The subject will focus on applications of theories of economic policy. Following an initial review of theoretical approaches to economic policy, the course assesses individual country cases. Besides the traditional concepts of economic policy, one will cover issues arising from recent developments, including experiences of industrial countries and policy measures implemented in response to the 2008 economic crisis.
Literature
BÉNASSY-QUÉRÉ, A., COEURÉ B., JACQUET, P. and JEAN PISANI-FERRY. Economic Policy: Theory and Practice. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. ISBN: 9780195322736.
Advised literature
HA-JOON CHANG and PETER NOLAN. The Transformation of the Communist Economies. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 1995. ISBN 978-1-349-23916-0.
KRUGMAN, P. R., Obstfeld, M. and Marc J. Melitz. International Economics, Theory and Policy. Harlow: Pearson, 2015. ISBN: 13 978-1-292-01955-0.
WEISS, J. Economic Policy for Developing Countries. Prentice-Hall, 1995. ISBN: 13 978-0133563535.