114-0330/01 – World Economy and Policy (SEP)
| Gurantor department | Department of Economics | Credits | 6 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Martin Hodula, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Martin Hodula, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2023/2024 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | EKF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
- knowledge of the world economy, its centres and peripheries
- knowledge of international trade theories
- knowledge of the position of individual regions in the world economy
- knowledge of the application of economic policies in individual regions of the world economy
- knowledge of economic policy developments
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Summary
The course is focused on the development of the world economy and the application of economic policies. After an introduction to the contemporary world economy and its functioning, the position of individual regions in the world economy and the response of economic policies are discussed in more detail in individual lectures. In addition to traditional concepts of economic policies, the approaches of economic policies applied in less developed regions are also studied. The course further develops current changes in the world economy and economic policy after the economic crisis of 2008.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Seminars: seminal work
Examination: oral exam
The same conditions apply to students with ISP.
E-learning
Other requirements
There are no more student requirements.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Contemporary world economy, centres and potential centres of world economy, peripheries of world economy (global South and Global North).
2. Actors of the world economy and relations between them (countries, international organizations, corporations), theory of international trade.
3. Position of the USA in the world economy and reaction of economic policy from the Keynesian period to the present (Keynesianism, supply side theory, new approaches of economic policies since the end of the 20th century).
4. Position of the UK in the world economy and reaction of economic policy from the Keynesian period to the present (Keynesianism, monetarism, new approaches of economic policies since the end of the 20th century).
5. Position of the Western Europe in the world economy and reaction of economic policy from the Keynesian period to the present (in addition to traditional approaches - indicative planning and welfare states).
6. Position of the Western Europe in the world economy and reaction of economic policy from the Keynesian period to the present (in addition to traditional approaches - indicative planning and welfare states) - continuation.
7. Position of Central and Eastern Europe in world economy and reaction of economic policies from the end of the 2nd World War to the present (centrally planned economies, transformation of centrally planned economies and economic policies into market ones).
8. Position of Central and Eastern Europe in world economy and reaction of economic policies from the end of the 2nd World War to the present (centrally planned economies, transformation of centrally planned economies and economic policies into market ones) - continuation.
9. Position of Asia (China, India, Japan) in world economy and reaction of economic policies from the end of WW2 to the present.
10. Developing region of North Africa and Middle East, its economic potential in world economy, specific economic policies and their development.
11. Developing region of sub-Saharan Africa, its economic potential in world economy, internal structural problems, economic policies.
12. Position of Latin America in world economy, its economic potential and use, turbulent development of economic policies and their impact on economy.
13. Current development in the world economy and changes in economic policies after the 2008 crisis – focus on Europe and the USA.
14. Current development in the world economy and changes in economic policies after the 2008 crisis – focus on China and India, changes in the global economic policies of developing countries.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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