ECON 4389. Economics of European Integration (Fall 2010)
Instructor: Elisabetta Gentile
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Paper
The final paper is due by beginning of class on Tuesday, November 30. You still need to discuss your topic with me by September 19.
This table will be populated with students' topics and presentation files as we go along:
Remember that you're not 'stuck' with a topic once you choose it. You can still change it later on, but the deadline for submission will not be extended.
Lecture Notes
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Measuring the Effects of Regional Economic Integration |
Tests
Midterm I is scheduled to take place Thursday, October 21, at 1:00pm in room M109.
Midterm Review
The Final Exam is scheduled to take place Thursday, December 2, at 1:00pm in room M109.
Final Review
Further Readings
These readings are not required (you will not be tested on them), but definitely recommended. They are meant to shed some light on current EU priorities.
Economic and Monetary Union
Dow Slumps Amid Global Unease
(The Wall Street Journal, 2010-11-23) - Stocks tumbled amid the skirmish between North Korea and South Korea and continued worries over eurozone debt.
Ireland under pressure to accept eurozone aid
(The European Voice, 2010-11-15) - Irish government rejects need for support, saying it has issued all the debt it needs.
EU, national budgets to be tied
(The European Voice, 2010-10-29) - Group led by three largest member states insists future EU budgets must ‘reflect' national efforts to control spending.
EU leaders try to settle pensions dispute
(The European Voice, 2010-10-29) - Approval of tighter economic governance hinges on how pension reform is reflected in debt calculations.
G20 urged to avoid currency war
(The European Voice, 2010-10-29) - Van Rompuy says next month's G20 meeting will be a ‘turning point' for world economy.
Crisis mechanism would affect investors
(The European Voice, 2010-10-29) - German and Dutch leaders stress that private-sector investors should share costs of future crises.
Merkel secures major victory
(The European Voice, 2010-10-29) - German chancellor concedes ground on financial discipline to secure deal on permanent crisis mechanism.
The debate we will not hear
(The European Voice, 2010-10-28) - The likely script of EU leaders' discussion about reform of the eurozone's economic governance.
Treaty revision talks to top summit agenda
(The European Voice, 2010-10-21) - Germany and France call for new crisis mechanism but idea gets a mixed response from other EU capitals.
The choice: leadership or a real risk of collapse
(The European Voice, 2010-10-07) - The onus for leading the EU toward better economic management rests with Germany.
What happened to Europe's collapse?
(CNNMoney.com, 2010-09-17) - In the wake of the Greek financial crisis, EU members are serious about macroeconomic policies to support the common currency.
Rules of the Brussels club - Populism and the economic crisis are exposing the EU’s struggle to discipline its members
(The Economist, 2010-09-09) - A blogger's exposition of contradictions in EU Policymaking
Deal struck on financial reform
(The European Voice, 2010-09-02) - This article discusses a major step forward in the EU's attempts to prevent a repeat of the financial crisis that began in 2007.
Competition and Industrial Policy
Google under investigation for alleged breach of EU competition rules
(The Telegraph, 2010-11-30) - The Commission has launched an antitrust investigation against Google after three online companies alleged that the internet giant’s search functions were penalizing their businesses.
Airlines fined for running cargo cartel
(The European Voice, 2010-11-09) - Commission hands out €799 million in fines to 11 carriers.
Why Europe lags behind the United States in productivity
(McKinsey Quarterly, 2010-10-18) - Regulation and market barriers continue to hold back the continent’s service sectors.
Tax Harmonization
Commission to present options for EU tax
(The European Voice, 2010-08-09) - This article discusses a proposal for EU citizens to support the EU directly with an ad hoc tax.
Energy
Bilateral energy deals threaten EU security, IEA says
(euobserver.com, 2008-09-05) - An example of how member states' interests undermine the EU standing in foreign policy issues
Climate Change
Italy blamed for EU failure on climate-change aid
(The European Voice, 2010-11-15) - EU to fall €200m short of its pledges to raise €2.4bn to help poor countries cope with climate change.
Report slams EU biofuel policy
(The European Voice, 2010-11-08) - Researchers say land-use change for biofuel could cause massive carbon dioxide emissions.
Fading climate-change promises
(The European Voice, 2010-10-28) - The EU has yet to live up to its climate pledges.
‘Radical action' needed if EU is to hit climate-change targets
(The European Voice, 2010-10-07) - Commission paper will set agenda for ten years.
The Common Agricultural Policy
CAPsoc, or daring to believe in CAP reform
(The European Voice, 2010-07-29) - This article discusses the need for reform of the Common Agricultural Policy.
Employment and Migration
Albania, Bosnia get visa-free travel
(The European Voice, 2010-11-08) - Rules to take effect in mid-December.
EU sends border guards to Greece
(The European Voice, 2010-10-25) - Rapid-response teams to help tackle flow of migrants.
The EU and the Developing World
Multiplying paths to development
(The European Voice, 2010-09-16) - Why the EU is considering new approaches to poverty reduction.
Development's hidden component
(The European Voice, 2010-09-16) - Integrating culture into development policy has moved up the EU's agenda.
Facing up to a world of problems
(The European Voice, 2010-07-15) - This article discusses how EU development policy is coping with current challenges.
