2025
Economics of European Integration
Name: Economics of European Integration
Code: ECN02299L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Economy
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
It is intended that students will be able to:
1. Understand the role of the European Integration process in the international system increasingly dominated by the forces of the global economy
2. Know the organization and institutional functioning of the EU, highlighting its repercussions on the formation of its policies
3. Have a global perception of the objectives and instruments that support the economy in the EU, with an emphasis on the microeconomic foundations of the Single Market
4. Have an integrated view of the EMU regime, emphasizing its impacts on the formulation of macroeconomic policies and the dynamics of adapting agents' expectations and strategies
It is also intended that students develop skills:
5. for independent reflection, decision-making, written and oral communication and teamwork
6. to frame the issue of European integration in the field of economic policy formation, allowing future insertion in the job market
7. for functions in the research domain
1. Understand the role of the European Integration process in the international system increasingly dominated by the forces of the global economy
2. Know the organization and institutional functioning of the EU, highlighting its repercussions on the formation of its policies
3. Have a global perception of the objectives and instruments that support the economy in the EU, with an emphasis on the microeconomic foundations of the Single Market
4. Have an integrated view of the EMU regime, emphasizing its impacts on the formulation of macroeconomic policies and the dynamics of adapting agents' expectations and strategies
It is also intended that students develop skills:
5. for independent reflection, decision-making, written and oral communication and teamwork
6. to frame the issue of European integration in the field of economic policy formation, allowing future insertion in the job market
7. for functions in the research domain
Contents
Introduction - Presentation of the objectives of the curricular unit
1. History, Facts and Institutions
2. The Microeconomic Dimension of European Integration
3. Some Common EU Policies
4. The Macroeconomic Dimension of Monetary Integration
5. The EU's External Economic Relations
1. History, Facts and Institutions
2. The Microeconomic Dimension of European Integration
3. Some Common EU Policies
4. The Macroeconomic Dimension of Monetary Integration
5. The EU's External Economic Relations
Teaching Methods
Theoretical-practical classes assume an expository component of the syllabus and, additionally, have an applied component in which illustrative cases will be considered and debated that will allow students to apply the knowledge obtained in the expository sessions and in their own research, as provided for in the institutional Pedagogical Policy .
Naturally, in order to adequately rationalize time, it is necessary for students to regularly dedicate a few hours to studying the recommended bibliography and their own research on the multiple subjects that make up the programmatic contents of this curricular unit.
Naturally, in order to adequately rationalize time, it is necessary for students to regularly dedicate a few hours to studying the recommended bibliography and their own research on the multiple subjects that make up the programmatic contents of this curricular unit.
Assessment
In accordance with the decisions taken by the Assembly of the Department of Economics and the Course Committee for the Degree in Economics, and considering the Academic Regulations, the assessment standards for this subject are as follows:
i) Students may choose the Continuous Assessment regime (preferred) or the Final Assessment regime.
ii) The Continuous Assessment regime presupposes the completion of 2 assessment tests, which can be exams or research work, with a weight of 50% each.
iii) In the Final Assessment regime, the grade corresponds to that obtained in the final exam of the normal or appeal season.
i) Students may choose the Continuous Assessment regime (preferred) or the Final Assessment regime.
ii) The Continuous Assessment regime presupposes the completion of 2 assessment tests, which can be exams or research work, with a weight of 50% each.
iii) In the Final Assessment regime, the grade corresponds to that obtained in the final exam of the normal or appeal season.
Teaching Staff
- Elsa Cristina Neves Januário Vaz
- José Manuel Martins Caetano [responsible]
Certificações
