Economic Policy in the European Union

Year Taken, Teacher, and Tags
Year: ?

Teacher: Dr de Kort&Dr van Vliet

Tags: Ec, PS [BSc]

Factual Infomation/Description
Course focussing on the (political) economy of the EU. How does EU policy influence the economy in the EU, why are certain measures taken at the EU level, and not at the nation level? Why do we need a currency union, and can such a union work?

Courseload, Assignments & Difficulty
Decent course load. Reading amount is not very high. Only the final essay is a lot of work, since you need to peer review other people's essays, and read the articles they used for their essay. It is difficult to get a high grade in this course.

A Review from a student who really liked the course
The course focusses much more on the research, rather than the conclusions of research. It is truly a 300 level course, which tries to prepare you for a MSc or PhD, rather than trying to teach you the basics of economics.