| CODE | EST2225 | |||||||||
| TITLE | EU Cohesion Policy Implementation and Management | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | European Studies | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The objective of this study-unit is to study Regional Economics and Regional Policy in the European Union, particularly structural and cohesion funds. The first part of the study-unit introduces economic theories used to analyse how regional disparities emerge and why they persist over time. In the second study-unit part, the role of regional policy intervention is addressed with particular focus placed on regional policy instruments. The third part of the study-unit adopts a direct EU perspective, structured around the implementation and management of EU structural and cohesion funds. Study-unit Aims: The objective of this study-unit is to provide students with a thorough foundation in regional economic analysis and the workings of EU regional policy. An additional objective of the study-unit is to provide students with a solid theoretical, as well as practical, background to understand the basic economic and policy principles that underlie the implementation and management of EU structural and cohesion funds. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Define regions; - Identify regional disparities; - Apply economic models that can be used to explain regional disparities; - Identify causes for regional economic disparities; - Describe policy instruments applied to counteract regional economic disparities; - Identify economic effects of various regional policy instruments; - Describe the objectives of European Union structural and cohesion funds; - Identify EU regional policy objectives. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Explain why economic disparities prevail across European regions; - Analyse the EU regional policy debate from a regional economic perspective; - Assess tools for the implementation, management and evaluation of EU regional policy. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Textbooks: - Armstrong, H., and Taylor, J., 2000. Regional Economics and Policy.Blackwell Publications. - Molle Willem, Cohesion and Growth, The Theory and Practice of European Policy, 2015, Taylor and Francis Ltd. Supplementary readings from the following internet sources: - The European Commission Regional policy website. - The European Commission Statistics website (EUROSTAT). - The Planning and Priorities Co-ordination Division website. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Fieldwork, Lectures and Tutorials | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Susanna Thede |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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