Topic

What is the optimal size of a political union? On the one hand, a larger size allows more efficient delivery of public goods, including security. On the other hand, too much of cultural and institutional diversity leads to conflicts. Aren’t European countries too different to be members of one union? Are European countries converging or diverging even more after coming into the union? To what extent has economic integration helped to ensure stability of the EU?

About the lecturer

Guido Tabellini, Professor of Economics, Rector, Bocconi University (2008-2012), Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, European Economic Association President (2007).

Video with translation into Russian: youtu.be/f5eUsHHg1CA