5.2.5. World Economy

Place of study: SPbPU Scientific School "World Economy".

Direction of the Program: analysis and forecasting of world economic processes, innovative and technological achievements of the countries of the world in industries, taking into account the substantive, economic and institutional aspects of the development of the world economy.

Basic requirements for applicants: to have basic knowledge in the field of the world economy, methods of analysis and forecasting.

Brief curriculum (specialty disciplines): World economy; Development of the world economy; Mathematical models and methods in scientific research of problems of the world economy; World economy: innovative and technological development of the countries of the world; Economic theories of Nobel laureates; Global economic system: model approach to the analysis and forecasting of global processes; Modern problems and trends in the development of the world economy; Processes in the global economic system: a model approach to analysis and forecasting.

Planned results of the study of the program:

Postgraduate students who have studied the disciplines of the program must be competent in the following areas: know the methods of analysis and forecasting of processes and objects of the world economy; have an idea about the specifics of the current stage of globalization of the world economy and the possible prospects for its development; know the theory of development of the world economy and international economic relations.

The concept of postgraduate training is based on the following principles:

- the learning process is organized on the principles of individual learning;

- the topics of PhD dissertations correspond to the priority areas of development of science, engineering and technology;

- participation of graduate students in real projects, scientific and academic mobility of graduate students related to the analysis and forecasting of innovative and technological achievements of the countries of the world is welcomed and encouraged.

Research priorities and key areas of research for the Program:

- The world economy, its structure, dynamics and development trends.

- Theoretical foundations of the analysis of the world economy.

- International economic specialization (international division of labor).

- Internationalization and globalization of economic processes.

- International markets for goods and services, their structure and conjuncture.

- Pricing in the world markets for goods and services.

- World trade and its regulation.

- International movement of capital. International investments.

- International financial markets.

- International labor migration.

- International trade in technologies. International cooperation in the scientific and technical sphere.

- International Business. Activities of transnational companies in the real and financial sector.

- - Strategies for the participation of regional and corporate institutions in international economic interaction (global, regional and national aspects).

- International payment relations. - International Payment Balance.

- Exchange rates. World monetary system. International currency markets.

- World financial architecture. International monetary and financial organizations and their role in regulating the world economy.

- Environmental and social aspects of global development. Concepts of "sustainable" and "inclusive" development.

- The role of technological factors in the development of world economic processes.

- Infrastructural factors in the development of world economic relations.

- Economics of foreign countries and regions (economic regional studies and regional studies). Comparative studies of national economies in the system of world economic relations.

- International competitiveness of national economies.

- The ratio of national and international mechanisms for regulating economic processes. International coordination of economic policy.

- International economic agreements.

- International economic integration.

- Activities of international economic organizations. Multilateral mechanisms and initiatives for regulating economic processes.

- Participation of the Russian Federation in the system of international economic relations. Foreign economic activity of Russian economic actors. Foreign economic policy of the Russian Federation.