The student should be able to understand the logic behind European economic integration and historical developments after WW2. We will discuss in depth policies after the Eurocrisis, the Covid-19 pandemia, and the Russo-Ukrainian War.

Micro and Macroeconomic concepts are used throughout the course and basic knowledge about economics is recommended.

1) Macroeconomics: an historical perspective 2) Should policy makers be restrained? 3) European economic integration 4) Protectionism and preferential liberalization 5) Exchange rate choice 6) From monetary union to fiscal compact and beyond 7) Globalization and the new worldwide economic landscape 8) International institutions and economic coordination 9) Fiscal and monetary policies post Covid-19

Blanchard O., Amighini A., Giavazzi F. Macroeconomics A European perspective, Il Mulino Baldwin R., Wyplosz C., The Economics of European Integration, McGraw-Hill, 2019 Lecture notes will be available in Teams

Traditional lectures includes frontal lessons with the aid of slides, videos and films also in English and provides for active interaction with the attending students who can participate in the discussion of some case studies proposed by the teacher. The material will be available in Teams.

office hours: At the end of each lesson and by appointment. Furthermore, the teacher can always be contacted via e-mail and via Teams

The exam consists of a written test made up by four groups of open questions. The first three groups refer to the contents of the text, while the fourth group may include one or more questions in which the student is asked to interpret and critical analysis of one or more articles discussed during the course or proposed to the student on the day of the exam. The evaluation will be assigned on the basis of the following criteria: - knowledge of the fundamental concepts of International Economic Policy (60% of the vote), - ability to critically analyze current economic problems (30% of the grade), - language properties (10%). Some of the exam questions can be replaced by any laboratories, group work and/or presentation of term papers.

This course explores topics closely related to one or more goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs) such as poverty reduction, economic development, international cooperation, unemployment reduction, social protection systems, employment and unemployment, economic growth, sustainable use of natural resources,