Economic and Currency Policy of the European Union

Part of this Programme

European Studies and International Relations

Level of Qualification|Semesters|ECTS

Bachelor | Semestral | 6

Year | Type of course unit | Language

2 |Mandatory |Português

Total of Working Hours | Duration of Contact (hours)

150 | 45

Code

ULHT450-14669

Recommended complementary curricular units

n/a

Prerequisites and co-requisites

n/a

Precedences

Não

Professional Internship

Não

Syllabus

1. European economic integration 1.1 Background 1.2 Treaty of Rome and the project defined by it 1.3 The European Union from Maastricht to Lisbon 1.4 The broad lines of European economic policy 2. Monetary integration of Europe 2.1 First phase: 1945 ¿1958 2.2 Second stage: 1959 1971 (integration in SMI) 2.3 Third phase: 1971 ¿1979 (autonomization) 2.4 Fourth stage: 1979 ¿1998 (SME) 2.5 Fifth stage: 1999 - (euro zone) 2.5.1 Delors report 2.5.2 Maastricht 2.5.3 Critique of the process 2.6 Broad lines of European monetary policy 3. The crisis started in 2008 3.1 Background 3.2 The outbreak of the crisis and its manifestations 3.3 Southern countries 3.3.1 Origins of the crisis in Portugal 3.3.2 The rescue and its requirements 3.3. 3 Heterodox alternatives 3.4 European policies to combat the crisis 3.5 Alternatives and perspectives

Objectives

This course unit aims to assist the student in the development of critical thinking and scientific methodology related to this discipline. Specifically it seeks to convey the data and knowledge necessary to understand the economic and monetary policies of the European Union, as well as the fundamental changes and form they have been suffering since 1957. Finally it seeks to make the present crisis more understandable, and critically analyze , the policies adopted to address it.

Teaching methodologies and assessment

The teaching methodology will be based on continuous interaction with the student in order to also allow a continuous evaluation of the knowledge and skills to be acquired by him. There will be an alternation between exposure, dialogue, and teacher-assisted analysis of concrete questions based on real historical situations. The evaluation of the course is therefore based on a continuous methodology and will be divided as follows: 10% referring to the student's attendance and interest. 30% regarding the active participation in the discussion of the proposed topics. 60% related to written tests (two) held during the semester.

References

Authers, J. (2013). The European Financial Crisis,Upper Saddle River, NJ, FT Press
De Grauwe, P. (2000) Economics of Monetary Union, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Foundation Schuman (2013) Schuman Report on Europe. Paris: Springer.
James, H.; Carvana, J.; Draghi, M., (2012). Making the European Monetary Union. Cambridge: Harvard University Press
Mendonça, A., (2006) A Integração Monetária na Europa, Lisboa: ISEG.
Mendonça, A. (1994), O Sistema Monetário Europeu: passado, presente e futuro, CEDIN, Documento de Trabalho nº 5/94, Lisboa: ISEG/UTL.
Moss, B. (2005). Monetary Union in Crisis, New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Porto, M. (2009). Teoria da Integração e Políticas Comunitárias (4ª edição). Coimbra: Almedina
Rolo, J. M. (1992). A estratégia da união económica e monetária, Análise Social, vol. XXVII (673-690).
Serra, P. (2012). União Monetária: um projecto político sem sustentação económica, Debater a Europa nº 6.
Tratados da CEE / União Europeia