Department of Microeconomics
Courses:
- Principles of Economics 1
- Microeconomics (I. degree)
- Microeconomics (II. degree)
- Advanced Microeconomics
- Applied Microeconomics Seminar
- Principles of Economics 1 (taught in English)
- Microeconomics (taught in English)
- Advanced Microeconomics (taught in English)
- Advanced Topics in Microeconomics (taught in English)
Strategic orientation:
Pedagogical area:
- Creating an innovative framework of courses in the new study programme - Applied Economics - to develop students' critical thinking, creativity, reflective thinking, and teamwork.
Research area:
- Involve all members in national projects and increase their participation in international research projects.
Publication area:
- increase number of publications indexed in WOS and SCOPUS.
Department of Macroeconomics
Courses:
- Principles of Economics 2
- Macroeconomics (I. degree)
- Macroeconomics (II. degree)
- Advanced Macroeconomics
- Seminar of Applied Macroeconomic Analysis
- Methodology of Economics
- International Economics and Law
- Principles of Economics (taught in English)
- Macroeconomics (taught in English)
- Advanced Macroeconomics (taught in English)
- Advanced Topics in Macroeconomics (taught in English)
Strategic orientation:
- Improving the quality of lectures and seminars provided by members of the Department.
- Involve all Department members and increase their participation in international research projects.
- Increasing the proportion of outputs published in journals included in renowned databases.
In scientific and research activities, members of the Department focus primarily on the following research topics:
- International labour migration and its impact on the labour market in Slovakia and EU countries.
- Indebtedness of economic subjects and EU countries in the context of fiscal sustainability.
Department of Methodology and Development of Economics
Courses:
- Methodology of Economics
- General Economic History
- Development of Economic Science
- Theory of Public Choice
- Behavioural Economics
Strategic orientation:
- Pedagogical area:
- Use of innovative teaching methods.
- Implementation of digital technologies in the teaching process.
- Publication area:
- Focusing on the publication of scientific works in scientific journals in CC, WoS, Scopus databases.
- Scientific area and project activities:
- Active search for international contacts in order to participate in international projects.
- Respond to calls regarding the submission of projects in Slovakia and abroad (domestic schemes – VEGA, KEGA, APVV, foreign schemes – for example COST, Horizon, options within the Erasmus+ program).
In scientific and research activities, members of the Department focus primarily on the following research topics:
- Behavioural economics
- Economics of the public sector
- Methodology of Economics
- Economic history
- Heterodox and orthodox approaches in economic theory
- Economic cycle
