Course detail

European and World Economy

FP-KesePAcad. year: 2024/2025

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.

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.
BÁRKOVÁ, D. Euro - jednotná měna pro nejednotnou Evropu. Vyd. 1. Ostrava: Key Publishing, 2014, 115 s. ISBN 978-80-7418-217-4.
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.
KRUGMAN, R. a kol. International economics: theory & policy. 9th global ed. Boston, MA: Pearson, 2012, 731 s. ISBN 978-0-273-75409-1.
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.

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.

Classification of course in study plans

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

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer