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Lecturer(s)
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Hladíková Jitka, Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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EU institutions and decision making procedures Economics of common market Common Agricultural Policy Competition Policy and state aids Macroeconomics of monetary integration Optimum currency areas Economic and fiscal governance framework Eurozone sovereign debt crisis and Brexit Current economic challenges of the EU
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 43 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 20 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 15 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| working knowledge of English |
| knowledge of principles of macroeconomics |
| Skills |
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| ability to think critically |
| ability to work as part of a team |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| understand the economic and political logic of EU integration |
| know the importance of the EU for the business environment (common market, labour mobility) |
| be familiar with graph tools and economic reasoning in the analysis of EU policies |
| be familiar with EU fiscal rules and the implications of monetary integration |
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| analyse specific economic measures taken/suggested at EU level |
| present the key competences of the EU institutions |
| find and use relevant economic indicators for the analyses |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Interactive lecture |
| Skills |
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| Seminar |
| Competences |
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| Interactive lecture |
| Seminar |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Written exam |
| Group presentation at a seminar |
| Skills |
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| Test |
| Competences |
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| Test |
| Written exam |
| Group presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Barry Eichengreen. The European Economy since 1945: Coordinated Capitalism and Beyond. Princeton University Press, 2006. ISBN 9780691138480.
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Richard Baldwin, Charles Wyplosz. The Economics of European Integration 7e. McGraw Hill. 2022.
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