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JEAN MONNET CHAIR IN ECONOMICS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

ECONOMICS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
PhD Syllabus

Dr. Carlos SAN JUAN
Email: csm@eco.uc3m.es
Office 15.2.29 Office
Hours: 10-11 M&W and by appointment

COURSE GOAL

This course will be a survey of economic models and policy applications related to the European Union (EU) integration. Among the goals is to acquaint you with important issues in the economics of integration as well as many of the practical problems faced by countries as they attempt to integrate. We will consider models related to the Common Agricultural Policy, Single Monetary Policy and Environmental Policy.

COURSE OUTLINE

This course is about using economic principles to analyze the EU issues.
Some of the topics we address are:

• Theory and measurement of the economic integration
• European monetary integration
• The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
• EU regional policy
• EU environmental policy
• External trade policy

I encourage you to ask questions and get involved. I may give readings to be used for in-class discussions/writing assignments. Readings will primarily include research/working papers, articles and recent documents from the European Commission and other news sources.

Schedule for spring 2004/5  

Instructions begins  April, 12  2005

Instruction ends Jun, 18   2005

Lesson

1.  Theory of Economic Integration
2. European Monetary Integration
3. The Economics of Single Currency
4. Common Agricultural Policy (CAP )
5. Common Markets Organization (CMO)
6. EU Regional Policy
7. Environmental Policy
8. External Trade Policy
9. The EU Enlargement

• Berndt, E. R. and Fuss, M.E. (1986). Productivity Measurement with Adjustment for Capacity Utilisation and Other Forms of Temporary Equilibrium. Journal of Econometrics 33 : 7-29.
• Bureau, J.C., Färe, R. and Grosskopf, S. (1995). A Comparison of Three Nonparametric Measures of Productivity Growth in European and United States Agriculture.  Journal of Agricultural Economics 46 : 309-326.
• Caves, D.W., Christensen, L.R. and Diewert, W.E. (1982b). Multilateral Comparisons of Output, Input and Productivity Using Superlative Index Numbers. Economic Journal 92(365) : 73-86.
• Christensen, L. R. And Jorgenson, D.W. (1970). U.S. Real Product and Real Factor Input, 1929-1967. Review of Income and Wealth 16 : 19-50.
• Commission of the European Communities (1999): El planteamiento de la UE sobre la Ronda Milenio de la OMC. Mimeo.
• Commission of the European Communities (1992): Farm Incomes in the European Community 1990/91, including selected results for 1986/87 to 1989/90. Directorate General of Agriculture. Brussels.
• Denison, E.F.  (1967): Why Growth Rates Differ. Washington, D.C.. The Brookings Institution.
• Denison, E.F. (1979): Accounting for Slower Economic Growth. Washington, D.C.. The Brookings Institution.
• Diewert, W.E. (1978). Superlative Index Numbers and Consistency in Aggregation. Econometrica 46(4): 883-900.
• El-Agraa, Ali M. (1999):The economics of the European Community. Harvester Wheatsheaf. 4th edition.
• European Monetary Institute (1997): The Single Monetary Policy in Stage Three. European Monetary Institute. Frankfurt and Main.
• Hitiris, Theo (1998): European Union Economics. Prentice Hall Europe. London.
• King, David (2000): Report on the WTO Ministerial Conference In Seattle. Mimeo
• San Juan, C. (for coming) The profitability of agriculture in the European Union.
• San Juan, C and Decimavilla, E. (1999): Total Factor Productivity in European Agriculture: an AFDN approach. Wageningen University and Research Centre. pp. 52 a 84 with
• San Juan, C. AND MONTALVO, A. (eds.) (1997): Environmental Economics in the E.U. MUNDI-PRENSA & UNIV. CARLOS III OF MADRID. Madrid.
• Note: Periodically I will make available supplementary material.

Comentarios y sugerencias: Carlos San Juan - csm@eco.uc3m.es