COURSE OUTLINE
Economics of European Integration
1. General
School
Academic Unit
Level of Studies
Course code
Semester
Course Title
Idependent Teaching Activities
Weekly Teaching Hours
Credits
Course Type
Prerequite Courses
Language of Instruction and Examinations
Is the course offered to Erasmus Students?
Url (Eclass)
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
Use of Information and Communications Technology
Internet, e-mail, eClass
Teaching Methods
Activity
Semester Workload
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