19th February | Economic Aspects of Globalisation
The aim of the lecture is to introduce the various dimension of international economics: trade under imperfect competition; factor movements and trade (migration and free movement of capital), trade and the environnement.
The lecture is split into five chapters:
Introduction: Definition of Globalization
Chapter 1: External economies of scale and the international location of production
Chapter 2: New theories of international trade, with heterogenous firms
Chapter 3: Globalization and labor market
Chapter 4: Foreign Direct Investment
Chapter 5: Globalization and the environment
11th March | European Economics
This is an introductory course to the economics of the European integration. The course has two objectives:
(i) to improve your knowledge about European economics, in general
(ii) to increase your ability to analyze economic policy questions related to European integration, European Union (EU) enlargement, or the impact of Brexit and Covid-19 on the EU.
Indicative Syllabus
Lecture 1. European history, facts and institutions
Topics: European history, Steps of Integration, European enlargements, European Institutions
Lecture 2. Trade, firms location and labor migration in the enlarged EU
Topics: Trade dynamics and economic activities location pattern, New economic geography theory, Labor migration: stylized facts, followed by a simple model of labor migration
Lecture 3. European monetary integration
Topics: Optimum currency area theory (economic and political criteria); Application to the Eurozone
Lecture 4. EU macroeconomic policies
Topics: Monetary policy, Maastricht criteria, Fiscal policy
Lecture 5. From one crisis to another: the European responses
Topics: Global Financial Crisis, Eurozone Crisis, Brexit, Covid-19
If you would like to apply, please contact athena@univ-orleans.fr
