School of Business and Economics
Macroeconomics
Full course description
The course provides an introduction into modern macroeconomic theory and economic policy. This gives basic tools needed to analyse macroeconomic developments. The course covers short-run fluctuations, medium-run equilibrium, and also long-run growth. It discusses macroeconomic policy in a European context, but in a globalizing world. The course includes training in presentation skills, where small teams present and discuss macroeconomic data for various countries.Course objectives
-learn how to analyse the macroeconomic performance of a country-learn to understand how to interpret and understand various types of macro economic policy
-understand current discussions about fiscal and monetary policy
- training in presentation- and team-skills
Prerequisites
Coverage of basic mathematics, in particular algebra, and some calculus.An advanced level of English
Recommended reading
Blanchard O. (December 2016), Macroeconomics, Global Edition, 7th edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, ISBN-13: 978-1-292-16060-3, Chapters 1-13, 21.1-21.2, 22-23, including the corresponding chapter appendices (with the exception of the appendix of Ch. 23).EBC1018
Period 4
3 Feb 2025
4 Apr 2025
ECTS credits:
6.5Instruction language:
EnglishCoordinator:
Teaching methods:
Lecture(s), PBL, Presentation(s), Work in subgroupsAssessment methods:
Participation, Written exam