EC329-6-SP-CO:
Economics of the European Union
2023/24
Economics
Colchester Campus
Spring
Undergraduate: Level 6
ReassessmentOnly
Monday 15 January 2024
Friday 22 March 2024
15
04 October 2018
Requisites for this module
EC100 or EC111
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This course is concerned with the process of economic integration within the European Union. The main fields covered are: 1) Historical background, principles and functioning of EU institutions; 2) the internal market: integration of product and factor markets; 3) EU policies (agriculture, regional, competition, etc.); 4) EU monetary integration.
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Upon successful completion of this course, students will have gained insights into the principles of economic integration that underlie the processes of European development today. They will have learned how to apply economic theory to the analysis of policy problems in a range of fields - including trade, unemployment and monetary policy - which face the European Union in 21st century. Applying economic theory in this way will help to build the students' capacity for abstraction by demonstrating how a complex set of empirical facts can be understood in simple but insightful modelling frameworks. Completion of the term paper for this course will also improve students' capacity for critical evaluation, and their project management and written communication skills.
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One 2-hour lectures per week in one term.
Feedback for this module will occur through class meetings where we will go over the answers to problem sets and where you will be able to ask questions about your own method of solution; answers that will be posted on the website for the module that will give you written guidance on the appropriate method to approach the problems, assignments, and tests; and office hours where any additional questions can be addressed. You should be sure that you use these methods to understand how to improve your own performance. For modules including a term paper, the term paper will be returned with individualised feedback that addresses what the marking criteria are and how you could improve your own work.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Exam |
Main exam: In-Person, Open Book, 120 minutes during Summer (Main Period)
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| Exam |
Reassessment Main exam: In-Person, Open Book, 120 minutes during September (Reassessment Period)
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Domenico Tabasso, email: dtabas@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Domenico Tabasso
For further information, send an email message to ueco@essex.ac.uk.
Yes
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Mr Georgios Papadopoulos
Available via Moodle
Of 26 hours, 26 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
Economics
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