

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Soukup, A. (2012). Mezinárodní ekonomie. Nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk. ISBN 978-80-7380-392-6.

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