The course aims at discussing and analysing the process of economic European integration. Main topics: developments in markets integration at the micro level, trade in Europe and abroad; the common agricultural policy; the macroeconomics of European integration: monetary and fiscal policies after the recent economic crisis; the EU budget and reforming proposals.
The textbook for this course is Baldwin-Wyplosz (2012), The Economics of European Integration, Fourth Edition, Mc-Graw Hill.
This textbook is the main reference for the course which will be integrated by other materials (papers, reports, articles, institutional documents). This material will be used during the course and made available on the e-learning page of the course.
Learning Objectives
Discuss and examine the economic aspects of European integration process and future developments.
Prerequisites
Macroeconomics.
Teaching Methods
Lectures and seminars.
Type of Assessment
Essay exam.
Course program
Baldwin-Wyplosz (2012), chapters 1-3, 9-10, 12-19.
EC (2013), Building a Strengthened Fiscal Framework in the European Union: A Guide to the Stability and Growth Pact, European Economy, Occasional Paper 150.
Moreover,slides and reading materials on financial integration in Europe (lectures of Doctor Borgioli) and slides and materials on the reform of EU economic governance since 2010 must be added (available on Moodle).