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Economic Policy in the EU

Course
2010-2011

Admission requirements

Progression to the written exam is available only for students who have scored a sufficient grade of 5.5 or more on the written assignments and the presentations. The submission process is described in the reader.

Description

In the 1990s, the European Union established a common currency, the Euro, and prepared the ground for enlargement with 10 countries from Central and East Europe and two more from the Mediterranean. In 2000, it formulated its ambition to create a sustainable, innovative economy that was able to compete with the best globally.
At the end of this course the student will have a thorough understanding of the economic policies of the European Union and of the challenges that lay ahead. He/she will be able to evaluate the interaction of national economic policies and those of the European Union, and link legal and political developments in the European Union to economic developments and will be able to present the relevant discussions.

Course objectives

Objectives of the course
The course is part of the Minor Economics. In this course, the student will attain knowledge and an understanding of the issues in the field of Economic Policy in the EU. The student will be trained to independently analyse these issues.

Achievement levels
The following achievement levels apply with regard to the course:

  1. Important (current) issues in the field of European Economic Integration.
  2. The student will have a command of the core elements in this field of expertise.
  3. The student will be able to collect, process and interpret information in the field of Economic Integration.

Timetable

bachelor and master.

Mode of instruction

Lectures
None.

Seminars

  • Number of (2 hour) seminars: 6

  • Names of instructors: Dr. J. de Kort

  • Required preparation by students: reading material, assignments. Students are expected to engage actively in discussions with regard to the assignments.

Other methods of instruction

  • Description: This course contains a ‘practicum’ (see the Teaching and Exam Regulations).

  • Number of (2 hour) instructions: 5

  • Names of instructors: Dr. J. de Kort

  • Required preparation by students: Required preparation by students: reading material, assignments. Students are expected to engage actively in discussions with regard to the assignments.

Assessment method

Examination form(s)

  • Written exam

  • Written assignments during the course

  • Presentations

Submission procedures
During the course, each student has to write five assignments. These assignments (app. 300 words, 1 page) have to be submitted both in paper and electronically (through Blackboard). Deadlines are indicated in the Class Schedule.

Areas to be tested within the exam
The examination syllabus consists of the required reading (literature) for the course, the course information guide and the subjects taught in the lectures, the seminars and all other instructions which are part of the course.

Blackboard

More information on this course is offered in “Blackboard”: http://blackboard.leidenuniv.nl/.

Reading list

Obligatory course materials
Literature:
Susan Senior Nello, “The European Union. Economics. Politics and History”, McGraw Hill, latest edition.

Course information guide:
See reader.

Reader:
European Economic Integration (app. 150 pages), available at “Onderwijsmaterialen”, KOG, room A.045

Recommended course materials
None.

Registration

Registration is through uSis

Contact information

  • Co-ordinator: Dr. J. de Kort

  • Work address: Kamerlingh Onnes Gebouw, Steenschuur 25, 2311 ES Leiden, room A2.63

  • Contact information: Through the secretariat of the Economics unit

  • Telephone number: +31 (0)71 527 7831

  • Email: j.f.dekort@law.leidenuniv.nl

Institution/division

  • Institute: Institute for Tax Law and Economics

  • Department: Economics

  • Room number secretary: B207

  • Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9:00-12.00

  • Telephone number secretary: +31 (0)71 527 7756

  • Email: economie@law.leidenuniv.nl

Remarks

N.B. This course contains a ‘practicum’ (see the Teaching and Exam Regulations).