Overview
What is today’s role of the European Union? After decades towards greater integration, economic relationships have recently become more fragile. Examples of the rise of disintegration include tendencies of secession and the exit of countries from international institutional arrangements. In view of strong interdependencies between economic actors (global supply chains), these disruptions seem to be particularly costly and may require appropriate policy responses.
What you will learn
After reviewing the institutional, political and historical background of European integration, the main focus is on the economic analysis of the policies and prospects for the European Union and its economic impacts on individuals, firms and regions.
Some recent developments in the international policy agenda like sovereign debt crises, Brexit and the euro crisis will also be covered.
The United States of Europe -The Economics of European Integration course at Freie Universität Berlin provides an introduction to economic tools and concepts useful for the analysis of European integration. More generally, students learn to apply economic theory to real-world problems.
Programme Structure
Topics include:
- Tariff Analysis
- MFN tariff analysis
- Trade Integration
- Types of protection
- Analysis of preferential liberalization
- WTO rules
- Market Size and Scale Effects
- Industrial restructuring: logic and facts
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 12 days
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Credits
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Disciplines
Economics European Studies Political Science View 11 other Short Courses in European Studies in GermanyAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Students should be able to speak and read English at the upper intermediate level (B2) or higher. No prior knowledge is required but the willingness to think beyond the usual framings on migration.
Required language skills
- The language of instruction is English. Language proficiency on an advanced Intermediate level (Mittelstufe II) is a prerequisite for participation. For orientation purposes, you can assess your language skills via the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Tuition Fee
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International
1850 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1850 EUR for the full programme during 12 days. -
EU/EEA
1850 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1850 EUR for the full programme during 12 days.
Living costs for Berlin
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.