World Economy

  • Credits: 7
  • Ending: Examination
  • Range: 2P + 2C
  • Semester: summer
  • Year: 1
  • Faculty of Commerce

Teachers

Included in study programs

International Business

Teaching results

The student gains knowledge of the key areas of the modern world economy. He will be able to identify the most important trends and processes of the current world economy and will understand the impact of major factors on its functioning (population, natural resources, financial resources, globalization).

Indicative content

1. Introduction to the World Economy 2. The Structure and Current Trends of the World Economy 3. The Global Financial and Economic Crisis of 2008/2009 and Its Consequences for the World Economy 4. Slovakia in the World Economy 5. Natural Resources in the World Economy 6. Human Resources in the World Economy 7. Financial Resources in the World Economy 8. Global Agriculture 9. Global Industry 10. Global Services 11. Globalization – facts, tendencies, and consequences 12. Future of the World Economy 13. Conclusions and Evaluation of the Course

Support literature

Compulsory literature • Dudáš, Tomáš a kolektiv. Svetová ekonomika – sektorový aspekt. Bratislava: Vydavatelstvo Ekonom, 2007. 324 s. ISBN 978-80-225-2294-6 Reccmmended literature • Dudáš, Tomáš. Priame zahraničné investície vo svetovom hospodárstve. Bratislava : Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM, 2006. 159 s. ISBN 80-225-2139-6. • Dudáš, T., Sedlačko, M. a Vilčák, P.: Svetová ekonomika – praktikum I. Bratislava: Ekonóm, 2004 ISBN 80-225-1835-2 • Krugman, P: International Economics - Theory and Policy. Addison Wesley; 8 edition (April 28, 2008)

Syllabus

1. Introduction to the World Economy 2. The Structure and Current Trends of the World Economy 3. The Global Financial and Economic Crisis of 2008/2009 and Its Consequences for the World Economy 4. Slovakia in the World Economy 5. Natural Resources in the World Economy 6. Human Resources in the World Economy 7. Financial Resources in the World Economy 8. Global Agriculture 9. Global Industry 10. Global Services 11. Globalization – facts, tendencies, and consequences 12. Future of the World Economy 13. Conclusions and Evaluation of the Course

Language whose command is required to complete the course

Slovak

Date of approval: 13.03.2024

Date of the latest change: 11.05.2021