The course presents the impact of the European integration on the economic development of the EU member countries. The creation of the common market was the main goal of the European integration. The founders of the European Communities were convinced that a closer economic cooperation would not only create welfare for the European citizens but would also stop member countries from entering into a military conflict between each other. On the whole these goals were achieved, and joining the EU has become the major goal of the majority of the countries on the continent. The transfer of the European funds and increased investment in the new member states led in most cases to their rapid economic development. But economic integration, which led to the creation on the European Monetary Union in the 1990s, also turned out to have some negative consequences. Single monetary policy in the absence of a common fiscal policy deprived some member countries of some important tools that would allow them to get out of economic crisis by i.e. devaluating their currency. The current economic crisis in the EU Southern countries is the biggest threat to the future of the European integration since the creation of the European Communities in the 1950s. Explaining the processes that led to the current economic crisis in the EU is the main goal of the course. By its end students should be able to understand the relationships between economic developments in different EU member countries and be capable of explaining the consequences of the major policy choices at the European level on the situation in the member countries affected.This course is taught at Freie Universit%C3%A4t Berlin/FUBiS (Germany) as part of the China Europe International Summer School (CEISS). CEISS is a collaboration between Fudan University (China), Utrecht University (Netherlands), Freie Universit%C3%A4t Berlin (Germany), LUISS School of Business (Italy), Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Italy), University of Copenhagen (Denmark) and Edvance Education International (China), offering summer courses that explore the world's main economic, social and political trends and themes and the way they impact on the economies and societies of Europe and China.This course can be combined with the following CEISS courses:- Global Challenges - Sustainable Futures, Freie Universit%C3%A4t Berlin/FUBiS, 18 July - 1 August 2015- Law and Economics: Key Issues of Corporate Governance and Mergers & Acquisitions, Utrecht University, 20 - 31 July 2015- Dynamics of the Chinese Economy, Fudan University, 20 - 31 July 2015- China, the US, Europe and the Rise of Asia, Ideas, Culture and Perceptions, Fudan University, 20 - 31 July 2015

Course leader
Dr. Andrzej Ancygier

Target group
Students of economics, business, political sciences, European studies and social sciences, sciences and engineering at senior undergraduate or graduate level with an interest in business and international trade. A general background in the social sciences or economics may help, but no specific expertise is required.

Course aim
It is the aim of this course to make students familiar with the relationships between economic developments in different EU member countries and be capable of explaining the consequences of the major policy choices at the European level on the situation in the member countries affected.

Credits info
4 ECTS Certificate of Attendance



Fee info
EUR 1470: Course + course materials + housing + insurance EUR 0: n/a

Scholarships
Not available

China Europe International Summer School
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