Course Details
Country:
France
Institution:
Sciences Po - Paris campus
Course Title:
EUROPEAN UNION IN THE WORLD ECONOMY (THE)
Course Number:
DECO 25A03
Course Description:
This course is about economic dimensions of current challenges facing the European Union. The world economy is rapidly changing: the 2007-2008 has had deep and lasting consequences on the functioning of the euro area; Brexit and new forms of unilateralism in the USA are challenging the EU traditional stance; multinational corporations and technical change are questioning the EU and European governments' capacity to regulate and to tax; ecological crises are threatening citizens' health and the future of mankind on earth. Is the process of EU integration resilient? Can it deliver in these various fields? Can economic analysis identify and quantify the costs and benefits of various policy options? The course selects a number of issues that appear salient in current debates about the EU, its relationship with the rest of the world, and its future. It mobilizes the economist's analytical tool box to shed light on policy decision-making and pending
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
ECON 3---
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