Course description
INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN UNION ECONOMICS
The course aims to provide the essentials for understanding the peculiarities that characterize the international economy. Firstly, are presented established theoretical models explaining the behavior of the variables and of the subjects of political economy. Then are proposed the implications, also of theoretical nature, wich can be derived from most recent processes of globalization. The examination focuses on the peculiarities of European Union institutions, paying specific attention to the comparative aspects of the monetary policy of European Central Bank
Content
A. Institutional Course
1.Concepts, importance and problems of international trade.
Absolute and comparative advantages
2.Gains and losses related to trade in the specific factors model
3.Assumptions, peculiarities and heuristic value of the Heckscher-
Ohlin model
4.The international mobility of labor and capital
5.Increasing returns of scale and imperfect competition
6.Duties and import quotas under perfect competition.
The GATT-WTO. The international trade agreements
7.Process of European integration
8.Governance of the European Union
B. Monographic Course
The monetary policy of European Central Bank and its comparison with the monetary policies of other Central Banks
Frontal lessons and seminars
The course aims to provide the essentials for understanding the peculiarities that characterize the international economy. Firstly, are presented established theoretical models explaining the behavior of the variables and of the subjects of political economy. Then are proposed the implications, also of theoretical nature, wich can be derived from most recent processes of globalization. The examination focuses on the institutions of the European Union, and finally on the actions of political and economic importance which are implemented.
.C.FEENSTRA, A.M. TAYLOR, Economia Internazionale - Teoria e politica degli scambi internazionali, Hoepli, Milano, 2009. Except Chapters 7, 9, 10 and 11.2 and 11.3
N.NUGENT, Organizzazione politica europea, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2011.
M.BAGELLA, L’euro e la politica monetaria, Giappichelli, Torino, 2015
The arguments here dealt concerning the European Union are reflected in the corresponding articles of the Treaty of Lisbon, which is available in a consolidated form ( Trattato dell’UE - TUE e Trattato sul funzionamento dell’UE - TFUE ), in the portal of the European Union:
http://europa.eu/documentation/legislation/index_it.htm
Attending students will have as a reference for the oral examination concerning “Institutional Course” a “tesario” (list of questions) that will be distributed at the end of the lessons
Other useful texts
V.DI VITA (a cura di), Compendio di Economia Internazionale, Gruppo Editoriale EsseLibri Simone, Napoli, 2005
F.ATTINA’, G.NATALICCHI, L’Unione europea. Governo, istituzioni, politiche, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2^ed., 2010
Ricevimento: http://www.economia.unige.it/index.php/il-dipartimento/personale/docenti-ad-economia/57-amedeo-amato
Ricevimento: Orario ricevimento: Lunedì: ore 09.00 - 11.00 http://www.economia.unige.it/index.php/il-dipartimento/personale/docenti-ad-economia/86-giovanni-d-alauro
GIOVANNI D'ALAURO (President)
GABRIELE CARDULLO
RICCARDO SOLIANI
II sem.
27 february. 2017 - 1 june 2017
EU AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
Oral examination for the "Institutional course" and written examination for the "Monographic course".
Attendance is recommended but not compulsory
