UCL - European economy

[EURO1302]

[30h] 4 credits

This course is taught in the 1st semester.

Teacher(s): Nicolas Bednar

Language: French

Level: First

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

This course will enable the student to delimit the European economic reality and to be critical of the main European economic policies.

Main themes

Each chapter begins with a presentation of the economic structures of the Union members', the candidate countries and the main trading partners. It will then review some basic economic theories and underscore the existing link between the economic structures of the members and the policy choices made at the European level.

Content and teaching methods

This course provides the tools to understand what is at stake in the European markets integration and the setting up of common policies.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Period: 1st semester of the 2nd year.
Periodicity: yearly.
Language: French.
Prerequisite: none.
Evaluation: written or oral examination.
Support: to be determined by the professor in charge.