| CODE | EST3193 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | European Union Trade Policy | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | European Studies | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit gives an introduction to the main economic theories of international trade and the economic effects of barriers to trade and other forms of trade protectionism. Issues concerning international trade agreements, including the role of the World Trade Organization (WTO), are covered. Once the analytical foundation has been developed, focus is placed on EU trade and integration. The course reviews the EU trade policy agenda, placing particular focus on issues related to international competitiveness, industrial policy, unemployment, the environment and economic development. Study-unit Aims: The unit aims to introduce economic trade theories and analytical trade policy tools to study EU's trade policy. Students are to acquire the necessary skills to analyze causes and effects of EU trade policy. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - describe trade theory fundaments and implications; - provide arguments for and against trade protectionism; - identify market and welfare effects of various trade policies; - evaluate EU’s trade policy position; - discuss the rationale and implications of preferential trade agreements; - describe economic underpinnings of international trade agreements; - identify the EU trade policy position in relation to main topics on the EU policy agenda. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - apply economic trade theory analysis to EU’s internal and external trade; - analyze the causes and effects of EU trade policy from an economic perspective. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Krugman, Paul R.,Obstfeldt, Maurice and Marc J. Melitz (2012), ‘International Economics: Theory and Policy’, Pearson Education Limited, 9th Edition. Additional reading material Artis, Mike &Nixson, Frederick (2007), 'The Economics of the European Union', Oxford University Press, 4th Edition. El-Agraa, Ali (2007) 'The European Union Economics and Policies', Cambridge University Press, 8th Edition. Pelkmans, Jacques (2006) ' European Integration Methods and Economic Analysis', Pearson Education Limited, 3rd Edition. - European Union history website - European Commission website - Eurostat website - World Trade Organisation website |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Susanna Thede |
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