Transcript doc. dr Jelena Vapa-Tankosić

Az új EU mesterképzés kidolgozása és megvalósítása az újvidéki Gazdaságtudományi és
Mérnöki Menedzsment Tanszéken, Újvidék, 2011. november 28.
Priprema i akreditacija novog EU master studijskog programa na Fakultetu za ekonomiju
i inženjerski menadžment, Novi Sad, 28. novembar 2011.
(HU-SRB/0901/221/170)
Economics of European
Integration
Ass. Prof. Jelena Vapa-Tankosić
Aim of the course
• The aim of this course is to provide students
with a comprehensive analysis of the
economic rationale behind the European
Economic Integration.
• The course will focus on economic theory of
EU integration throughout its’ history, and
some of the most important policies.
Aim of the course
• The current position of EU vis-à-vis the rest of
the world is examined, as well as the impact
of the emergence of EU as one of the major
players in international economic relations .
• The analytical framework draws on economy
concepts as well as those from the disciplines
of economics, political science and
international relations.
Course content
• Part I: What is the EU? History of European Integration. Creating a
Single European Market. Institutions of the European Union. EU
Institutions. Brief introduction to most important EU policies (Fiscal,
Economic and Monetary, Trade, Common agricultural policy, Labour
market integration).
• Part II: Economic and Monetary Integration. EMS and Common
Currency. Monetary and Fiscal Policy in Currency Union (evolution
from EMS to current), Financial Market Integration, Banking
Markets, European Central Bank.
• Part III: Trade integration. Customs Union and External Trade
Policies. The EU as an International Economic Actor (EU & WTO).
• Part IV: Enhancing productivity and growth (Lisbon Stategy, Europe
2020). Current measures: The crisis and the EU, Response of ECB,
Future Prospects of the Euro.
Course outcome
• The students will be able to understand and
apply the knowledge/skills gained to practical
and current issues in European Integration.
• They will have a chance to apply what they
have learned to understanding current
challenges facing the EU & euro.
Reading materials
• Vapa-Tankosić J. (2011) Ekonomija evropskih integracija,
Privredna akademija, Novi Sad.
• Jovanović
M.(2006) Evropska ekonomska integracija,
Ekonomski fakultet, Beograd.
• Baldwin R, Wyplosz C.(2009) The Economics of European
Integration, 3rd ed.,London: McGraw‐Hill.
• Neal L .,Barbezat D.(1998) The Economics of the European
Union and the Economies of Europe, New York: Oxford
University Press.
• Paul de Grauwe (2004) Економија монетарне уније,
Издавачка књижарница Зорана Стојановића, Сремски
Карловци, Нови Сад.
This event has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union.
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Management in Novi Sad and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting
the position of the European Union and/or the Managing Authority.
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