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Page 1: ECONOMIC POLICIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) · 2008-03-26 · ECONOMIC POLICIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) Spring 2008 ... - Competition policy - Regional Policy ... Motta, M. (2004),

ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS & BUSINESS DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN ECONOMICS & BUSINESS

ERASMUS PROGRAME

ECONOMIC POLICIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU)

Spring 2008 Professor

Chrysovalantou (Valanta) Milliou Contact Information

E-mail: [email protected], Tel: 210 8203147, Office: ground floor of Antoniadou Building Office Hours

Wednesday, 17:30 - 19:30 Course Description

We will use basic economic tools in order to analyze a number of EU policies. The aim is to familiarize the students with the EU policies and to understand the goals as well as the design and the main procedures involved in these policies. Policies that will be analyzed:

- Competition policy - Regional Policy - Research and Innovation Policy - Agricultural Policy - Monetary policy - Social Policy - Trade Policy - Industrial Policy - Environmental Policy Recommended Reading

* Artis, M. and Nixson, F. (2007), The Economics of the European Union, 4th Edition, Oxford University Press

* Baldwin, R. and Wyplosz, C. (2006), The Economics of European Integration, 2nd Edition, McGraw Hill

De Grauwe, P. (2007), Economics of Monetary Union, Oxford University Press

El-Agraa, A. (2007), The European Union: Economics & Policies, 8th Edition, Cambridge University Press

Motta, M. (2004), Competition Policy: Theory and Practice, Cambridge University Press

http://europa.eu/index_el.htm

Articles and notes that will be available on the course’s website: http://www.aueb.gr/users/milliou/ Grading Method

Final exam and class assignment (paper + presentation of paper in class)