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Prague, Czech Republic
Prague, May
15-30, 2008
Program Outline Academic Program Options for Summer 2008
Faculty
Dr. Vera Adamchik (adamchikv@uhv.edu)
is Associate Professor of Economics in the School of
Business at the University of Houston-Victoria, Texas. Her
research focuses on labor market developments in transition
economies. She is the author of several papers on
unemployment and wages in Poland in the 1990s-2000s.
Program Objective:
To provide UHV students
with a real-world international experience in the areas of
history, culture, business and economics.
Choice of one of the
following courses:
ECO 6367 Global
Economics
8 weeks (2 weeks in Prague
+ 6 weeks online) Prerequisite: Eco 6351 Economics for
Managers This course is designed to provide students with an
overview of today's global economy and markets. The
contemporary issues in the global economy arise from the
dynamics of the economic relations among nation states as
each attempts to better position itself in the increasingly
interdependent and competitive world.
ECO XXXX
Special Topics in Global
Economics: International Business in the European Union
Independent study (2 weeks in Prague + a research paper)
Prerequisite: Eco 6367 Global Economics An interdisciplinary
analysis of the economic, political and cultural environment
of international business activity in the European Union. An
analysis of the role of multinational firms, their
relationships with host nations and strategic business
partners, their strategic and operational responses to
European political and economic integration and adoption of
the Euro currency. A research project is to analyze the
transition process currently underway in key European
industries and firms.
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