Università di Siena
Facoltà di Scienze Politiche
Master in European Studies


Anno accademico 2005-06

Corso: Politica Economica Europea
Prof. Secondo Tarditi

 

European Economic policy 

 

(1) – Introduction (methodological approach, plan of work) - Decision making in the EU (institutions, decision making, general expenditure)

(2) Reminders of welfare economics, cost/benefit analysis) 

(3) – Objectives and horizontal policies (allocation: internal market policies), stabilisation (macroeconomic and monetary policies), redistribution (regional and cohesion policy), sustainability (environmental policy)

(4) –Agri-food policy (developments, perspectives, evaluation).

(5) – Structural policies  – Internal policies – External policies (trade policy, foreign policy, security) .

(6) – Perspectives and Strategy (horizontal and vertical consistency) .

 

Teaching approach: Lectures and discussion groups, computer practice (Microsoft Word and Excel), internet search.

 

 

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