В учебном пособии представлены основные темы по курсу «Семинар по экономике на английском языке», изложенные в соответствии с действующими в СПбПУ образовательными стандартами. Учебное пособие представляет собой материал необходимый при подготовке к практическим занятиям, контрольным работам, зачетам.

The tutorial presents the main topics for the Economics Seminar course, set out in accordance with the educational standards SPbPU. The textbook is a materials necessary in preparation for practical exercises, tests, exams. The textbook is intended for bachelors of "Economics" and "Economic security" etc.

• Table of content
• 1. Global economic problems
  • National economy
  • Self-test questions
• 2. Macroeconomics
• Self-test questions
• 3. Industry
  • Energy and fuel industry
  • Basic metal production
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Chemical industry
  • Forestry
  • The Textile, Clothing, Leather and Footwear (TCLF)
  • Theory of Economic Development (A. Shumpeter)
  • Technological waves
  • Innovations
  • Self-test questions
• 4. Spatial economics
  • Evaluation of investment climate
  • Doing business
  • Self-test questions
• 5. The enterprise
  • Organization structure of the enterprise
  • Types of production organization
  • Fixed and intangible assets
  • Non-current assets
  • Intangible assets
  • Fixed assets
  • Accounting and assessment of fixed assets
  • Wear and tear of fixed assets
  • Depreciation of fixed assets
  • Reproduction of fixed assets
  • Current assets
  • Self-test questions
• 6. Human resources
  • Remuneration system of enterprise
  • Self-test questions
• 7. Management
  • Management Objects
  • Analysis methods in planning
  • Business plan
• 8. Effect and efficiency
  • Enterprise revenue, gross revenue
  • Enterprise profit
  • Types of profit
  • The scheme of formation of net profit of the enterprise
  • Directions for using net profit
  • Dependence of cost-volume-profit (CVP-analysis)
  • Break-even analysis
  • Profitability indicators - concept, purpose, types
  • Investments
  • Reasons for drafting an investment project
• References