Course 2010-2011 a.y.
20269 - ECONOMICS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
CLMG - M - IM - MM - AFC - CLAPI - CLEFIN-FINANCE - CLELI - ACME - DES-ESS - EMIT
Department of Social and Political Sciences
Course taught in English
Go to class group/s: 31
CLMG (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SECS-P/02) - M (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SECS-P/02) - IM (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SECS-P/02) - MM (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SECS-P/02) - AFC (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SECS-P/02) - CLAPI (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SECS-P/02) - CLEFIN-FINANCE (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SECS-P/02) - CLELI (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SECS-P/02) - ACME (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SECS-P/02) - DES-ESS (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SECS-P/02) - EMIT (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SECS-P/02)
Course Objectives
The course applies the most recent theoretical and empirical developments in international economics to the process of European integration.
By the end of this course, students are able to use advanced economic and statistical tools for the analysis of the most relevant economic policies currently discussed in the EU. To this aim, specific assignments on current EU policy problems and special guests from the EU Institutions complement the course program.
By the end of this course, students are able to use advanced economic and statistical tools for the analysis of the most relevant economic policies currently discussed in the EU. To this aim, specific assignments on current EU policy problems and special guests from the EU Institutions complement the course program.
Course Content Summary
The course is divided into four parts:
- growth and economic integration;
- economic geography and cohesion;
- political economy of EU Institutions;
- future developments of the EU in the post crisis context.
Among the topics covered, the course in particular touches upon the following:
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theory of economic integration with heterogeneous firms;
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micro-foundation and analysis of aggregate productivity;
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new economic geography;
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theory and measurement of power indexes;
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structural reforms in the EU.
Detailed Description of Assessment Methods
Attending students
Three take-home group assignments on the first three parts of the course, worth 65 per cent of total marks. A final written exam makes up for the remaining points.
Non-attending students
Individual essay, on a topic to be agreed in advance, on one of the first three parts of the course, worth 50 per cent of total marks. A final written exam makes up for the remaining points.
Textbooks
Selected chapters from the following books:
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S.J. BRAMS, et al, Political and related models, Springer, 1983.
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D. MUELLER, Perspectives on Public Choice, Cambridge University Press, 1997.
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A. SAPIR, et al, An Agenda for a Growing Europe: Making the EU Economic System to Deliver, Oxford University Press, 2003.
Technical articles:
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D. ACEMOGLU, P. AGHION, F. ZILIBOTTI, Distance to Frontier, Selection and Economic Growth, Journal of the European Economic Association, 4:37-74, 2006.
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P. KRUGMAN, Scale Economies, Product Differentiation and the Pattern of Trade, The American Economic Review, 70:950-959, 1980.
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T. MAYER, G. OTTAVIANO, The Happy Few: the Internationalisation of European Firms, Bruegel Blueprint 3, 2007.
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M. MELITZ, The Impact of Trade on Intra-Industry Reallocation and Aggregate Industry Productivity, Econometrica, 71:1695-1725, 2003.
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D. PUGA,European Regional Policies in Light of Recent Location Theories, Journal of Economic Geography, 2:373-406, 2002.
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M. MELITZ, G. OTTAVIANO, Market Size, Trade and Productivity, Review of Economic Studies 75: 295-316, 2008.
Additional notes/readings are provided when dealing with specific topics covered in the programme.
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