Globalization and European Economies
Fall & Spring
| 3 credits
| Core course
| Study Tour:
Western Denmark
and
|
Brussels
Majors:
Business,
Economics,
Finance,
International Relations,
Management,
and
Marketing
This course will examine the impact of globalization on the integration of European economies, using standard economic theories of international trade applied to the EU common market and monetary union. You will gain a deeper understanding of the economic aspects of European trade, regional, labor and monetary policy and how European economies and institutions respond to the rapidly changing global economic environment.
Prerequisites
One-semester course in both microeconomics and macroeconomics, plus one course in either intermediate or advanced macroeconomics.
Instructors
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Patricia Silva
Ph.D. (Economics, University of California Santa Barbara, 2006). Economist, environment and development issues, World Bank, 2002-2006. Assistant Research Professor, University of Copenhagen, Department of Economics since 2007. With DIS since 2010.
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Jørn Fredsgaard Sørensen
Cand. scient. pol. (Political Science and Public Administration, University of Aarhus, 1995). Analyst at Eksport Kredit Fonden (Official Export Credit Agency of Denmark), 1995-1997. Senior Investment Officer in the Industrialization Fund for Developing Countries, 1997-2004. Independent consultant, 2004-2006. Senior Advisor, Global Competitiveness Facility for Vietnamese Enterprises, Hanoi, 2006-2008. Chief Consultant, Eksport Kredit Fonden. With DIS since 2004.
