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ECO 4412 The ECONOMICS OF INTEGRATION and eu

ECO 4412 The ECONOMICS OF INTEGRATION and eu. Doç.Dr. Pınar NARİN EMİRHAN. COURSE OBJECTIVE. The objective of this course is to introduce the students the types of economic integrations and to analyze the effects of economic integration on integrating countries.

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ECO 4412 The ECONOMICS OF INTEGRATION and eu

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  1. ECO 4412 The ECONOMICS OF INTEGRATION and eu Doç.Dr. Pınar NARİN EMİRHAN

  2. COURSE OBJECTIVE • The objective of this course is to introduce the students the types of economic integrations and to analyze the effects of economic integration on integrating countries. • International Economic Integration is the institutional combination of seperate national economies into larger economic blocks or communities, in order to promote efficiency in resource use on a regional basis.

  3. ASSESSMENT • Midterm Exam : 40 % • Research Paper and Presentation : 60 % • Total : 100 %

  4. TEXTBOOK • Baldwin, R. And Wyplosz, C. (2006) The Economics of European Integration, Second Edition, McGraw Hill. • Robson, Peter (2000) The Economics of International Integration, Fourth Edition, Routledge: London. • Additional readings/articles.

  5. TENTATIVE COURSE PLAN

  6. RESEARCH TOPICS Only suggestions not limited to these subjects! • 1. Understanding Globalization • Why globalization accelarated after 1990’s? • Do globalization and economic integrations contradict? • Why some economic integrations fail? • 2. Tax harmonization in the EU • Value added tax (VAT): source vs. destination principle • Measures and proposals in the area of corporate taxation • The Stability and Growth Pact and the coordination of macroeconomic policy • 3. The EU budget and fiscal transfers • Revenues • Expenditures • Net-payer positions

  7. RESEARCH TOPICS • 4. Agricultural subsidies and policies in the EU • Price support • Set aside • Output subsidies • Income subsidies • Renewable resources and the future of agriculture • 5. Cohesion (regional) Policy • Objectives, instruments and principles of regional policy • Structural funds and their effects • Changes introduced by Agenda 2000 • Effectiveness of EU cohesion policy • 6. Monetary Integration in the EU • Why monetary integration? • The development of monetary integration in the EU • The theory of optimum currency area

  8. RESEARCH TOPICS • 7. Single European Market • Movement of capital • Movement of labor • 8. Competitiveness in the EU • Industry policy • The ‘Lisbon Strategy’ • The EU in the world economy; International competitiveness of the EU • Current economic problems of the EU (ageing societies, financial markets, etc.) • 9. Enlargement of the EU • Enlargement process • Economic consequences of the Eastern enlargement • 10. Understanding Turkey’s Relations with EU • History • Current situation • 11. Customs Union Between Turkey and EU • Costs vs. benefits

  9. RESEARCH Groups • Each week 2/3 groups will present their papers. • Students must send to the lecturer (pinar.emirhan@deu.edu.tr) their powerpoint presentations at least 3 days prior to their presentations, otherwise 5 points will be deducted from their presentation grades. • The deadline for paper submission is January 11, 2013. • Papers will be submitted in both printed form and in a CD. (All papers will be uploaded to TURNITIN.)

  10. RESEARCH Groups • Each group will choose a subject from the list provided and will prepare a 20/30 minute presentation. • During the presentation, the groups can use any technical presentation aid they consider necessary (projector, PowerPoint, internet-based material, song-and-dance, etc.), providing this does not distract the audience from the points made and the facts presented, and do not extend the presentation to beyond 20/30 minutes. • The presentation should be fact-based and well organized. Each presentation must conclude by drawing contending interpretations, highlighting the signification of the issue, presenting their opinion on the issue, etc. • Each presentation will be followed by a 10/15 minute comments and question session involving the other students. Everybody will have to comment, question or add to the presentation.

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