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Subject Course 3: International Public Economics

Semester
E2020
Subject
International Public Administration and Politics * / Politics and Administration * / Public Administration *
Activitytype
master course
Teaching language
English
Registration

You register for activities through stads selvbetjening during the announced registration period, which you can see on the Study administration homepage.

When registering for courses, please be aware of the potential conflicts and overlaps between course and exam time and dates. The planning of course activities at Roskilde University is based on the recommended study programmes, which should not overlap. However, if you choose optional courses and/or study plans that goes beyond the recommended study programmes, an overlap of lectures or exam dates may occur depending on which courses you choose.

Detailed description of content

See study regulation for a description of the course.

Expected work effort (ECTS-declaration)

Category and number of hours Class teaching 30 hours Other (for example student presentations, exercises, peer-review) 30 hours Preparation 140 hours Examination 70 hours Total 270 hours

Course material and Reading list

The core literature for the course is the following: Rodrik (2011). The globalization paradox: Democracy and the future of the world economy. Norton Co.
Rodrik (2018). The economics of globalization, Journal of International Business Policy.

Additional course literature is listed in Moodle.

Evaluation- and feedback forms

Exercises are supervised (they take partly place in the class)

Administration of exams
ISE Studieadministration (ise-studieadministration@ruc.dk)
Responsible for the activity
Jakob Vestergaard (javest@ruc.dk)
ECTS
10
Learning outcomes and assessment criteria
  • Knowledge at the highest international level of theoretical key concepts in the field of public finances (public goods, economic efficiency, equity, income, and welfare distribution, etc.).

  • Research-based knowledge of how activities that transcend common public administration and policy boundaries, especially Europeanisation and globalisation, affect these key concepts.

  • Knowledge of the interactions between national and transnational (especially EU) regulatory mechanisms that seek to influence public key economic concepts.

  • Analyse and reflect on developments in key concepts of public finances.

  • Assess the impact of different regulatory mechanisms on the public economy at different levels.

  • Select and pursue a relevant analytical angle on a practical research question in the area of the international public economy.

  • Responsibility for own professional development.

  • Be able, while under pressure, to assess a problem within the subject area and formulate relevant theoretical and empirical considerations on the content of the problem, further analysis and possible relevant actions.

Overall content

The course focuses on what increased activity and impact across national boundaries means for key concepts in the public economy (public goods, economic efficiency, equity, income, and welfare distribution, etc.). Traditionally, these concepts have been analysed and attempted to be managed from the national level, although the interplay between national and transnational levels increasingly challenges this logic. It is natural to look particularly at the importance of the European Union's political economy and the market economy mindset expressed in the Treaty of Rome and later in the Treaty of Lisbon. The link between the various key concepts will also be discussed in the course.

Teaching and working methods

The teaching alternates between lectures and exercises. After selected teaching sessions, students will prepare, individually or in groups, examples of exam questions based on the teaching and programme literature which will be on Moodle. Selected questions will subsequently be commented on by the lecturer. In addition, a full-day interdisciplinary workshop is included with the other two courses of the semester.

Type of activity

Mandatory course

Form of examination
Individual oral exam with a starting point in a synopsis possibly done by a group.
The student begin the exam with a short presentation after which the exam takes place as a dialogue

There may be posed questions in any part of the curriculum.
Permitted group size: 2-3 students.

The character limits of the written product are:

For 1 student: maximum 9,600 characters, including spaces.
For 2 students: maximum 9,600 characters, including spaces.
For 3 students: maximum 9,600 characters, including spaces.

The character limits include the cover, table of contents, bibliography, figures and other illustrations, but exclude any appendices.

Time allowed for exam including time used for assessment: 30 minutes.

The assessment is an assessment of the oral examination. The written product(s) is not part of the assessment..
The assessment is individual and based on the student's individual performance.

Permitted support and preparation materials for the oral exam: All.

Assessment: 7-point grading scale.
Moderation: External examiner.
Form of Re-examination
Samme som ordinær eksamen / same form as ordinary exam
Exam code(s)
Exam code(s) : U25742
Last changed 13/04/2020

lecture list:

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Friday 11-09-2020 08:15 - 11-09-2020 12:00 in week 37
Subject Course 3: International Public Economics (IPAP)

Friday 18-09-2020 08:15 - 18-09-2020 12:00 in week 38
Subject Course 3: International Public Economics (IPAP)

Friday 25-09-2020 08:15 - 25-09-2020 12:00 in week 39
Subject Course 3: International Public Economics (IPAP) - ONLINE

Friday 02-10-2020 08:15 - 02-10-2020 12:00 in week 40
Subject Course 3: International Public Economics (IPAP)

Friday 09-10-2020 08:15 - 09-10-2020 12:00 in week 41
Subject Course 3: International Public Economics (IPAP) - Synopsis excercise and group formation

Friday 16-10-2020 08:15 - 16-10-2020 12:00 in week 42
Subject Course 3: International Public Economics (IPAP)

Friday 23-10-2020 08:15 - 23-10-2020 12:00 in week 43
Subject Course 3: International Public Economics (IPAP)

Friday 30-10-2020 08:15 - 30-10-2020 12:00 in week 44
Subject Course 3: International Public Economics (IPAP)

Friday 06-11-2020 08:15 - 06-11-2020 12:00 in week 45
Subject Course 3: International Public Economics (IPAP)

Friday 13-11-2020 08:15 - 13-11-2020 12:00 in week 46
Subject Course 3: International Public Economics (IPAP)

Friday 27-11-2020 08:15 - 27-11-2020 12:00 in week 48
Subject Course 3: International Public Economics (IPAP)

Friday 04-12-2020 08:15 - 04-12-2020 12:00 in week 49
Subject Course 3: International Public Economics (IPAP)

Friday 11-12-2020 08:15 - 11-12-2020 12:00 in week 50
Subject Course 3: International Public Economics (IPAP)

Tuesday 15-12-2020 08:15 - 15-12-2020 12:00 in week 51
Subject Course 3: International Public Economics (IPAP)

Monday 04-01-2021 10:00 - 04-01-2021 10:00 in week 01
Subject Course 3: International Public Economics - Exam, hand-in (IPAP)

Thursday 14-01-2021 08:15 - Friday 15-01-2021 18:00 in week 02
Subject Course 3: International Public Economics - Oral exam (IPAP)

Wednesday 10-02-2021 10:00 - 10-02-2021 10:00 in week 06
Subject Course 3: International Public Economics - Reexam, hand-in (IPAP)

Thursday 18-02-2021 08:15 - 18-02-2021 18:00 in week 07
Subject Course 3: International Public Economics - Oral reexam (IPAP)