ECTS : 6
Description du contenu de l'enseignement :
Course description and objectives
The first decades of the XXIst century have been decisive for the future of Europe. Several Central and Eastern European countries as well as some Southern European countries, have integrated the European Union. Today, the EU is facing several challenges.
The Economic and Monetary Union, the creation of the Euro zone with the settlement of the single currency within a limited but growing number of member countries have thoroughly modified the relations between the European Union and the rest of the world economy.
The governance of the European Union is questioned with more than 25 members states. With the Brexit, a member state has for the first time decided to leave the European Union. The immigration crisis raised the debate on Schengen and the fundamental freedoms.
The European Union has long been committed to international efforts to tackle climate change and felt the duty to set an example through robust policy-making at home. The EU is actively promoting Europe’s transition to a low-carbon society, and is updating its rules in order to facilitate the necessary private and public investment in the clean energy transition. This should not only be good for the planet, but also good for the economy and good for consumers.
During the seminar, different themes and policies will be explored among them:
Compétence à acquérir :
Learning outcomes
Students will know
• the main steps in the Eu construction
• how the EU is organized
• how to analyze the main EU integration policies
• how to compare the EU situation with other economic areas
Mode de contrôle des connaissances :
Assignments and grading
• 1 Midterm exam – computer based exam- 2 hours 30% AND 1 Final exam – 2 hours 40%
• 2 pages synthesis (writing document - max of 2 pages): 30%
• Participation in class and attendance
The numerical grade distribution will dictate the final grade. The passing grade for a course is 10/20.
Class participation: Active class participation – this is what makes classes lively and instructive. Come on time and prepared. Class participation is based on quality of comments, not quantity.
Exam policy: In the exam, students will not be allowed to bring any document (except if allowed by the lecturer). Unexcused absences from exams or failure to submit cases will result in zero grades in the calculation of numerical averages. Exams are collected at the end of examination periods.
Academic integrity
Be aware of the rules in Université Paris Dauphine about plagiarism and cheating during exams. All work turned in for this course must be your own work, or that of your own group. Working as part of a group implies that you are an active participant and fully contributed to the output produced by that group.
Bibliographie, lectures recommandées :
Bibliography
All the lectures slides, the readings, additional information, bibliography per section… will be posted on MyCourse
• European Union: http://europa.eu/index_en.htm
• European Commission: http://ec.europa.eu/
• European Parliament: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/
• European council: http://www.european-council.europa.eu/the-institution.aspx?lang=en
• Council of the EU: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/homepage.aspx?lang=en
• Fondation Schuman : http://www.robert-schuman.eu/
• Eurostat : http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/eurostat/home/
• Toute l’Europe (in French): www.touteleurope.fr/
Lecturers’ biographies
Sophie Meritet is Associate Professor in Economics, specifically in industrial organization IO. After her Ph D, she worked for two years in Houston TX USA as energy economist. Her teaching experience is varied, both in initial and executive education in different institutions and countries: College of Europe (Bruges, BL), University of Houston (TX, USA), University of Chicago (IL, USA), University of Michigan (MI, USA), CIDE (Mexico, MX) ESG UQAM (QC, Canada)... She also teaches at Sciences Po Paris, ENA and ESSEC, different courses industrial organization, European economics and energy economics. She is co-director of the Master 2 Energy Finance Carbon. Invited to seminars, and author of numerous articles, her research areas are related to the reorganization of energy industries and the behavior of firms.
Aude Sztulman holds a PhD in Economics and is a graduate of ESSEC. She is Associate Professor at the Université Paris Dauphine – PSL and a researcher at the Dauphine Economics Laboratory (LEDa), a joint research unit with the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the French Institute of Research for Development (IRD). She is co-director of the Master 2 International Economic Expertise and Research Associate at CEPII. Her research focuses on trade globalisation and its effects. She has worked on the links between trade openness, income inequality and poverty in advanced economies as well as in emerging and developing countries. She has recently written on free trade zones and the international fragmentation of production.
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