Economic Policy in the EU

The European Union is an ongoing project now for more than 60 years ...

• Lecturer
• Course outline
• Credits
• Prerequisite / submission procedure
• Literature
• Period
• Class Schedule 2011-2012
• Grading
• Exam

Lecturer

• Dr. J.F. de Kort

Course outline

The European Union is an ongoing project now for more than 60 years. It has achieved many things. From 6 founding members, it has broadened to 27 members, while at the same time it deepened its cooperation from a focus on free trade to creating a single currency. It continues to work on the challenges to further integrating the economies of its member states. At the end of this course, the student will have a better understanding of the economic policies of the European Union and of the interaction with national economic policies. He or she will be able to link legal and political developments in the European Union to economic developments and will be able to present the relevant discussions.

Goal: 
The course is part of the Minor Economics. In this course, the student will attain knowledge and an understanding on the issues in the field of Economic Integration. The student will be trained to independently analyse these issues 


Final Goals:

• After successfully completing the course, the student understands important (current) issues in the field of European Economic Integration.
• The student has a command of the core elements in this field of expertise. 
• The student is able to collect, process and interpret information in the field of Economic Integration.
  

• Making and enforcing International Law and the regulation of international economic interaction in a situation of multilevel jurisdiction. 
• Social cohesion, multiculturalism and globalisation.

Credits

• The course is 5 EC.

Prerequisite / submission procedure

• It is recommended to complete an Introduction to (International) Economics prior to taking this course.
• Students are expected to actively engage in discussions with regard to the assignments. Assignments have to be submitted on the indicated dates, both electronically and in hard copy. See reader.  

Literature

• Susan Senior Nello, the European Union. Economics, Policies and History. Third Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2012
• Reader

Period

Thursday: 12th April - Thursday 24th May 2012
Mondays: 5 pm - 7 pm, KOG, room  B031
Thursdays: 5 pm - 7 pm, KOG, room B031.

Class Schedule 2011-2012

Grading

During the course, each student has to write four assignments. These assignments (app. 300 words, 1 page) have to be submitted both in paper and electronically (through Blackboard). Deadlines are indicated in the Class Schedule. The discussion of the assignments will be part of class discussions. Students are required to attend all classes and are expected to actively participate during classes. The assignments will be returned with some comments. Assignments will be awarded a ‘plus’ or a ‘minus’. With 3 (out of 4) plusses you are allowed to drop one of the questions on the exam receiving full credits for that question. A late submission will automatically receive an insufficient. Failure to submit all assignments prior to the exam means that no exam grade will be calculated. 
Registration for the exam: students have to register through the system of the Faculty of Law (uSis) prior to 21th May 2012. After that date registration will be subject to a fine. Students that find themselves unable to enter the administrative system of the Faculty of Law should report to the Onderwijs Informatie Centrum (071-527 8787) / onderwijsinformatiecentrum@law.leidenuniv.nl

Exam

Required preparation: ALL assignments are to be submitted before the exam.
- Written exam: Thursday 5 June 2012
- Retake: Wednesday 3 July 2012.

Blackboard