International Economics & Sustainability Economics
Niveau
1st study cycle, Bachelor
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The participants:
• can identify the increasing integration of the world economy as globalization and explain historical developments.
• can analyze the driving forces of international trade using models and relate them to current developments.
• can discuss the limitations of markets and examine the causes of market failure and environmental pollution.
• can explain the importance of sustainability for business models.
• can name the components of corporate sustainability strategies and interpret their effects on business resilience.
• can identify the increasing integration of the world economy as globalization and explain historical developments.
• can analyze the driving forces of international trade using models and relate them to current developments.
• can discuss the limitations of markets and examine the causes of market failure and environmental pollution.
• can explain the importance of sustainability for business models.
• can name the components of corporate sustainability strategies and interpret their effects on business resilience.
Prerequisites for the course
None
Course content
• Classic and modern trade theories
• Agglomeration advantages and location choice
• Welfare effects of tariffs and trade quotas
• Globalization and global supply chains
• Sustainability of business models and corporate resilience
• Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Social Governance
• Agglomeration advantages and location choice
• Welfare effects of tariffs and trade quotas
• Globalization and global supply chains
• Sustainability of business models and corporate resilience
• Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Social Governance
Recommended specialist literature
• CORE Economics Education: Die Wirtschaft: Volkswirtschaftslehre für eine sich ändernde Welt. De Gruyter Oldenbourg (neueste Ausgabe)
• Krugman, Paul; Obstfeld,Maurice: Internationale Wirtschaft: Theorie und Politik der Außenwirtschaft. Pearson Studium (neueste Ausgabe)
• Mankiw, Greg; Taylor, Marc: Grundzüge der Volkswirtschaftslehre; Schäffer-Poeschel (neueste Ausgabe)
• Krugman, Paul; Obstfeld,Maurice: Internationale Wirtschaft: Theorie und Politik der Außenwirtschaft. Pearson Studium (neueste Ausgabe)
• Mankiw, Greg; Taylor, Marc: Grundzüge der Volkswirtschaftslehre; Schäffer-Poeschel (neueste Ausgabe)
Assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio assessment
Language
German
Number of ECTS credits awarded
3
Semester hours per week
Planned teaching and learning method
Blended learning
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
5