Poslední úprava: PhDr. Wadim Strielkowski, M.Sc., Ph.D. (15.11.2011)
"Advanced Economics of European Integration - Microeconomic Aspects" is a Jean Monnet permanent course developed with the support the European Commissions's Jean Monnet Programme. The course focuses on economic theory, methods and outcomes of integration between a group of countries (economies of national states). The course includes the following aspects: historical experience and future prospects of the European Union, welfare effects of trade and economic cooperation, partial and general trade equilibrium, economics of customs union, Common Market, monetary union, regulation and microeconomic policies in the European Union, and institutional economics of the European Union. The course's methodological background is based on general equilibrium theory, welfare economics, and public choice. The course is taught in English.
Poslední úprava: PhDr. Wadim Strielkowski, M.Sc., Ph.D. (03.10.2011)
"Advanced Economics of European Integration - Microeconomic Aspects" is a Jean Monnet permanent course developed with the support the European Commissions's Jean Monnet Programme. The course focuses on economic theory, methods and outcomes of integration between a group of countries (economies of national states). The course includes the following aspects: historical experience and future prospects of the European Union, welfare effects of trade and economic cooperation, partial and general trade equilibrium, economics of customs union, Common Market, monetary union, regulation and microeconomic policies in the European Union, and institutional economics of the European Union. The course's methodological background is based on general equilibrium theory, welfare economics, and public choice. The course is taught in English.
Literatura -
Poslední úprava: PhDr. Wadim Strielkowski, M.Sc., Ph.D. (20.09.2013)
There is no single textbook fully covering all topics of the course. Students can draw from various textbooks and sources.
MAIN SOURCES:
1) Baldwin, R. and Wyplosz, C.: The Economics of European Integration. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2003.
2) Krugman, P. and Obstfeld, M.: International Economics: Theory and Policy. Pearson - Addison Weasley, 2006.
3) Molle, W.: The Economics of European Integration. Dartmouth Publ. Comp., Aldershot, 1996.
4) Pelkmans, J.: European Integration, Methods and Economic Analysis. Addison Wesley Longman Limited, New York, 1997.
5) Turnovec, F.: Political Economy of European Integration. Karolinum, Prague, 2003.
COMPLIMENTARY SOURCES:
De Grauwe, P.: The Economics of Monetary Integration. Oxford University Press, 1992, 1997. Hansen, J. D. and U.M. Nielsen, An Economic Analysis of the EU, McGraw-Hill, 1997. Jovanovich M.N., The Economics of European Integration. Edward Elgarm Cheltenham, UK, 2005. Jovanovich, M.N., The Economics of International Integration. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, 2006.
Strielkowski, W., O’Donoghue, C., (2006), Ready to go? EU Enlargement and migration potential: lessons for the Czech Republic in the context of Irish migration experience. Prague Economic Papers, 1/2006, 2006.
Strielkowski, W. (2007), A living worth leaving? Economic incentives and labour flows: the case of Czechoslovak labour migration, Prague Economic Papers, 3/2007, 2007.
Strielkowski, W., Turnovec, F. (2008), Labor migration and welfare effects of free mobility of labour in the common market. In Mejstřík, M. et al. (2008), Social-economic models and policies to support active citizens: Czech Republic and Europe. Matfyz Press, Prague, 2008.
Strielkowski, W., Glazar, O. (2010), Turkey and the European Union: possible incidence of the EU accession on migration flows. Prague Economic Papers 3/2010, 2010.
Turnovec, F., Pechová, M., Soukeník, K. (2001), Modeling and Simulation of Decision Making Process in Extending European Union. CERGE-EI, Prague, 2001. Svendsen, G. T.: The Political Economy of the European Union. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2003. Turnovec, F.: Institutional Economics of European Integration, Lecture notes, Central European University, Budapest 2010. Journal of European Integration European Journal of Political Economy AUCO Czech Economic Review Duff, A.: The Treaty of Amsterdam. Sweet and Maxwell, London, 1997. Swann, D.: European Economic Integration. The Common Market, European Union and Beyond. Edward Elgar, 1996. Other texts recommended during the lectures.
