ECON 2219

Common Markt to European Union

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The European Union is a grand experiment to unite countries in a single market. The stepwise evolution from customs union to common market to economic and monetary union with a single currency, the Euro, is reviewed and analyzed. Learn more about an economic integration that is unparalleled in history.

Sections

Lecture

From the syllabus

From the Winter 2026 syllabus by Jean-Philippe Bourgeois and Maya Saradammal. Open the PDF

Grading

60%Presentations (3)20% each
40%Final exam

Textbook

  • The European Union: Econ, Policy and Hist, Nello

Course rules

Presentation attendance
Attendance is mandatory during presentation sessions, including when you are not presenting; each missed day costs 5 points out of 30.
Missed presentation
There are no makeup presentations; the presentation weight moves to the final.
Presentation milestones
Complete the presentation milestones to receive full points.
Generative AI
Fact-check generative AI content used to prepare presentations.
Late work
Email the instructor if a problem prevents you from completing work on time to ask whether a solution is possible.

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