International Economics 2600-DSMdz3EM
I. Megatrends in the modern world;
a. Globalization,
b. The regionalization of the economy
II. Theories of international trade;
a. The classic,
b. The neo-technological,
c. The neo-facorial,
d. The eclectic etc.
III. Competitiveness of the economy and the international flow of factors of production (capital, labor, technology)
a. the conditions, forms and directions of movement of capital,
b. The flow of innovation and technology,
c. The foreign direct investment
d. Foreign portfolio investment,
e. The foreign investments in Poland;
IV. Liberal vs. protectionist approaches to international trade
V. Foreign trade policy:
a. The economic policies and instruments affecting all businesses;
b. The trade policy instruments and their influence for those involved in international trade:
i. tariff
ii. para-tariff
iii. non-tariff barriers;
VI. International monetary system:
a. The international money and its functions,
b. The gold standard,
c. The Bretton Woods system,
d. The contemporary international monetary system,
e. The European Monetary System,
f. The monetary system in Poland;
VII. Dollar vs Euro - money of the future;
VIII. International Financial Relations:
a. the exchange rate, the basic theories of exchange rate,
b. The foreign exchange market - participants and functions;
c. convertibility of the currency;
d. the international financial market: mechanisms, the main actors, basic financial assets
IX. Macroeconomic relationships of the national economy with the global economy:
a. The balance of payments and its structure,
b. The rules for the preparation and analysis of the balance of payments,
c. The cause of the imbalance and ways of balancing the balance of payments,
X. TNC’s in a globalizing world;
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