ADDITIONAL READING:
Journal of European Integration European Journal of Political Economy Prague Economic Papers Avery, G. and F. Cameron: The Enlargement of the European Union. Sheffield Academic Press, 1998. Dixit A.," "Games of monetary and fiscal interactions in the EMU." European Economic Review, 45(4-6), May 2001, 589-613. Dixit A. and L. Lambertini, "Monetary-fiscal policy interactions and commitment versus discretion in a monetary union.", European Economic Review, 45(4-6), May 2001, 977-987. Cooper R. and Hubert Kempf, "Commitment and the adoption of a common currency", International Economic Review, vol. 44, 2003, 119-142. Courbis, R. and W. Welfe (eds.): Central and Eastern Europe on its Way to European Union, Simulation Studies Based on Macromodels. Peter Land, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, 1999. Feldman, A. M.: Welfare Economics and Social Choice Theory. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston 1989. Gross, D.: Towards Economic and Monetary Union. Problems and Perspectives. CEPS, Brussels, 1996. Hagen, J., Kumar, A. and E. Kawecka-Wyrzykowska: Coming to Terms with Accession. CEPR, EPI, London, 1996. Molle, W.: The Economics of European Integration. Dartmouth Publ. Comp., Aldershot, 1996. Kirchner, Emil J.: Decision Making in the European Community. Manchester University Press, 1993. Swann, D.: European Economic Integration. The Common Market, European Union and Beyond. Edward Elgar, 1996. Agenda 2000, For a Stronger and Wider Union. Bulleting of the European Union, Supplement 5/97, Brussels 1997. Other texts will be recommended during the lectures
RECOMMENDED READING WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBPAGE OF THE COURSE (Reading packages)
Poslední úprava: PhDr. Wadim Strielkowski, M.Sc., Ph.D. (20.09.2013)
There is no single textbook fully covering all topics of the course. Students can draw from various textbooks and sources.
MAIN SOURCES:
1) Baldwin, R. and Wyplosz, C.: The Economics of European Integration. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2003.
2) Krugman, P. and Obstfeld, M.: International Economics: Theory and Policy. Pearson - Addison Weasley, 2006.
3) Molle, W.: The Economics of European Integration. Dartmouth Publ. Comp., Aldershot, 1996.
4) Pelkmans, J.: European Integration, Methods and Economic Analysis. Addison Wesley Longman Limited, New York, 1997.
5) Turnovec, F.: Political Economy of European Integration. Karolinum, Prague, 2003.
COMPLIMENTARY SOURCES:
De Grauwe, P.: The Economics of Monetary Integration. Oxford University Press, 1992, 1997. Hansen, J. D. and U.M. Nielsen, An Economic Analysis of the EU, McGraw-Hill, 1997. Jovanovich M.N., The Economics of European Integration. Edward Elgarm Cheltenham, UK, 2005. Jovanovich, M.N., The Economics of International Integration. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, 2006.
Strielkowski, W., O’Donoghue, C., (2006), Ready to go? EU Enlargement and migration potential: lessons for the Czech Republic in the context of Irish migration experience. Prague Economic Papers, 1/2006, 2006.
Strielkowski, W. (2007), A living worth leaving? Economic incentives and labour flows: the case of Czechoslovak labour migration, Prague Economic Papers, 3/2007, 2007.
Strielkowski, W., Turnovec, F. (2008), Labor migration and welfare effects of free mobility of labour in the common market. In Mejstřík, M. et al. (2008), Social-economic models and policies to support active citizens: Czech Republic and Europe. Matfyz Press, Prague, 2008.
Strielkowski, W., Glazar, O. (2010), Turkey and the European Union: possible incidence of the EU accession on migration flows. Prague Economic Papers 3/2010, 2010.
