Dr
EC2006
Economics of the European Union
Autumn
2008-9
Lecture: Monday 9-11 in LC064
Seminars: Monday 12-13 in LC115
Office Hours:
Monday 13.30-14.30
Tuesday 11.30-12.30 or by appointment
Essay Assignment (deadline 24th
November 2008)
Timetable
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1 |
BW 1+2 |
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Seminar 1: Baldwin-Wyplosz
Chapter 2 (BW 2): Self-assessment questions 6 and 7; Essay questions 5 and 6 |
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2 |
BW 3 |
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Seminar 2: BW 3 self-assessment questions 1, 3 and 4. |
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3 |
BW 4+5+12 |
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Seminar 3: BW 4 self-assessment questions 1, 3 and 5; BW
5 self-assessment questions 1 and 4, essay question 1. |
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4 |
BW 7 |
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Seminar 4: BW 7 self-assessment questions 1, 2 and 3; BW
8 self-assessment questions 5 and 8, essay question 2. |
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4/5 |
(a) Integration
of labor markets, (b) East-West migration and (c) UK experience |
BW 8+ZZ |
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Seminar 5: (a) Freedom to live and work in any EU country
is one of the key elements of the Single Market Program. Discuss the main
benefits and costs associated with free labor
mobility in the EU. Feel free to go beyond economic considerations (e.g.
social, political or cultural implications of labor
mobility). (b)
Discuss arguments in favour and/or against imposing transitional arrangements
on labor migration from those countries that joined
the EU in 2004 and 2007. |
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6 |
BW 6+11 |
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Seminar 6: BW 6 self-assessment questions 2, 3 and 4; BW
11 self-assessment question 1. |
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7 |
FD+JV |
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Seminar 7: (a) Discuss how individual socio-economic characteristics
may affect one’s ability to benefit from integration. (b)
Which factors influence whether people benefit from learning foreign
languages? Discuss. |
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7/8 |
(a) Economics
of Languages and (b) Multilingualism
and linguistic reform in the EU |
FG+FGW+ handout |
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Seminar 8: (a) Discuss factors that may affect the choice
of linguistic regime in a multilingual country or organization. |
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9 |
(a) Common
agricultural policy; and (b) Economic geography and regional
policy |
BW 9+10 |
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Seminar 9: BW 9 self-assessment questions 1, 3 and 4; BW
10 self-assessment question 3. |
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10/11 |
(a) Monetary
Integration in Europe, (b) Optimum
currency area theory and (c) EMU |
BW 13-18 |
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Seminars 10-11: BW 16 self-assessment questions 7, 8 and
9; essay question 1. (A) Some of the new member countries of the EU are very
keen to join the EMU quickly while others still have not even named the
target date for their eurozone entry. Discuss the
pros and cons of eurozone membership from the point
of view of the new member countries. Can you think of reasons why some
countries appear keener than others? How about the existing EMU members, will
they be affected by eurozone expansion? (B) Recently, some Italian politicians have proposed that
(C) Some analysts have recently proposed that the EU
should implement an EU-wide system of unemployment insurance. Discuss how
this would affect the prospects for continuing and widening monetary
integration in (D) Recently, there have been intensifying calls for |
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12 |
Revision lecture |
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BW |
Richard Baldwin and Charles Wyplosz, The Economics of European Integration, 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill, 2006, purchase strongly recommended. |
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FG |
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FGW |
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FD |
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JV |
Lars Jonung
and Jonas Vlachos, “The euro - what is in it for me? An economic analysis of
the Swedish euro referendum of 2003,” SIEPS (Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies) 2007:2, |
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ZZ |
Anzelika Zaiceva and Klaus F. Zimmermann, “Migration Potential and Its Labour Market Impact after EU Enlargement: A Review,” mimeo. |
Last updated: 2 December 2008.