School of Business and Economics
Macroeconomics
Volledige vakbeschrijving
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.Doelstellingen van dit vak
-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
Voorwaarden
Coverage of basic mathematics, in particular algebra, and some calculus.An advanced level of English
Aanbevolen literatuur
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
Periode 4
3 feb 2025
4 apr 2025
Studiepunten:
6.5Taal van de opleiding:
EngelsCoördinator:
Onderwijsmethode:
Lecture(s), PBL, Presentation(s), Work in subgroupsEvaluatiemethoden:
Participation, Written exam