Week 1: Introductory meeting (February 20th)

Week 2: Europe in the International Economy 1500-1800. (February 27th)

Week 3: Europeanization of the International Economy, the Industrial Revolution. (March 6th)

Week 4: The Inter-War Period and Reconstruction (March 13th)

Week 5: The European Economy: Reconstruction and the Golden Age. (March 20th)

Week 6: Europe and Economic Integration. (March 27th)

Week 7: Europe in Contemporary International Trade, Trade Statistics. (April 3th)

Week 8: European Economy and the issue of Competitiveness (April 10th)

Week 9: Political Economy of European monetary integration I. (April 17th)

Week 10a: Political economy of european monetary integration II (April 24th)

Week 10b: Economic integration in the world economy and the role of the EU (Joint seminar with the Utrecht University School of Economics) (April 26th, 10 a.m., U42)

Week 10c: Euro Crisis (lecture by Aleš Chmelař, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for European Issues) (April 26th, 4 p.m., U42)

Week 11: National holiday. No class. (May 1st)

Week 13: Euro in the international monetary system (May 15th)