ECON 34721 - The European Economy

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Economics

Description:

ECON 20120 The European Economy at UCD; This course deals with the economic rationale underlying the process of integration in the European Union. The course is taught in three parts. Part One focuses on the impact of integration on markets for goods and services and uses microeconomic tools to analyze the potential gains from market integration with emphasis on market size, scale and growth effects. Part Two deals with EU policies such as the CAP, competition policies and regional and trade policies. Part Three looks at monetary integration. It uses the theory of Optimum Currency Areas to establish the economic rationale for monetary union and discusses the structure and policy of the European Central Bank, the Stability Pact and the role of the euro on international financial markets.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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