8203 - ECONOMICS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
GM-LS - MM-LS - OSI-LS - AFC-LS - CLAPI-LS - CLEFIN-LS - CLELI-LS - CLEACC-LS - DES-LS - CLEMIT-LS - CLG-LS
Course taught in English
Go to class group/s: 31
The course aims at presenting the most recent developments in economics which are useful for understanding the process of European integration, which has now grown to 25 Member States. |
The course is divided in four parts: 1) growth and economic integration; 2) economic geography and cohesion; 3) political economy of EU Institutions; 4) future developments of the EU.
Among the topics covered, the course in particular touches upon the following:
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theory of economic integration with heterogeneous firms;
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analysis of aggregate productivity;
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productivity decomposition and non-parametric estimates of firms' TFP;
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new economy geography;
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theory and measurement of power indexes;
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structural reforms in the EU.
Attending students
Three take-home group assignments on the first three parts of the course, granting 70 per cent of total marks. A final written exam makes up for the remaining points.
Non-attending students
Individual essay, on a topic to be agreed in advance, on one of the first three parts of the course, granting 50 per cent of total marks. A final written exam makes up for the remaining points.
Background reading:
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C. ALTOMONTE, M. NAVA, Economics and Policies of an Enlarged Europe, Edward Elgar, 2005.
Selected chapters from the following books:
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A. SAPIR, et al., An Agenda for a Growing Europe: Making the EU Economic System to Deliver, Oxford University Press, 2003.
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D. MUELLER (ed by), Perspectives on Public Choice, Cambridge University Press, 1997.
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S.J. BRAMS, et al. (ed. by), Political and related models, Springer, 1983.
Other papers:
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D. ACEMOGLU, P. AGHION, F. ZILIBOTTI, Distance to Frontier, Selection and Economic Growth, Journal of the European Economic Association, 2006.
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E. HELPMAN, Trade, FDI and the Organization of Firms, NBER Working Paper No. 12091, 2006.
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D. PUGA, European Regional Policies in Light of Recent Location Theories, Journal of Economic Geography, 2: 373-406, 2002.
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J. VAN BIESEBROECK, Revisiting some productivity debates, NBER Working Paper No. 10065, 2003.
Additional notes/readings will be provided when dealing with specific topics covered in the programme.
For further and continuously updated information consult the IEP web site or contact S.I.D. - Servizio Informazioni Didattica - Institute of Economics - via Gobbi, 5 - Room 313.