As member of the European Union, the Spanish economy has changed dramatically. Once economically isolated within the Iberian Peninsula, Spain has evolved from a backward economy to a dynamic European leader. We will consider how EU membership has influenced economic development, investment, labour relations, and entrepreneurship in the country. Political, social, and business aspects will also be studied. Special reference will be made to the impact of economic and monetary union (EMU) on the economy.
The Spanish economy has undertaken a profound process of modernization during the last decades, and its gradual integration in the EU has been one of the main driving forces of that process. This course is aimed at analyzing the main recent developments of the Spanish economy, its process of growth and convergence with the core European economies and the main structural problems that the Spanish economy has still to face in the future. Special reference will be made to the impact of the EU membership on Spanish economy and institutions and also to the future prospects of economic transformation in the context of an enlarged EU.
- Teacher: Nestor Duch
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 futures of the so-called "Europe of Regions", in a context of increasing economic and political interdependence.