Durée
30h Th
Nombre de crédits
Enseignant
Langue(s) de l'unité d'enseignement
Langue anglaise
Organisation et évaluation
Enseignement au deuxième quadrimestre
Horaire
Unités d'enseignement prérequises et corequises
Les unités prérequises ou corequises sont présentées au sein de chaque programme
Contenus de l'unité d'enseignement
1. Introduction
The aim of this course is to familiarise students with economic reasoning applied to the process of European economic integration. Using economic models, it introduces students to the economic logic behind European policies.
2. Course content
Introduction
- History
- Law, Institutions and the Budget
- Decision Making
Economic aspects of European economic integration
- The Essential Economics of Preferential Liberalization
- Market Size and Scale Effects
- Growth Effects and Factor Market Integration
EU policies
- The Common Agricultural Policy
- Location Effects, Economic Geography and Regional Policy
Monetary aspects of European integration
- A monetary history of Europe
- The choice of an exchange rate regime
- The European Monetary System
- Optimum Currency Areas
- The European Monetary Union
Other economic aspects of European economic integration
- Fiscal policy and the stability pact
- The financial markets and the Euro
- Economic integration and labour market institutions
Acquis d'apprentissage (objectifs d'apprentissage) de l'unité d'enseignement
This is an introductory course in the economics of the European Union. Upon completion of the course, students should :
- be familiar with facts and figures about the European Union;
- understand the main problems linked to the European economic integration and the main policies adopted by the EU,
- be able to explain them accurately and concisely;
- understand and apply economic reasoning to different issues linked to the formation of the EU
- using this economic reasoning develop their own critical thinking with respect current EU policies
Savoirs et compétences prérequis
Students will have had introductory classes in microeconomics and macroeconomics.
This course requires students to be interested in improving their analytical skills, reasoning skills in the field of economics.
Activités d'apprentissage prévues et méthodes d'enseignement
Mode d'enseignement (présentiel ; enseignement à distance)
1. Approach followed The course consists essentially of lectures. Certains points are illustrated by current news items.. Students are advised to: - prepare lectures by reading the relevant chapters of the textbook - attend classes (Powerpoint slides downloadable from Lola before each lecture are deliberately incomplete) - make sure that they are capable of explaining with precision each element of economic logic developed during classes. 2. Course schedule The class format is a module of 12 weeks with 2 hours per week. 3. Distribution workload 24h lectures ; 12h of reading of the textbook in preparation of the lectures; 6h of reading current news topics related to themes covered during classes; 20h study time; 4h exam.
Lectures recommandées ou obligatoires et notes de cours
Powerpoint slides will be available to download before each lecture.
Textbook: Richard Baldwin and Charles Wyplosz, The economics of European integration, McGraw-Hill.
Modalités d'évaluation et critères
1. Evaluation criteria It will be an closed book open questions exam. Evaluation will be based on the student's - knowledge of facts and figures about the EU - capacity of understanding economic reasoning as well as the capacity of explaining it in a accurate and concise way; - capacity to apply economic concepts and reasoning to European economic issues as well as to comment on current events and debates in the news 2. Evaluation calendar The exam takes place in June (first session) as well as in August (second session).
Stage(s)
Remarques organisationnelles
Lectures are taught in English during the second semester.
Contacts
Enseignant: Joseph Tharakan - e-mail: J.Tharakan@ulg.ac.be
Assistante: Kelly Cioppa (email: kelly.cioppa@uliege.be)
Adaptation des engagements pédagogiques suite à la pandémie de COVID-19 pour la session de mai-juin
Méthodes d'apprentissage mises en œuvre : enseignement à distance
Aucune matière supplémentaire n'a été vue depuis le dépuis du confinement. Le forum de discussion est à votre disposition pour les questions concernant la matière. Les questions de révision sont là pour vous aider à étudier la matière.
Matière de l'évaluation
Le contenu pour l'évaluation est la matière vue pendant les cours avant le début du confinement.
Méthodes d'évaluation
La note pour le cours sera basée sur un nombre de travaux qui devront être rendus avant le début de la session d'examens.
Contact
Enseignant: J. Tharakan (j.tharakan@uliege.be). Assistante: Kelly Cioppa (kelly.cioppa@uliege.be)
Adaptation des engagements pédagogiques suite à la pandémie de COVID-19 pour la session août-sept
Matière de l'évaluation
Le contenu pour l'évaluation est la matière vue pendant les cours avant le début du confinement.
Méthodes d'évaluation (et plateforme utilisée)
La note pour le cours sera basée sur un nombre de travaux qui devront être rendus le jour de l'examen.
Nous utiliserons la plateforme Lol@Examens.
Contact(s)
Enseignant: J. Tharakan (j.tharakan@uliege.be).
Assistante: Kelly Cioppa (kelly.cioppa@uliege.be)
Notes en ligne
Powerpoint slides
Powerpoint slides are available before each lecture on Lola