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COURSE OUTLINE

Economics of European Integration

1. General

School

School of Finance and Statistics

Academic Unit

Department of Banking and Financial Management

Level of Studies

Undergraduate

Course code

ΧΡΕΟΛ11

Semester

6th or 8th

Course Title

Economics of European Integration

Idependent Teaching Activities

Weekly Teaching Hours

Credits

Lectures
4
7,5

Course Type

Elective

Prerequite Courses

Language of Instruction and Examinations

Greek

Is the course offered to Erasmus Students?

Yes

Url (Eclass)

https://eclass.unipi.gr/modules/auth/courses.php?fc=64

2. Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course the students have a good commant on specific topics of the workings of a monetary economic area, the impact of a economic integration process on various sectors in the economy, as well as on the efficiency of monetary and fiscal policies.

In addition, the paradigm of the European Monetary Union is thoroughly examined in terms of the outcomes delivered. at the end of the course, the students are fully equipped in having a good commant on the concept of economic integration which is expected to fully capitalize it later in the job market and, especially, to positions in relevance to the economic and monetary union.

General Competences

The course equips the students with a better knowledge level of the economic integration process in order for them to reach more successful decisions on the mechanisms that drive the workings, as well as the efficiency of the economy within a unified monetary and economic environment

3. Syllabus

The theory of optimal currency areas, the efficiency of monetary and fiscal policy within an integrated economic and monetary environment, the monetary policy implemented by the european central bank, fiscal policy under econoic integration restrictions, the concept of the optimal economic policy, trade and growth policies within an integrated econoic and monetary environment, the paradigm of the european monetary union, currency crises, other examples of international monetary union

4. Teaching and Learning Methods - Evaluation

Delivery

In Class

Use of Information and Communications Technology

Internet, e-mail, eClass

Teaching Methods

Activity

Semester Workload

Lectures
52
Independent Study
60
Case Study
5,5
Project
60
Course Total
187,5

Student Performance Evaluation

Final Exam, Class Presentations

5. Attached Bibliography

Suggested Bibliography
  • P. De Grauwe, Τα Οικονομικά της Νομισματικής Ένωσης, Εκδόσεις Παπαζήση, 2003.
  • Σ. Θεοδωρόπουλος, Εξελίξεις και Προοπτικές της Ευρωπαϊκής Οικονομικής Ολοκλήρωσης, Εκδόσεις Σταμούλης, Αθήνα 2006.
  • Greek textbooks in economic integration
  • Greek and foreign language (english) textbooks in the european economic integration
  • Foreign language (english) literature, such as articles, survey and technical papers
Related Academic Journals

Journal of economic integration