Instructor: Thierry Warin
Course detail : course code
Date: Winter 2022

Description

Many attempts to create Europe have existed through times, but the one that started in 1957 is very unique in its style: it follows a democratic process. The increase in countries’ exchanges, the need for peace, the need to increase productivity push policymakers to think about a new definition of nations. This course seeks to explain the rationale of the European economic integration. We will do that from an economic perspective, but we will also spend time on the institutional (political) consequences, following a political economy tradition. Europe is certainly an economic integration, but policies are the means used to achieve those economic goals. Welcome, and enjoy!

Objectives

Pedagogic Approche

Topics

See the “syllabus” menu for further details.

session 1. Introduction and The origins of the European idea [Click here]

session 2. From the origins of the European idea to “institutional Europe”: 1945-1957 [Click here]

session 3. From the origins of the European idea to “institutional Europe”: 1957-1973 [Click here]

session 4. Crises and steps forward: 1973-1991 [Click here]

session 5. 1992-2007, the birth of apolitical Europe, and the birth of an economic Europe [Click here]

session 6. A review of theoretical approaches to integration [Click here]

session 7. A cost-benefit analysis of the European economic integration [Click here]

session 8. The monetary and fiscal policy challenge and The European Central Bank [Click here]

session 9. The structural challenges: labor, immigration and welfare [Click here]

session 10. The institutions of Europe and the enlargement process [Click here]

session 11. The EU enlargement, regional policy, and development aid [Click here]

session 12. Conclusion: the EU and the rest of the world [Click here]

session 13. Make-up class or presentation [Click here]

Calendar

Session 1	Session 2	Session 3	Session 4	Session 5	Session 6
Thursday, September 9	Thursday, September 23	Thursday, October 7	Thursday, October 28	Thursday, November 11	Thursday, November 25
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Session 7	Session 8	Session 9	Session 10	Session 11	Session 12
Thursday, September 9	Thursday, September 23	Thursday, October 7	Thursday, October 28	Thursday, November 11	Thursday, November 25
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Pedagogic Material

Community values and Honor Code

In this course, you will have access to some of the tools we use on our data science platform in our lab http://lab.warin.com. The use of these tools requires adherence to our Honour Code. This comes on top of the school’s regulations [here]

Community Values

It is essential to foster a supportive (e-)learning environment.

In our lab, we believe it is essential that all participants embody and uphold our community values in order to foster a supportive online learning environment where individuals can have open discussion, reflect on their thinking and learn from each other.

Our laboratory’s Honour Code

A code of honour, ethics and respect.

Our Honour Code complements the Community Values Statement and reflects the commitment of participants as members of the learning community to participate in, foster and sustain the learning model of our laboratory.