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Documents
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Presentations
and films
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Lesson
1.
Wednesday 15 January
09h30-12h30
Introduction |
True / False questionnaire
Acronyms list
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True / False answers
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Lesson 2.
Wednesday 22 January
09h30-12h30
Macroeconomic Principles
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Lesson 1 revision
Acronyms test
Exchange rates exercise
Answers
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Macro - budget and IR
Macro Revision
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Lesson
3.
Wednesday 29 January
09h30-12h30
The debt crisis in Greece
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Data links
Greek 10-year bonds
European debt to PIIGS
Greek reform list
Where did the money go?
IMF benefits from Greek debt
Greece sells 14 airports to Germany
Germans begin the looting of Greece
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Macro Revision
The Greek Debt Crisis: Causes, Management and possible solutions (pdf DR)
Failed austerity in Europe - the way out (2m)
Greek selling off public assets (2m)
TROIKA and Greek restructuring (4m. RT)
How do the WTO, IMF and World Bank work?
IMF restructuring (Jamaica)
IMF and World Bank are weapons of war (John Pilger. 21m)
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Lesson 4.
Wednesday 5 February
09h30-12h30
Wealth distribution, growth and poverty Part I |
Intra-group research
Research sources
Trading Economics
Gini Index
Poverty levels in the world Index Mundi
HDI statistics (United Nations Development Programme)
Reading
Branko Milanovic. The haves and the have-nots. 2011
Noam Chomsky. The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many
Links
Sustainable Economics to End Global Poverty from 'Share the World's Resources'
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Finish presentation on Greek debt crisis
Growth (with Green GDP and HDI)
200 years of history - wealth and health (BBC)
Wealth distribution exercise (Slide 2 only)
US Wealth Distribution. Politizane. 7m
Robert
F. Kennedy speech on GDP (3m) |
Lesson 5.
Wednesday 12 February
09h30-12h30
EMU and the Euro
Origins of monetary systems
Bretton Woods
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Euro Convergence Criteria
Maastricht Criteria
Was the Euro a bad idea? (Seeker Daily 3.5m)
New Stability Pact
G10 currencies
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From Bretton Woods to the Euro (pdf DR)
History of the Euro (15m film European Commission)
Structural inflexibility within the Eurozone (pdf DR)
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Lesson 6.
Wednesday 26 February
09h30-12h30
EU Trade
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EU External Trade
EU External Trade Policy (European Commission) (pdf)
Trade negotiations step by step (EC)
EU Trade Negotiations (DG Trade) Choose one trade agreement, take notes, and share information with the other group members.
EU Trade agreements with different countries (DG Trade) Choose one non-EU country, take notes, and share information with the other group members.
EU - MERCOSUR agriculture worries (AFP. 2.5m)
ISDS
ISDS TTIP and CETA
ISDS Research cases (choose an ISDS case study and research it. Then share the information with your group)
WTO Trade investigations (DG Trade)
US Airbus tax (EuroNews)
Follow the Import Export guidelines
Importing and Exporting in the EU
EU Trade Helpdesk
EU tariffs
Export from EU
EU Trade useful links
Free Trade. A Game of no Rules (DW. 42m)
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EU Internal Trade
Definitions: Free Trade Area (EEC, EFTA)
Single Market (Schengen area)
Customs Union (Turkey)
Economic Union (harmonisation of macroeconomic policy)
Monetary Union (Eurozone)
EU Trade Agreement
Objectives of a Single Market
● Create fair competition
● Abolish state intervention (Airlines, Trains, Electricity
and Gas, Telecommunications...)
● Abolish state monopolies (SNCF, EDF, GDF...)
● Prevent distortion of competition (harmonisation)
● Agree norms and standards
European Single Market - history (In French. Eu Parliament 4m)
The Single Market (University of Sussex. 3m)
Digital Single Market (EPP. 2.5m)
The Single Market Fact sheet (Europa)
Single Market questions (DR)
Customs Union (Financial Times. 1m)
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Lesson 7.
