European Economic Policies and Instruments of Coordination

Applied Topics in European Economics

(Spring 2014)

Prof. Rosella Nicolini

 

Programme

 

Schedule

Date

Time

Topic

Material

 

April 1st 2014

 

16:00 -19:00

 

Core-Periphery in the EU

 

Slides

April 8th 2014

16:00-19:00

Spatial distribution of activities; Regional Policies; FDI directions

Slides

Slides

April 22nd 2014 16:00-19:00

CAP policy

Slides

 

 

State aid: competition,    mergers and antitrust policies. Case study: Microsoft.

April 29th 2014 16:00-19:00

Trade and productivity issues

 

 

Individual problem set (to turn in on April 30th 2014) GRADES

Grades essays and final grades for Applied Topics in European Economics

Other material

 

- Krugman's Nobel Lecture: slides

- Mergers: "Ocean Apart" (from The Economist, May 1st 2008)

- "The dark side of globalization" (from The Economist, May 29th 2008)

- Technology & Geography: "Something in the air" (from The Economist, October 27th 2012)

- Crossing continents. Competition Policy (from The Economist, February 21st 2014)

- Just one more fix (from The Economist, March 28th 2014)

- The Kindness of strangers. Ireland (from The Economist, February 21st 2014)

- Evidence on Transport network (slided April 8th 2014)

 

Last Update: May 24th 2014