Macroeconomics [Cognomi A-K] (2006/2007)

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Teaching is organised as follows:
Unit Credits Academic sector Period Academic staff
lezione 1 6 SECS-P/01-ECONOMICS 1° sem lez Paola Dongili
lezione 2 2 SECS-P/01-ECONOMICS 1° sem lez Gianpaolo Mariutti
esercitazione 2 SECS-P/01-ECONOMICS 1° sem lez Gianpaolo Mariutti

Learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to provide the students with the essential tools to understand the main macroeconomic phenomena, as national income, economic growth, general prices consumption, investment, public expenditure and the level of employment. this Students will become gradually acquainted with the basic concepts of the national accounts and the main theoretical models, developed by economists to analyze an economic system. In particular, the focus will be kept on three main markets: the market of goods, of money and of labour with the links through which they mutually interact. Theoretical lectures will be alternated with practical and seminar lessons in order to guide students to the use of theory in empirical contexts

Syllabus

1. empirical evidence
2. history of economic thought
3. GDP
4. the market of goods
5. the monetary market
6. IS- LM model
7. the market of labour
8. Ad - As model
9. unemployment and inflation
10. inflation and real and monetary market
11. expectations, consumption and investment
12. economic growth
13. macroeconomics of open economy
14. macroeconomics and political economics

Assessment methods and criteria

Final assessment is exam script. The exam could be implemented by an oral assessment.

Reference books
Author Title Publisher Year ISBN Note
MANKIW G.N. Macroeconomia (Edizione 4) Zanichelli 2004 8808223345
BLANCHARD O. Macroeconomia Il Mulino 2006 8815106901
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