An extensive and innovative use of graphs facilitates access and enhances learning success. Students of European economic integration do not have to go through two books one that explores the theory, and one that discusses the topics and struggle to connect them. As a formal but quite important benefit, theory and applications are discussed using the same notation. The organization of the book should give instructors various options for its use. Primarily, the text is designed for an undergraduate course in macroeconomics that makes a point of emphasizing applications in the form of case studies and, if desired, elementary econometric work.
Instructors have two basic alternatives.
One is to follow the sequence of the book, teaching the theoretical tools first and demonstrating applications later. Finally, the book accommodates European studies courses that can be organized around the applied topics discussed in the second part of the book. Conveniently, as deemed necessary, students can be referred to the employed theoretical tools in the first part of the same textbook. Ideally, students should approach this book with a Principles of economics course under the belt. In fact, most of the formal manipulations are optional and either shown in margins or in separate sections that supplement graphical arguments.