IER-International Economic Relations

Program guarantor: prof. Ing. Stanislav Šaroch, Ph.D.

This study programme enables further professional education of university-graduated professionals by acquiring of scientific qualification in the sphere of international business. Study extends the knowledge of this broad and dynamically developing field and develops skills in applying scientific methods in research in this sphere. It educates experts for independent creative work and conceptual approach to solving problems of international business and to applying newly gained knowledge in practice.

Applicants for this study programme can be graduates from economic universities or other social science or technical fields. The choice of studied subjects enables to adjust the structure of completed courses to the preceding education of the applicant, to the field of interest and to the particular focus of his/her doctoral thesis.

Graduates from doctoral study of International Economic Relations apply their skills mainly in entrepreneurial sphere at home and abroad, at scientific and research work places, at universities and vocational schools, in public administration bodies and diplomatic corps abroad, in public-service institutions and international organizations.

  1. Trade in Raw Materials and Global Value Chains
  2. Transfer of Technology and Knowledge
  3. Open Strategic Autonomy in the EU
  4. Policies for Innovation and Growth of the European Union
  5. Political Economy of Globalization
  6. Sustainable Development of Tourism Destinations
  7. Competitiveness of Tourism Destinations
  8. International Management: International HRM, International Career Development, Global Mobility, Management of DEI
  9. Sustainable Business in International Environment: Impact of Innovations, New Business Models, Role of Stakeholders
  10. International trade patterns of vertically differentiated products
  11. Macro-finance approaches to asset pricing
  12. The evolution and future potential of India’s luxury market: Drivers, consumer behavior, the role of domestic brands and strategic implications for global luxury brands
  13. Sustainable marketing and communication strategy of companies. The influence of the state, international organizations and self-regulation in the area of sustainable marketing
  14. Strategies of retail companies and the development of the retail market structure (online and offline retailing, regulation in retailing)
  15. Brand management strategy in the European/ global markets (trends in consumer behavior, marketing and communication strategy of brands in the context of a multicultural environment)
  16. Sovereign Debt Problems in the Eurozone – Sustainability Analysis
  17. The New Industrial Policy in the EU – Concepts and Challenges
  18. Upgrading in Global Value Chains
  19. Multinationals in the CEE region
  20. Knowledge relatedness and knowledge recombination (based on patent data)
  21. International monetary system, exchange rates and their impact on competitiveness and economic development; financial, monetary and debt crises
  22. Changes in international financial markets with an emphasis on innovation in financial markets and the specifics of investing and trading in different markets
  23. The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Productivity and Economic Development

Recommended reading

  • Baldwin, Richard E. a Wyplosz, Charles. The economics of European integration. Sixth edition. London: McGraw Hill, [2020], ©2020. xx, 520 pages. ISBN 978-1-5268-4721-8.
  • Brealey, Richard A., Myers, Stewart C. a Marcus, Alan J. Fundamentals of corporate finance. 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, ©2012. xxx, 704, [44] s. McGraw-Hill/Irwin series in finance, insurance, and real estate. ISBN 978-0-07-803464-0.
  • Dicken, Peter. Global shift: mapping the changing contours of the world economy. 7th edition. Los Angeles: Sage, 2015. xxix, 618 pages. ISBN 978-1-4462-8210-6.
  • Eiteman, David K., Stonehill, Arthur I. a Moffett, Michael H. Multinational business finance. Global edition. Harlow: Pearson, [2021], ©2021. 633 pages. ISBN 978-1-292-27008-1.
  • Grauwe, Paul de. Economics of monetary union. Thirteenth edition. New York: Oxford University Press, [2020], ©2020. x, 291 pages. ISBN 978-0-19-884954-4.
  • Hofstede, Geert, Hofstede, Gert Jan a Minkov, Mihail. Cultures and organizations: Software of the mind: intercultural cooperation and its importance for survival. 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010. xiv, 561 s. ISBN 978-0-07-166418-9
  • Krugman, Paul R., Obstfeld, Maurice a Melitz, Marc J. International economics: theory & policy [online]. Global edition. Harlow, England: Pearson, [2018], ©2018. The Pearson Series in Economics [cit. 2021-06-05]. ISBN 978-1-292-21494-8. Dostupné z: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/vsep/detail.action?docID=5186890.
  • PERKINS, Dwight H. et al. Economics of development. 7th ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, ©2013. xxiv, 845 s. ISBN 978-0-393-93435-9.
  • Pilbeam, Keith. International finance. 4th ed. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. xxxiii, 545 s. ISBN 978-0-230-36289-5

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