This course requires no prerequisites.
This course aims to set out the microeconomic issues of European integration, and to analyse the related policies and institutional mechanisms.
By the end of the class, students should have a clear understanding of European economic policies.
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
The first part of the course will be devoted to a description of the resources of the European Community: - natural resources (raw materials, agriculture and energy) and associated community policies; - human resources (demography and the active population, education and training, and work productivity); - capital stock, its productivity and the level of technology; and national and Community policies in this area. The second part will be given over to the structural characteristics of the Community economy, and will compare it with dominant economies (i.e. the USA and Japan): - production, consumption, savings and investment; - the distribution of incomes and regional disparities; - the balance between the private sector, the public sector and the unofficial economy; - external trade and investment. The third part will deal with regional integration, and particularly with: - the Single Market: freedom of movement (people, goods, services and capital), shared disciplines (competition, and fiscal and social fields) and support policies; - the European Monetary System and its possible evolution into a Monetary Union. The fourth part will examine the Community's capacity for action on the world stage: - the issue of international trade; - monetary problems and macroeconomic problems; - the issue of north-south and east-west relations. Methodology The course will insist as far as possible on participation by students, particularly when they are working on the basis of a programme of reading. Methods In-class activities 1 Lectures 1 Interactive seminar At home activities 1 Readings to prepare the lecture 1 Students presentation
Prerequisites (ideally in terms of competiencies) introductory course in European economics. Evaluation : Support : References : Internationalisation 1 international content (does the course tackle international issues related to the course content ?) Skills 1 presentation skills 1 team work Techniques and tools for teaching and learning 1 Internet work