Turnovec, F., Pechová, M., Soukeník, K. (2001), Modeling and Simulation of Decision Making Process in Extending European Union. CERGE-EI, Prague, 2001. Svendsen, G. T.: The Political Economy of the European Union. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2003. Turnovec, F.: Institutional Economics of European Integration, Lecture notes, Central European University, Budapest 2010. Journal of European Integration European Journal of Political Economy AUCO Czech Economic Review Duff, A.: The Treaty of Amsterdam. Sweet and Maxwell, London, 1997. Swann, D.: European Economic Integration. The Common Market, European Union and Beyond. Edward Elgar, 1996. Other texts recommended during the lectures.
ADDITIONAL READING:
Journal of European Integration European Journal of Political Economy Prague Economic Papers Avery, G. and F. Cameron: The Enlargement of the European Union. Sheffield Academic Press, 1998. Dixit A.," "Games of monetary and fiscal interactions in the EMU." European Economic Review, 45(4-6), May 2001, 589-613. Dixit A. and L. Lambertini, "Monetary-fiscal policy interactions and commitment versus discretion in a monetary union.", European Economic Review, 45(4-6), May 2001, 977-987. Cooper R. and Hubert Kempf, "Commitment and the adoption of a common currency", International Economic Review, vol. 44, 2003, 119-142. Courbis, R. and W. Welfe (eds.): Central and Eastern Europe on its Way to European Union, Simulation Studies Based on Macromodels. Peter Land, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, 1999. Feldman, A. M.: Welfare Economics and Social Choice Theory. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston 1989. Gross, D.: Towards Economic and Monetary Union. Problems and Perspectives. CEPS, Brussels, 1996. Hagen, J., Kumar, A. and E. Kawecka-Wyrzykowska: Coming to Terms with Accession. CEPR, EPI, London, 1996. Molle, W.: The Economics of European Integration. Dartmouth Publ. Comp., Aldershot, 1996. Kirchner, Emil J.: Decision Making in the European Community. Manchester University Press, 1993. Swann, D.: European Economic Integration. The Common Market, European Union and Beyond. Edward Elgar, 1996. Agenda 2000, For a Stronger and Wider Union. Bulleting of the European Union, Supplement 5/97, Brussels 1997. Other texts will be recommended during the lectures
RECOMMENDED READING WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBPAGE OF THE COURSE (Reading packages)
Sylabus -
Poslední úprava: PhDr. Wadim Strielkowski, M.Sc., Ph.D. (20.09.2013)
STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE AND GRADING
1. INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS OF INTEGRATION (2 lectures) 2. ECONOMIC THEORY OF INTEGRATION FORMS, CUSTOMS UNION, COMMON MARKET AND MONETARY UNION (6 lectures) 3. REDISTRIBUTION AND COMMON ECONOMIC POLICIES IN THE EU (2 lectures) 4. INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS OF THE EUROPEAN INTEGRATION (2 lectures)
Lecture 1 (October 3, 2011): Introduction to economics of integration - 1 BASIC CONCEPTS - Concepts of economic integration - Global and regional integration - Forms of economic integration: preferential tariff agreement, free trade area, customs union, single market, common market, economic union, economic and monetary, political union - Effects of economic integration, trade creation and trade diversion
Lecture 2 (October 10, 2011): Introduction to economics of integration - 2
LECTURE BY MR. PETR NOVAK (EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT) MILESTONES OF THE EUROPEAN INTEGRATION - Marshall Plan. The European Coal and Steel Community. Euratom. European Free Trade Area. - Treaty of Rome 1957, Single European Act 1986, Maastricht Treaty 1992, Amsterdam Treaty 1997, Nice Treaty 2000, Constitutional Treaty 2004. Lisbon treaty and the institutional reforms of the EU. - Deepening and widening, perspectives of new enlargements.
Lecture 3 (October 17, 2011): Economic theory of integration forms - 1 WELFARE EFFECTS OF TRADE - Marshallian surplus. Consumers' surplus and producers' surplus. - Measuring welfare effects, a partial equilibrium approach. Welfare effects of free trade and of trade protection. Tariffs and quotas. - Multi-commodity markets. Closed equilibrium and welfare analysis on a multi-commodity market.
