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1 Topics for essays Giovanni Marin Department of Economics, Society, Politics Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo
2 Aim of the essay Put at work what you learnt in the first part of the course on specific case studies Retrieve and interpret data on the assigned topic Provide an original interpretation of the topic Spring 2018 Global Political Economy 2
3 Structure of the essay Introduction General description Description of the case History Facts and news Data (if applicable) Interpretation in the light of course s topics Length Between 4000 and 6000 words Tables and figures are allowed (tables do not contribute to word count) Spring 2018 Global Political Economy 3
4 Bibliographic sources When relevant, always cite your sources of Data Information Interpretation of facts and results Bibliographic sources Data from statistical offices (e.g. Eurostat) Data and information from specialized magazines (e.g. The Economist, The WSJ, etc) Data and information from reports of international organizations (e.g. World Bank, OECD, European Commission) Academic journals Any other different source For any requests about where to find useful material, write me an ! If you want to download some article from academic journals or other subscription material for which you have not access, write me an and I will try to find it and send it to you as soon as possible! Spring 2018 Global Political Economy 4
5 Schedule Deadline for submission By midnight of April 15, 2018 By at Spring 2018 Global Political Economy 5
6 Oral presentations in class 30 minutes for each group Of which about of oral presentation Each component of the group should participate to the oral presentation directly Discussion will follow the presentation Dates (TBC) Tuesday April 17 (1 hour) Wednesday April 18 (2 hours) Tuesday April 24 (1 hour) Spring 2018 Global Political Economy 6
7 Topics 1. European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) China in the WTO (2001) 4. EU enlargement ( ) 5. TTIP (2013) 6. Brexit (2016) 7. Africa in world markets 8. Retreat of MNEs Spring 2018 Global Political Economy 7
8 1 European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) 1951 The ECSC, established in 1951 (Treaty of Paris), created a free-trade area for steel and coal among 6 European countries (Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) The ECSC has been the basis of the European Economic Commumity (EEC, 1957) and the European Union (EU, 1993) Spring 2018 Global Political Economy 8
9 1 European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) 1951 Issues (among other) to be evaluated in the essay Why these six countries? Why steel and coal? Which were the expected gains for the participants to the agreement? Was the agreement effective? Spring 2018 Global Political Economy 9
10 2 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 1994 The North American Free Trade Agreement contributed to almost delete all barriers to trade and investment between the Canada, Mexico and the US The agreement was signed in year 1992 and came into force in year 1994 Spring 2018 Global Political Economy 10
11 2 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 1994 Issues (among other) to be evaluated in the essay Why these three countries? Which were the expected gains for the participants to the agreement? Why did US (low-skill) workers often protest against the agreement? Was the agreement effective in promoting trade? Spring 2018 Global Political Economy 11
12 3 China in the WTO 2001 China entered the World Trade Organization in year % 14% 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% Exports of goods and services (current US$, share of world total) GDP (current US$, share of world total) Spring 2018 Global Political Economy 12
13 3 China in the WTO 2001 Issues (among other) to be evaluated in the essay Why did China wait so long to enter the WTO? Why was entry successful in terms of export growth, GDP growth, industrial development? Which were the role of (domestic) market size, comparative advantage and factor endowment in explaining the success of China? Spring 2018 Global Political Economy 13
14 4 EU enlargement ( ) Phases of EEC/EU enlargement 1957 Italy, Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg (6) 1973 Denmark, UK, Ireland (9) 1981 Greece (10) 1986 Spain, Portugal (12) 1995 Austria, Sweden, Finland (15) 2004 Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary (25) 2007 Bulgaria, Romania (27) 2013 Croatia (28) Spring 2018 Global Political Economy 14
15 4 EU enlargement ( ) Issues (among other) to be evaluated in the essay Why these countries were different from incumbent EU members? Which were the expected gains for incumbent countries and entrants? Why did (low-skill) workers in original EU countries often protest against the agreement? Was the agreement effective in promoting trade? Spring 2018 Global Political Economy 15
16 5 Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP, 2013) Negotiations for reducing trade barriers (tariff and non-tariff) between the EU and the US begun in 2013 Negotiations were planned to come to a conclusion by 2014 The new US administration blocked the negotiations Spring 2018 Global Political Economy 16
17 5 Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP, 2013) Issues (among other) to be evaluated in the essay Which were the expected gains from the TTIP? Why some groups of citizens, workers and producers in both EU and US are worried about the TTIP? Which sectors and social groups are expected to win or lose from the agreement? Spring 2018 Global Political Economy 17
18 6 Brexit (2016) With a referendum held on the 23 June 2016, 51.9 percent of British voters voted for the UK to leave the EU The procedure for leaving the EU (Art 50 of the EU Treaty) will begun on 29 March 2017 Depending on the results of the bargaining process, tariffs are expected to grow in both sides of the border Spring 2018 Global Political Economy 18
19 6 Brexit (2016) Issues (among other) to be evaluated in the essay Discuss the role played by market size (of UK and EU) as a source of costs/benefits of leave Based on the trade models we studied in class, who is going to gain and who is going to lose more (within the UK) from Brexit? UK hosts 4.8 percent of world FDI (third destination country after US and China, sourcre: OECD). Which is the expected impact (and why) of Brexit on inward FDI into the UK? Spring 2018 Global Political Economy 19
20 7 Africa in world markets Ratio between the value of Sub-Saharan African countries and World total (source: World Bank Development Indicators) 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Exports of goods and services (current US$) Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) GDP (current US$) GDP per capita (constant 2010 US$) Population, total Spring 2018 Global Political Economy 20
21 7 Africa in world markets Issues (among other) to be evaluated in the essay Why did Africa remain at the periphery of world markets (both trade and FDI)? Role of natural resources and resource curse Role played by economic distance China is investing a lot in Africa (including infrastructures). Why? Spring 2018 Global Political Economy 21
22 8 Retreat of MNEs The Economist points to a progressive retreat of multinational enterprise from global markets This retreat is expected to accelerate if protectionist measures announced in the presidential campaign by president Trump will be introduced Spring 2018 Global Political Economy 22
23 8 Retreat of MNEs Issues (among other) to be evaluated in the essay Discuss the economics behind the reasons that explain the retreat of MNEs Focus on company-level features, home-country level features, and host-country level features Identify one case (of retreat or of non-retreat ) of MNE that was not considered by The Economist and discuss the specific case Spring 2018 Global Political Economy 23
24 RANDOM ASSIGNMENT! (BUT THEN YOU HAVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT TO EXCHANGE TOPICS BETWEEN GROUPS) Spring 2018 Global Political Economy 24
25 Topic Date Names 1 European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 1994 Apr 17 Apr 17 Ian Sarah 3 China in the WTO (2000) Apr 18 Ben 4 EU enlargement ( ) Apr 18 Mitch 5 TTIP (2013) Apr 18 Katie 6 Brexit (2016) Apr 18 Meghan 7 Africa in world markets Apr 24 Olivia 8 Retreat of MNEs Apr 24 Kathy Spring 2018 Global Political Economy 25
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