External Economic Relations of the EU

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

Krugman, Paul R./Obstfeld, Maurice/Melitz, Marc J. (2019): Internationale Wirtschaft. Theorie und Politik der Außenwirtschaft, neueste Auflage; derzeit 11. Auflage, München: Pearson.
De Grauwe, Paul (2018): The Economics of Monetary Union, neueste Auflage, derzeit 12. Auflage, Oxford: University Press.
Zeitschriftenartikel und Blog-Einträge relevanter Forschungs- bzw. EU-(Beratungs-)Institutionen zu aktuellen Themen und Konflikten der Außenwirtschaftspolitik.
Current literature will be announced by the lecturer at the beginning of the semester.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Impulse talks followed by group discussions, problem-based learning, flipped classroom, simulation game: simulation of an EU summit on trade policy (e.g. on the carbon border adjustment tax or on EU incentives for re-shoring/near-shoring of supplier companies in the context of value chains): Within the framework of a simulated EU summit on current EU trade conflicts, each student takes on the role of an EU country whose position they will represent at the summit. The topic of the summit (e.g. introduction of a carbon border adjustment tax) is firstly prepared by discussing the different scientific evaluations. Secondly, the students should familiarise themselves with the respective economic policy position of their country on the issue by analysing the economic situation, economic policy effects of the proposal discussed at the summit and political interests. Thirdly, they are to present their country's resulting position at the summit. The simulation game is also followed up with regard to content aspects, strategic positioning, but also with regard to group dynamics in the course of discussing the individual positions of the member countries. The examination of the topic from a scientific point of view as well as from an economic policy point of view by confronting the different positions of the countries will then also be included in the final written statement.

Assessment methods and criteria

Independent preparation and participation as a state representative of an EU country in a simulated EU summit on current EU trade policy measures or trade conflicts, for which the written elaboration of the country's position and the presentation and defense of this position at the summit count towards the grade (30%) and a paper (written elabo-ration of a detailed position paper) (70%).

Prerequisites and co-requisites

None