Lecture 4 (October 24 2011): Economic theory of integration forms - 2 TRADITIONAL THEORY OF THE CUSTOMS UNION - A PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM APPROACH - Viner's theory of customs union. Trade diversion and trade creation. - Partial equilibrium model: one commodity, customs union of a small country and a big country. Tariff reduction vs. customs union. One commodity, customs union of two small countries. - Welfare effects of customs union.
Lecture 5 (October 31, 2011): Economic theory of integration forms - 3 THE THEORY OF CUSTOMS UNION - A GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM APPROACH - A general equilibrium model. More commodities and more countries. - Two commodities, one big and one small country. - Two commodities and two small countries. - Welfare effects.
Lecture 6 (November 7, 2011): Economic theory of integration forms - 4 THE THEORY OF COMMON MARKET - FREE MOBILITY OF PRODUCTION FACTORS - Common market and single market - Free mobility of non-labor production factors - Partial market and general equilibrium approach - Welfare effects of free mobility
Lecture 7 (November 14 2011): Economic theory of integration forms - 5 THE THEORY OF COMMON MARKET - FREE MOBILITY OF LABOR - Free mobility of labor, neoclassical solution - Propensity to migration - Welfare effects of free mobility of labor - Migration in the EU
Lecture 8 (November 21, 2011): Economic theory of integration forms - 6
LECTURE BY DR. TOMASZ BRODZICKI (UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK) ECONOMICS OF MONETARY UNION - Optimal currency areas. - Monetary coordination, system of European Central Banks. - Fiscal coordination: Growth and Stability Pact. Flexible integration. - Decision making in the EMU.
Lecture 9 (November 28, 2011): Redistribution and common economic policies - 1
GUEST LECTURE BY DR. JAN FIDRMUC (BRUNEL UNIVERSITY) ECONOMICS OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC POLICIES IN THE EU - Budgetary implications of linguistic policies - Choosing optimal set of official languages in a multilingual union such as the EU - Economic and financial implications of linguistic policies - Estimating the cost of multilingualism
Lecture 10 (December 5, 2011), Redistribution and common economic policies - 2 GUEST LECTURE BY PROF. HANS TUEMMERS (UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM)
Lecture 11 (December 12, 2011), Institutional economics of European integration - 1 SYSTEM OF EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS AND LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES - European Union institutions, Commission, Council of Ministers, European Parliament. - Legislative procedures in the EU. Qualified majority, consultation procedure and co-decision procedure. - National and institutional influence in the EU. - Lisbon Treaty. Institutional economics of European integration - 2 MEASURING INFLUENCE IN COMMITTEE SYSTEMS - Models of committee systems. - Measuring influence, voting power indices methodology. - Voting power of EU decision making actors: institutions, member states and European political parties in EU of 27.
Lecture 12 (December 19, 2010), Environmental aspects of European Economic Integration
GUEST LECTURE BY DR. MILAN SCASNY (ENVIRONMENTAL CENTRE, CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE)
1. On the basis of individual presentations during the seminars each student has to prepare a short essay (10-15 pages) on a topic related to methodological and empirical issues of the Economics of European integration. Deadline for submitting essays is January 2, 2012. Submission of the essay is a necessary condition for all students registered in the course (only those students who will submit essays can register for the final exam). Schedule and topics of presentations and essays should be discussed on an individual basis during the first seminars and consultation hours.
2. Each essay should contain: First page: Name of the course, title of the essay, author’s name, e-mail address and a short abstract (summary) that should not exceed 100 words. Structure of essay: Introduction (with a state-of-the-art of related literature and/or sources of data and main ideas). Analysis of the problem. Conclusions. References/literature/sources.
