Topics in International Economics
(“laurea specialistica” in international economics)
December
1-2 2005
Course content
Topic
1: Economic integration and the location
of economic activities
Topic
2: Economic integration and tax
competition
Topic
3: European integration and the
allocation of voting rights
Research
seminar: A test of trade theories when
expenditure is home biased
Topic 1:
→ Brülhart (2001) Evolving Geographical Specialisation of European
Manufacturing Industries
→ list of references on the empirics of trade and
location
·
Brakman, S.; Garretsen,
H. and van Marrewijk, C. (2001) An Introduction to Geographical Economics,
Cambridge University Press.
·
Boldrin, Michele and
Canova, Fabio (2001) "Inequality and Convergence in
·
Ciccone, A. (2002)
"Agglomeration Effects in
·
Combes, P.-P. and Overman, H.G. (2004) "The Spatial Distribution of
Economic Activities in the European Union". In:
Topic 2:
→ The
standard model of capital tax competition
·
Haufler, A. (2001) Taxation
in a Global Economy,
·
Griffith, R. and
Klemm, A. (2004) "What Has Been the Tax Competition Experience of the Last
20 Years?" Working Paper, Institute for Fiscal Studies,
Topic 3:
→ The
Allocation of Votes in the European Council, pre- and post-Nice
→ Baldwin
& Widgrén (2004) Council Voting in the Constitutional Treaty: Devil in the
Details
·
Baldwin, R. and
Widgrén, M. (2004) Winners and Losers under Various Dual Majority Rules for the
EU Council of Ministers, CEPR Discussion Papers, No. 4450.
·
Kauppi, H. and
Widgrén, M. (2004) What Determines EU Decision Making? Needs, Power or Both?, Economic Policy, vol. 39, pp. 221-266.