Courses
EC 320 - The Contemporary Economy of Japan
The goal of this course is to help students to appreciate the major characteristics and structural issues of Japan’s contemporary economy, and to reflect upon the role of Japan’s economy in the 21st century. Since the bubble burst of the early 1990s...
EC 322B - The Transformation of the Chilean and Other Latin American Economies from the late 20th into the 21st Century
This course explores the relationship between economics, politics and institutions in Chile. To achieve this goal, we will examine the different stages of Chilean political development and its respective economic model across the 20th century and the...
EC 330 - International Economics
This course introduces students to the principles of international economics, exploring the key forces that shape global trade, economic growth, and financial markets. Businesses and policymakers must interpret macroeconomic signals to make informed...
EC 332 - Spain and the European Union
This course analyzes the objectives, functioning and main characteristics of the European Union, focusing on Spanish integration.
EC 333 - Systems of the Welfare State in the EU: Origins, Present, and Future
In recent years, European welfare state systems have faced serious challenges: slowed economic growth, ageing societies, immigration, changing labor markets in the digital age, to name just a few. This crisis mode calls for an inspection and...
EC 341 - Italian Economy Within the European Union
The course focuses on the behavior of the Italian economy within the context of European Union. Emphasis is on macroeconomic policies designed at EU level and their interplay with domestic policies. Special attention will be paid to the wider...
EC 342 - European Regional Economics
As Europe forges an increasingly closer union, regions have emerged as important actors, both economically and politically. The purpose of this course is to study, particularly from an economic perspective, the origins, significance and possible...
EC 355 - International Political Economy and the New World Order
Combining knowledge from both political science and economics, International Political Economy (IPE) contributes to our understanding of the global economy. By integrating the local, the national, and the global scale, IPE makes it possible to grasp...