3. Registration form of presentation and essay topic will be made available on the course’s website Forms should be submitted to Dr. Wadim Strielkowski and Ondrej Glazar by e-mail before October 21, 2011 Each registration form should contain: - name and contact details - title of presentation, essay - short annotation, literature and sources of data you are planning to use - suggested date of presentation during seminar
4. Electronic form of essay should be submitted in MSWord or pdf format, single spaced, 12 pt font of the basic text. Presentation during the seminar is the first step to the essay, you have to present basic ideas and data you are going to use On the basis of discussion during presentation content of essay should be adjusted
5. You can select topic of your own interest (e.g. case study of something related to your country, case study related to other countries, theoretical problem etc.) For those who have problem with topic choice there is a list of tentative topics on the course webpage
RULES FOR GRADING
1. There will be a midterm exam in November 22, 2011. The final exam will take place during January, 2012. Both midterm and final exams will have written form (test with problems to be solved and questions to be answered). Conditions for final exam: midterm exam, presentation, essay, active participation at the seminars without not justified absences Condition for final credit: successful final exam (better than 50% grade)
2. Weights for final grading - Midterm exam weight 20% - Presentation weight 5% - Essay weight 25% - Final exam weight 50%
Grades based on weighted grading EU Czech 90,1%-100% A 1 80,1%-90% B 2 70,1%-80% C 2 60,1%-70% D 3 50,1%-60% E 3 <50% F 4
Poslední úprava: PhDr. Wadim Strielkowski, M.Sc., Ph.D. (20.09.2013)
STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE AND GRADING
1. INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS OF INTEGRATION (2 lectures) 2. ECONOMIC THEORY OF INTEGRATION FORMS, CUSTOMS UNION, COMMON MARKET AND MONETARY UNION (6 lectures) 3. REDISTRIBUTION AND COMMON ECONOMIC POLICIES IN THE EU (2 lectures) 4. INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS OF THE EUROPEAN INTEGRATION (2 lectures)
Lecture 1 (October 3, 2011): Introduction to economics of integration - 1 BASIC CONCEPTS - Concepts of economic integration - Global and regional integration - Forms of economic integration: preferential tariff agreement, free trade area, customs union, single market, common market, economic union, economic and monetary, political union - Effects of economic integration, trade creation and trade diversion
Lecture 2 (October 10, 2011): Introduction to economics of integration - 2
LECTURE BY MR. PETR NOVAK (EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT) MILESTONES OF THE EUROPEAN INTEGRATION - Marshall Plan. The European Coal and Steel Community. Euratom. European Free Trade Area. - Treaty of Rome 1957, Single European Act 1986, Maastricht Treaty 1992, Amsterdam Treaty 1997, Nice Treaty 2000, Constitutional Treaty 2004. Lisbon treaty and the institutional reforms of the EU. - Deepening and widening, perspectives of new enlargements.
Lecture 3 (October 17, 2011): Economic theory of integration forms - 1 WELFARE EFFECTS OF TRADE - Marshallian surplus. Consumers' surplus and producers' surplus. - Measuring welfare effects, a partial equilibrium approach. Welfare effects of free trade and of trade protection. Tariffs and quotas. - Multi-commodity markets. Closed equilibrium and welfare analysis on a multi-commodity market.
Lecture 4 (October 24 2011): Economic theory of integration forms - 2 TRADITIONAL THEORY OF THE CUSTOMS UNION - A PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM APPROACH - Viner's theory of customs union. Trade diversion and trade creation. - Partial equilibrium model: one commodity, customs union of a small country and a big country. Tariff reduction vs. customs union. One commodity, customs union of two small countries. - Welfare effects of customs union.
Lecture 5 (October 31, 2011): Economic theory of integration forms - 3 THE THEORY OF CUSTOMS UNION - A GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM APPROACH - A general equilibrium model. More commodities and more countries. - Two commodities, one big and one small country. - Two commodities and two small countries. - Welfare effects.
