#wikieducation. Each year, one of my @UCLouvain_be class create/revise a @Wikipedia page related to a European Political Economy topic. I could write much on why it's the best exercise ever, but, for now, we just need a bit of help & ur time to engage in the editing process👇
Wikipedia is great and offers many helpful tools but the engagement of Wiki moderators vary much and some of my students did not have strong feedback to improve their work yet. Here is a thread presenting some topics they worked on. Feel free to connect & provide comments!
Topic 1: the Digital Market Act,1 of the new regulatory tools the @EU_Commission is developing to solve digital policy issues. With a nice section on lobbying strategy by key stakeholders. @GoogleFR we see you. 67% of the page is written by students en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_M…
Topic 2. The asylum, migration & integration fund. A not so well known EU programme to provide funding for migration policies. Only @denmarkdotdk has opted out. Unclear why en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum,_M…
Topic 3. The evergreen (no, not that one) revolving doors topics. Why do we accept that regulators often work for the regulated industry? What problems does it create? What is the extent of revolving door today? With nice props made to @TI_Franceen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolving…
Topic 4. Circular Economy. How can we change the economic system to make it more sustainable? Is the circular economy a valid concept? In which EU states is it developed the most? Read & discuss the answers here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_…
Topic 5.The @EIB. What is the history of the EIB governance? What role does it play in the crisis answer? What are the controversies associated with these new investment strategies? With nice use of the work of @MatthiasThiema3 & @DanMertensen.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_…
Topic 6. the EU Next Gen programme. What is the background of the most important EU answer to the crisis? How are confectioned and negotiated national implementation plans? As the events are still unfolding, students keep on updating the page en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Gene…
Topic 7. The Single Supervisory Mechanism. How did the @ecb acquire supervisory functions? How does it work? What are its limitations? Great to see students being able to explain in plain words the technicalities of this topic. With some @BJMbraun quotes! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_Su…
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"A page-turner" "Agatha Christie in Frankfurt" "The essential beach holiday reader" says the press on @jvtklooster' PhD. I would simply point out that Jens (second!) PhD might be the most crucial research on central banking these last years. A thread explaining why👇
Jens analyses a seemingly obscure, über technical topic: the politics of risk management at the @ecb. But beyond the technocracy gloss lies crucial political decisions that shape €bn financial flows.
When providing liquidity to the financial sector, central bankers ask for collateral to secure the operation (the collateral framework is the set of rules for this): if the bank collapse and cannot repay its loan, the central bank sells the asset to recover the loss.