FOREIGN ECONOMIC POLICY - BMEGT35A023

The objective of the subject is to familiarize students with certain areas of foreign economic policy, the most im-portant concepts and present dilemmas. The semester covers a wide range of topics from the perspective of providing students with comprehensive background knowledge that will enable them to analyze complex prob-lems affecting a foreign economy. We examine the individual topics from both the economic and economic poli-cy aspects, with particular emphasis on the domestic aspects. As a result, our students acquire not only the ap-propriate theoretical foundations, but also up-to-date knowledge and awareness in the field of foreign econom-ics.

1. The students are aware of
2. the conceptual system, the economic role of foreign economic policy
3. the characteristics and actors of the foreign economic policy and relationships between them
4. the most important foreign economic policy relationships and theories and calculations
5. key foreign economic policy and trade instruments, techniques

1. The students are able to
2. to analyse and evaluate the key foreign economic context in practice from an economic point of view
3. plan and organize independent learning,
4. comprehend and use the professional literature of the topic,
5. grasp the professional language in writing and speech,
6. recognize and solve practical professional problems.

1. The students
2. are open to learn foreign economic policy,
3. collaborate with their instructors and fellow students during the learning process,
4. gain knowledge and information,
5. are open to critical thinking.

1. The students are open to accept reliable critical remarks.
2. The students are able to solve practical professional problems independently.

Lectures and written communication, use of ICT tools and techniques.

• Ajánlott/Recommended:
• 1. Az előadások prezentációinak anyaga, ami a félév során folyamatosan fog feltöltésre kerülni.
• 2. Blahó András (szerk.): Világgazdaságtan. Akadémiai Kiadó, 2008.
• 3. Szentes Tamás: A nemzetközi gazdaságtan elmélettörténete a világgazdaság fejlődésének tükrében. In: Benczes - Csáki - Szentes: Nemzetközi Gazdaságtan. Akadémiai Kiadó, 2009 (1. fejezet, 17.-56.o.)
• 4. Csáki György: A nemzetközi gazdaságtan. Napvilág Kiadó, 2017
• 5. Simai Mihály: A világgazdaság a XXI. század forgatagában, Akadémiai Kiadó, 2008
• 6. Molnár István János: A nemzetközi gazdasági kapcsolatok joga I-II. Patrocinium Kft. 2016.
• 7. Robert O’Brien, Marc Williams: Global Political Economy: Evolution and Dynamics. Palgrave Macmillan, 2016
• 8. Paweł Bożyk: Globalization and the Transformation of Foreign Economic Policy. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2006
• 9. Angus Maddison: Contours of the World Economy 1-2030 AD: Essays in Macro-Economic History. Ox-ford, University Press, 2007.

Assessment of the learning outcomes described under 2.2. is based on one written end-term test; but the result can be imporved with extra midterm scores.

In order to obtain a ‘Signed’ mark, students are required to fulfil the attendance, participation requirements, the completion of attendance and written, homework issued during the year, and activity on the lessons. Final written exam, and additonal mid term exam, test (matching, embedded answers (cloze), multiple choice, random short answer matching, select missing words, short-answer, numerical, true/false) The result can be imporved with extra 20% by midterm scores.

• Written exam: 100

In order to obtain a ‘Signed’ mark, students are required to fulfil the attendance, participation requirements (the number of allowed absences is three), the completion of attendance and written, homework issued during the year, and activity on the lessons.

The rules specific to the exam period apply.

Consulted with the Faculty Student Representative Committee, approved by the Vice Dean for Education, valid from: 04.11.2024.

Subject includes the topics detailed in the course syllabus to ensure learning outcomes listed under 2.2. can be achieved. Timing of the topics may be affected by calendar or other circumstances in each semester