Lecture 6 (November 7, 2011): Economic theory of integration forms - 4 THE THEORY OF COMMON MARKET - FREE MOBILITY OF PRODUCTION FACTORS - Common market and single market - Free mobility of non-labor production factors - Partial market and general equilibrium approach - Welfare effects of free mobility
Lecture 7 (November 14 2011): Economic theory of integration forms - 5 THE THEORY OF COMMON MARKET - FREE MOBILITY OF LABOR - Free mobility of labor, neoclassical solution - Propensity to migration - Welfare effects of free mobility of labor - Migration in the EU
Lecture 8 (November 21, 2011): Economic theory of integration forms - 6
LECTURE BY DR. TOMASZ BRODZICKI (UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK) ECONOMICS OF MONETARY UNION - Optimal currency areas. - Monetary coordination, system of European Central Banks. - Fiscal coordination: Growth and Stability Pact. Flexible integration. - Decision making in the EMU.
Lecture 9 (November 28, 2011): Redistribution and common economic policies - 1
GUEST LECTURE BY DR. JAN FIDRMUC (BRUNEL UNIVERSITY) ECONOMICS OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC POLICIES IN THE EU - Budgetary implications of linguistic policies - Choosing optimal set of official languages in a multilingual union such as the EU - Economic and financial implications of linguistic policies - Estimating the cost of multilingualism
Lecture 10 (December 5, 2011), Redistribution and common economic policies - 2 GUEST LECTURE BY PROF. HANS TUEMMERS (UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM)
COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Lecture 11 (December 12, 2011), Institutional economics of European integration - 1 SYSTEM OF EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS AND LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES - European Union institutions, Commission, Council of Ministers, European Parliament. - Legislative procedures in the EU. Qualified majority, consultation procedure and co-decision procedure. - National and institutional influence in the EU. - Lisbon Treaty. Institutional economics of European integration - 2 MEASURING INFLUENCE IN COMMITTEE SYSTEMS - Models of committee systems. - Measuring influence, voting power indices methodology. - Voting power of EU decision making actors: institutions, member states and European political parties in EU of 27.
Lecture 12 (December 19, 2010), Environmental aspects of European Economic Integration
GUEST LECTURE BY DR. MILAN SCASNY (ENVIRONMENTAL CENTRE, CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE)
1. On the basis of individual presentations during the seminars each student has to prepare a short essay (10-15 pages) on a topic related to methodological and empirical issues of the Economics of European integration. Deadline for submitting essays is January 2, 2012. Submission of the essay is a necessary condition for all students registered in the course (only those students who will submit essays can register for the final exam). Schedule and topics of presentations and essays should be discussed on an individual basis during the first seminars and consultation hours.
2. Each essay should contain: First page: Name of the course, title of the essay, author’s name, e-mail address and a short abstract (summary) that should not exceed 100 words. Structure of essay: Introduction (with a state-of-the-art of related literature and/or sources of data and main ideas). Analysis of the problem. Conclusions. References/literature/sources.
3. Registration form of presentation and essay topic will be made available on the course’s website Forms should be submitted to Dr. Wadim Strielkowski and Ondrej Glazar by e-mail before October 21, 2011 Each registration form should contain: - name and contact details - title of presentation, essay - short annotation, literature and sources of data you are planning to use - suggested date of presentation during seminar
4. Electronic form of essay should be submitted in MSWord or pdf format, single spaced, 12 pt font of the basic text. Presentation during the seminar is the first step to the essay, you have to present basic ideas and data you are going to use On the basis of discussion during presentation content of essay should be adjusted
5. You can select topic of your own interest (e.g. case study of something related to your country, case study related to other countries, theoretical problem etc.) For those who have problem with topic choice there is a list of tentative topics on the course webpage
RULES FOR GRADING
1. There will be a midterm exam in November 22, 2011. The final exam will take place during January, 2012. Both midterm and final exams will have written form (test with problems to be solved and questions to be answered). Conditions for final exam: midterm exam, presentation, essay, active participation at the seminars without not justified absences Condition for final credit: successful final exam (better than 50% grade)
2. Weights for final grading - Midterm exam weight 20% - Presentation weight 5% - Essay weight 25% - Final exam weight 50%
Grades based on weighted grading EU Czech 90,1%-100% A 1 80,1%-90% B 2 70,1%-80% C 2 60,1%-70% D 3 50,1%-60% E 3 <50% F 4
