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Macroeconomics

Sergio Pietro DESTEFANIS Macroeconomics

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DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE ECONOMICHE E STATISTICHE
ECONOMICS
2015/2016



OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2014
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1060LESSONS


SERGIO PIETRO DESTEFANIS T Curriculum
Objectives
** KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
STUDENTS WILL GAIN A SET OF BASIC ANALYTICAL TOOLS TO INTERPRET THE ECONOMY FROM THE STANDPOINT OF AGGREGATE PROCESSES: ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS AND LONG-TERM ECONOMIC GROWTH.

** APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THROUGH FRONTAL TEACHING AND CLASSES STUDENTS WILL BE GRADUALLY BROUGHT TO THE CAPABILITY OF UNDERSTANDING AGGREGATE ECONOMIC PHENOMENA.

** JUDGEMENT
THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF SOME CASE STUDIES, STUDENTS WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP ANALYTICAL AND CRITICAL SKILLS RELATING TO THE MAIN MACROECONOMIC DEBATES. THE CHOICE AND THE WRITING OF A PERSONAL REPORT PROVIDE A USEFUL BENCHMARK OF THESE CAPABILITIES.

** COMMUNICATION SKILLS
PARTICULAR ATTENTION WILL BE DEDICATED IN CLASSES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RIGOROUS, EFFECTIVE AND ARTICULATED ECONOMIC LANGUAGE.

** LEARNING SKILLS
THROUGH INTERACTION WITH THE TEACHER AND CLASSES, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ENACT A GRADUAL AND CONSTANT CONTROL ON THEIR LEARNING CURVE.
Prerequisites
MICROECONOMICS
Contents
MODULE 1: THE LONG RUN. BURDA & WYPLOSZ, CHPS. 3, 4, 5, 6. MODULE 2: THE SHORT RUN. BURDA & WYPLOSZ, CHPS. 8, 9, 10, 11. MODULE 3: ECONOMIC POLICIES. BURDA & WYPLOSZ, CHPS. 12, 13, 15, 16, 17.
Teaching Methods
FRONTAL TEACHING, INTERACTIVE TUTORIALS.
Verification of learning
WRITTEN TESTS, ORAL EXAMINATION, INDIVIDUAL REPORTS.
Texts
BURDA, WYPLOSZ, MACROECONOMICS, OUP, 2014.
More Information
FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE REQUESTED THROUGH E-MAIL: DESTEFANIS@UNISA.IT .
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