The mechanism of the WTO

Course: International Economic Relations (with compulsory study of two foreign languages)

Structural unit: Educational and scientific institute of international relations

Title
The mechanism of the WTO
Code
ВК 3.2.1
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
6 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
To know about: fundamentals of international economic policy for improving trade aspects in modern international economic relations; forms and types of international economic competition within trade flows of goods and services; criteria and effectiveness of international economic policy mechanisms developed within the WTO as an institution of international economic policy; economic benefits and costs for a WTO member country; effects of the impact on the liberalization of trade flows and on the international economic relations in general, the procedure for conducting periodic reviews of trade policy; understand the political and economic goals in the context of the development of modern international economic relations facing the WTO under geoeconomic transformations; the main indicators of the WTO's activities through the prism of preferential regional and mega-regional agreements and the activities of the institution in the context of the global escalation of trade wars.
Form of study
Distance form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
The academic discipline "Mechanism of WTO Functioning" is based on and closely interacts with the cycle of disciplines of theoretical, professional and practical training, in particular: "World Economy", "IEA Theory", "Economics of European Integration", "Regulation of International Economic Relations". A student must have general knowledge: knowledge of the basics of microeconomics, macroeconomics and international economic relations, be able to assess, analyze and summarize the main indicators of the functioning of regional trade agreements.
Course content
Content module 1. Trade aspects of regional integration Content module 2. Trade aspects of international integration processes
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Глобальна торгова система: розвиток інститутів, правил, інструментів СОТ: Монографія/ Т. М. Циганкова, А. О. Олефір, О. В. Фурсова та ін.; Мін-во освіти і науки України, Київський нац. економічний ун-т ім. В. Гетьмана . - 2-ге вид., без змін. - К.: КНЕУ, 2006. - 660 с. 2. Дюмулен И.И. Всемирная торговая организация: экономика, политика, право. М.: издательство «Монография», 2008. – 358 с. 3. Иванова С.В. Всемирная торговая организация: Учеб. пособие / С. В. Иванова. – М.: Экономистъ, 2007.– 317 с 4. Матюшенко І. Ю., Беренда С. В., Рєзніков В. В. Євроінтеграція України в системі міжнародної економічної інтеграції : навчальний посібник. Х.: ХНУ імені В. Н. Каразіна, 2015. 504 с. 5. Осика С.Г., Пятницький В.Т. "Світова організація торгівлі" - К.: К.І.С., 2007 - 491 с.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, independent work, group case-study, group tasks, which involve the exchange of results of the study of the economic situation in the country
Assessment methods and criteria
Work on the seminar: 21 points Writing individual analytical papers: 22 points Essay writing: 10 points Intermediate test module: 7 points Final test: 40 points
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

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