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ECN 4006 ECONOMICS OF INTEGRATION

ECN 4006 ECONOMICS OF INTEGRATION. 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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ECN 4006 ECONOMICS OF INTEGRATION

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  1. ECN 4006 ECONOMICS OF INTEGRATION 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 : 50 % • Term Paper and Presentation : 50 % • Total : 100 %

  4. TENTATIVE COURSE PLAN

  5. RESEARCH TOPICS Only suggestions not limited to these subjects! • Understanding Globalization • Why globalization accelarated after 1990’s? (3 students) • Do globalization and economic integrations contradict? (3 students) • Why some economic integrations fail? (3 students) • Effects of globalization on income inequality (3 students) • North American Free Trade Area • Effects on trade and employment (3 students) • Why FTA but not CU? (3 students)

  6. RESEARCH TOPICS Only suggestions not limited to these subjects! • European Union • Understanding EU (2 students) • Trade effects (2 students) • Capital and labor movements (2 students) • Monetary union (2 students) • Maastrich criteria (2 students) • Common Agriculture Policy; Regional policies etc. (3 students) • Turkey’s Economic Integration Efforts • Understanding Turkey’s relations with EU (2 students) • Effects of CU with EU on Turkey’s trade (2 students) • Harmonization of economic policies or regulations (3 students) • Turkey’s other integration efforts like Black Sea Economic Cooperation etc. (2 students)

  7. RESEARCH Groups • Each week 2 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 May 23, 2011. • Papers will be submitted in both printed form and in a CD. (All papers will be uploaded to TURNITIN.)

  8. TEXTBOOK • Robson, Peter (2000) The Economics of International Integration, Fourth Edition, Routledge: London. • Additional readings

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