120-0369/01 – International Monetary Integration (MMI)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of International Economic RelationsCredits5
Subject guarantorIng. Bc. Monika Mynarzová, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorIng. Bc. Monika Mynarzová, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year1Semestersummer
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2019/2020Year of cancellation
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
DOL0117 Ing. Petra Doleželová
KAN03 Ing. Radomír Kaňa, Ph.D.
PIS030 Ing. Bc. Monika Mynarzová, Ph.D.
NAV20 Ing. Boris Navrátil, CSc.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+2

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

1. Define the principles of the theory of optimal currency area. 2. Clarify the functioning of historical and current monetary unions in the world. 3. Examine central bank decisions. 4. Analyze monetary integration in Europe. 5. Propose managerial decisions according to the current development of international economic policy. 6. Predict the future development of basic macroeconomic indicators.

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Summary

Students learn the theoretical framework for examining the optimality of currency areas. The core of the subject is the theory of monetary integration, the analysis of historical and contemporary monetary unions in the world. The subject also includes analysis of monetary integration in Europe, the institutional framework of the European System of Central Banks and the assessment of the position of the euro area in the world economy.

Compulsory literature:

GRAUWE, Paul de. Economics of Monetary Union. 12th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018. 289 p. ISBN 978-0-19-880522-9. HERRMANN, Christoph a Corinna DORNACHER. International and European monetary law: an introduction. Cham: Springer, 2017. SpringerBriefs in Law. ISBN 978-3-319-57641-1. DOUADY, Raphaël, CLÉMENT, GOULET, Clément, PRADIER, Pierre- Charles. Financial regulation in the EU: from resilience to growth. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. ISBN978-3-319-44286-0.

Recommended literature:

MISHKIN, Frederic S. The Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets. 11th ed. Essex: Pearson, 2015. 704 p. ISBN 978-0133836790. KOYAMA, Yōji, ed. The eurozone enlargement: prospect of new EU member states for euro adoption. New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2018. European political, economic, and security issues. ISBN 978-1-53613-032-4. LEHMANN, Paul-Jacques. The future of the Euro currency. London: ISTE, 2019. Innovation, entrepreneurship and management series. ISBN 978-1-78630-313-4.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Credit - active participation in seminars, presentation Exam - combined exam (written and oral)

E-learning

The course is part of the LMS Moodle.

Other requirements

Study of literature in English.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Optimal currency area theory - definition of optimal currency area, classical theory of optimal currency area, new Mundell model of optimal currency area, development of theory of optimum currency area. 2. Cost Analysis of Monetary Union - Inflation vs. Unemployment, institutional differences in labor markets, differences in economic growth dynamics, differences in legal and financial systems, Balassa-Samuelson effect. 3. Common currency benefits - elimination of transaction costs, price transparency, elimination of exchange rate risk, growth of mutual trade and economic growth. 4. Costs and benefits of the common currency - comparison - endogenity of the monetary integration process, model GG-LL, marginalist approach to OCA and cost-benefit analysis, impact on wealth level 5. Asymmetric shocks in the monetary union - definitions and types of asymmetric shocks, alignment of business cycles, labor mobility, symmetric shocks with asymmetric impacts. 6. Historical Monetary Union - Germany-Austrian Monetary Union, Latin Monetary Union, Scandinavian Monetary Union, Belgian-Luxembourg Monetary Union, Czech-Slovak Monetary Union. 7. Current Monetary Union in the World - United Nations Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), East Caribbean Monetary Union, West African and Central African Monetary Union, Monetary Union of the CFP franc. 8. The most important de facto monetary union in the world - United States of America, Swiss franc, Russian ruble, Indian rupee. 9. The history of monetary integration in Europe - the Werner report - the snake in the tunnel, the European monetary system. 10. Implementation of a common European currency project - Delors report, Maastricht Treaty, convergence criteria, reasons for non-membership of Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 11. The European Central Bank (ECB) - the institutional framework of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) and the ECB, the ECB's monetary policy strategy. 12. ECB Monetary Policy Instruments - the ECB's standard monetary policy instruments, the ECB's non-standard monetary and policy instruments. 13. Admission of new members to the European Monetary Union - the process of real and nominal convergence. 14. Position of the euro area in the world economy - economic comparison of the euro area with the US, comparison of the US dollar and the euro position in the international monetary system.

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2019/2020 Summer semester)
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Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Credit Credit 35  18
        Examination Examination 65  33 3
Mandatory attendence participation: Credit - active participation in seminars, Elaboration and presentation of the seminar work Exam - combined exam (written part min. 50% and oral part)

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: Credit - participation in seminars 30 %, Elaboration and presentation of the seminar work Exam - combined exam (written part min. 50% and oral part)

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Occurrence in study plans

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2024/2025 (N0311A050012) Applied economics (S01) International Economic Relations MEO P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2023/2024 (N0311A050012) Applied economics (S01) International Economic Relations MEO P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2022/2023 (N0311A050012) Applied economics (S01) International Economic Relations MEO P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (N0311A050012) Applied economics (S01) International Economic Relations MEO P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (N0311A050012) Applied economics (S01) International Economic Relations MEO P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (N0311A050012) Applied economics (S01) International Economic Relations MEO P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan

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2022/2023 Summer
2020/2021 Summer