Macroeconomics

Sergio Pietro DESTEFANIS Macroeconomics

0212400005
DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE ECONOMICHE E STATISTICHE
EQF6
ECONOMICS
2017/2018



OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1060LESSONS


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.
THROUGH INTERACTION WITH THE TEACHER AND CLASSES, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ENACT A GRADUAL AND CONSTANT CONTROL ON THEIR LEARNING CURVE.
Prerequisites
MICROECONOMICS (MANDATORY)
Contents
MODULE 1: THE LONG RUN. BURDA & WYPLOSZ, CHPS. 3, 4, 18, 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
LEARNING IS ASSESSED BY WRITTEN AND ORAL TESTS. MARKING FOLLOWS THE TRADITIONAL ITALIAN SCALE. AT THE TIME OF THE WRITTEN TEST IS POSSIBLE TO DELIVER A INDIVIDUAL REPORT (ASSIGNMENT), ON A TOPIC AGREED WITH THE PROFESSOR. THE DURATION OF THE WRITTEN TEST IS 1 HOUR AND 30 MINUTES; WHILE THE ORAL TEST LASTS NO MORE THAN 30 MINUTES.
Texts
BURDA, WYPLOSZ, MACROECONOMICS, OUP, 2014. IN ADDITION, LECTURE NOTES MUST BE REQUESTED TO DESTEFANIS@UNISA.IT.
More Information
TEACHING IS GIVEN IN ITALIAN. FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE REQUESTED THROUGH E-MAIL: DESTEFANIS@UNISA.IT.
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