Global Economics

Examine the impact of globalization on European integration using the theories of international trade, capital markets, and economic development in a European context. The aim of the program is to give you a critical understanding of the links between economic integration, comparative advantage, and international competitiveness.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Travel with your class and DIS faculty on course-integrated study tours that give you first-hand insight and knowledge of the larger economic landscape of Europe. First, you go to Western Denmark to visit Danish companies, and then on a week-long study tour to two of the largest economic hubs of the EU - Brussels and Paris - to debate issues such as the European single market structure
  
  
• Benefit from Denmark as your case study, where you and your classmates will take a comparative look at how Denmark’s small, open economy with high union membership differs from that of the U.S. and negotiates the driving forces and consequences of globalization
  
  
• Explore Copenhagen through a hands-on academic lens on field studies with your core course professors, taking you behind the scenes on visits to local institutions such as a think tanks, consulting firms, and labor unions 

• Apply economic theory to the current euro crisis in order to understand the dynamics of global financial markets on a regional and European level

PROGRAM STUDENT PROFILE

This program is right for you if your major is economics, finance, business, or international relations. You want to comprehend from a European perspective how globalization, driven by economic growth, changes the market faster than national and international policies.

CORE COURSE OVERVIEW

>> Globalization and European Economies
You will focus on the impact of globalization on European economic integration, using standard 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 and regional trade, labor, and monetary policy.

• Credits: 3
• Prerequisite: Introductory courses in micro- and macroeconomics, plus intermediate or advanced macroeconomics at university level.
• Week-Long Study Tour: Brussels-Paris
• Core Course Week: A three-day study tour in Denmark alongside a two-day seminar in Copenhagen.

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