Introduction: Global South - Global North differences. What are emerging economies?
Theory and methodology: the concept of international competitiveness. Measuring competitiveness: methods and indicators. Factor-based analysis: factor-driven, efficiency-driven and innovation-driven economies
The role of emerging economies in globalizing world economy.
Distinctive features of emerging economies.
Workshop 1: Introduction into the capstone, team development, selection of specific emerging country for analysis in teams
Investments attractiveness of emerging economies, and the role of FDI in their development.
The role of innovation and technological progress in the development of emerging economies.
Workshop 2: Identification and assessment of key factors influencing competitiveness of the selected emerging economy.
International technology transfer as a source of innovation in emerging economies.
Workshop 3: Analysis of innovation system of the selected emerging economy and sectoral composition of the economy, and the most important clusters
Workshop 4: Evaluation of income, trade and investment competitiveness of the selected emerging economy.
The role of institutions, public governance and policies in emerging economies.
Workshop 5: Evaluation of foundations of future emerging economies competitiveness - innovative capacity, entrepreneurship, education, labor market efficiency and energy.
Students presentations I.
Students presentations II.
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