Wednesday 04 March
09h30-12h30
Fiscal Policy Part I
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Tax revenues OECD (tax revenue as % of GDP / per capita)
Social expenditure OECD (total expenditure as % GDP and unemployment % GDP)
Public social spending comparison pdf
EU tax data (European Commission)
World tax comparison
Tax bracket comparison (Wikipedia)
Taxodus.Online game to avoid paying taxes
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Fiscal policy pdf DR
Research / presentation groups for ESSCALAND:
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Lesson 8.
Wednesday 11 March
09h30-12h30
Fiscal Policy Part II
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Fiscal Policy Presentations
Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion
Unemployment Benefit
Corporation Tax
Alcohol Duty
Fuel duty (petrol, diesel etc.)
Income Tax
VAT
Tobacco Duty
Marks and comments
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Lesson 10.
Wednesday 25 March
09h30-12h30
Financial Crises and Crashes
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Additional links
Gordon Gekko - Greed is
Good
Gordon Gekko - "Greed
is Not Good"
High
Speed Trading
FDR and the New Deal - BBC
(24m)
The New Deal (DR)
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Lesson Instructions
Introductory video
Flowers to avoid dying of the Great Plague
Pomander
Ring a ring of roses
Tulipmania
Economic crises and
speculation (DR)
Video presentation of Economic Crises and Speculation
The 1929 Wall Street
Crash (DR)
Video presentation of The 1929 Wall Street Crash Part 1
Video presentation of The 1929 Wall Street Crash Part 2
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Lesson 9.
Wednesday 1 April
09h30-12h30
Economies of Scale
Airbus |
Additional links
The WTO dispute - from Airbus's point of view
China's C919 (CGTN 2.5m)
C919 Assembly (New China TV. 2m)
China's aviation problems (Wall Street Journal)
Big (Hub/spoke model) or Small (Point to Point)? Wendover productions 10m.
Top 5 satellite navigation systems (SLV 3.5m)
Satellite navigation systems
Galileo (Thales 3.5m)
Introducing EGNOS (film)
Galileo Factsheet (pdf)) |
Lesson instructions
Construction of Airbus A340
Introductory video
Concorde Toulouse
Transport - A380
Airbus pdf (DR)
Airbus commentary
Airbus Beluga (8m)
Airbus Maveric
Airbus Worksheet
Airbus worldwide presence
Introduction to the Airbus Boeing WTP dispute
WTO History of US / EU battle of Boeing vs Airbus (+ how a dispute works)
WTO arbitration (see conclusion only)
Boeing and Airbus at the WTO (Airbus. 3.5m)
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Lesson 11.
Wednesday 08 April
09h30-12h30
Lobbying 1 |
Lobbying Transparency Register (European
Commission)
Lobbyfacts.eu
Farmsubsidy.org
List of consulting firms in Brussels
Biggest consulting agencies in Brussels
Open Secrets
Monsanto 'watch lists' of GMO opponents
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Lobbying lesson instructions
Billy wants a
dog (flv)
(US)
What does
a lobbyist do? (flv) (Germany)
Corporate lobbying is still too influential in the EU (Is4profit)
Lobbying
presentation (pdf)
Lobbying presentation video
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Lesson 12.
Wednesday 15 April
09h30-12h30
Lobbying 2 |
Lobbying case study research
(just a few ideas - find your own as well!)
(also - see 'lobbying' on the 'links' page)
Student presentations
Nestlé 1
Nestlé 2
Ferrari
AltroConsumo
Total 1
Total 2
Amazon
Facebook
GreenPeace
Association of Financial Markets
Philip Morris 1
Philip Morris 2
Marks and comments
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Lesson instructions
The EU
lobbyists (lobbyplanet)
Corporate Europe Observatory
Lobbyfacts.eu
Lobbying Transparency Register
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Lesson 13.
Wednesday 22 April
09h30-12h30
UK Brexit
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Brexit lesson guidelines
Brexit (2019) Explainity 6m
Brexit Introduction
Brexit presentation
Brexit commentary
The Economic Consequences of Brexit. OECD
The Irish problem (5.5m Channel 4)
Brexit details from the European Commission
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Lesson 14
Friday 24 April
09h30-12h30
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Structural inflexibility within the Eurozone
Video commentary of Structural inflexibility'
A few thoughts on a post-Covid19 European Union
Video commentary on 'A Few Thoughts on a Post-Covid19 European Union'
Revision
Revision answers (video)
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