CODE 63744 ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 3 ECONOMIA E COMMERCIO 8699 (L-33) - SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/02 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION SEMESTER 1° Semester PREREQUISITES Propedeuticità in ingresso Per sostenere l'esame di questo insegnamento è necessario aver sostenuto i seguenti esami: Economics 8699 (coorte 2015/2016) MICROECONOMICS 41126 2015 MACROECONOMICS 55648 2015 TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES 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 TEACHING METHODS Frontal lessons and seminars SYLLABUS/CONTENT 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. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY .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 TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ELENA SEGHEZZA Ricevimento: http://www.economia.unige.it/index.php/il-dipartimento/personale/docenti-ad-economia/318-elena-seghezza Exam Board ELENA SEGHEZZA (President) AMEDEO ANTONIO AMATO FABRIZIO GAZZO LESSONS LESSONS START II sem. 27 february. 2017 - 1 june 2017 Class schedule EU AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS EXAMS ASSESSMENT METHODS Oral examination for the "Institutional course" and written examination for the "Monographic course". Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 12/01/2018 14:00 GENOVA Orale 02/02/2018 14:00 GENOVA Orale 23/02/2018 14:00 GENOVA Orale 07/06/2018 14:00 GENOVA Orale 05/07/2018 14:00 GENOVA Orale 11/09/2018 14:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION Attendance is recommended but not compulsory
