120-0444/01 – Economic Policy of Selected Countries (HPVZ)
Gurantor department | Department of International Economic Relations | Credits | 5 |
Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Lenka Fojtíková, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Lenka Fojtíková, Ph.D. |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
Year | 3 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2008/2009 | Year of cancellation | 2013/2014 |
Intended for the faculties | EKF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
1. To compile data about development of the basic macroeconomic indicators of the EU and other selected countries (the USA, Japan, China, India, Russia).
2.To categorise a political system in individual countries.
3. To formulate a main direction of the economic policy in the individual countries.
4. To summarise the actual economic problems in the world.
5. To assess the efficiency of the economic policy in these countries.
6. To evaluate the actual reform measures.
7. To compare the economic development of the EU with third countries.
8. To predict the economic situation in the world on the international data base..
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Summary
Cílem předmětu je nastínit současné postavení EU ve světové ekonomice v
porovnání s hlavními světovými konkurenty (USA, Japonskem) a dalšími vybranými
zeměmi (Ruskem, Čínou a Indií), které v posledních letech dosahují vysoký
hospodářský růst, a tím zesilují svou pozici ve světové ekonomice. Hospodářský
růst je dosahován prostřednictvím hospodářské politiky, jejíž charakter a směr
se v jednotlivých státech různí. Absolventi získají přehled o praktické
realizaci těchto směrů hospodářské politiky na příkladech vybraných členských
zemí EU i dalších vybraných zemí jako jsou USA, Japonsko, Čína, Rusko a Indie.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Seminar Thesis
E-learning
Other requirements
Další požadavky na studenta nejsou vyžadovány.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Lectures:
1. Introduction to the course. The world economic development and the regulations of economies on the national and international levels.
2. Economic policy - theoretical discipline. The main landmarks in the development of practical economic policy. The specificity of the EU economic policy.
3. The characterization of the main types of economic policy.
4. The specification of the EU´s economic policy and its instruments.
5. Economic development and economic policy in Germany.
6. Economic development and economic policy in Great Britain.
7. Economic development and economic policy in France.
8. Economic development and economic policy in Scandinavian countries.
9. Economic development and economic policy in the USA.
10. Economic development and economic policy in Japan.
11. Economic development and economic policy in Russia.
12. Economic development and economic policy in China.
13.The comparison of the strong and weak sites of the selected economies.
14. Acctual issue in world economy. Conclusion.
Seminars:
1. Introduction into the course.
2. Discussion about the economic reforms in Germany and Great Britain.
3. Discussion about the economic reforms in Scandinavian countries and France.
4. Discussion about the economic reforms in the USA and Japan.
5. Discussion about the economic reforms in Russia and China.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction