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Syllabus 2016-17 - 11712020 - Macroeconomics (Macroeconomía)

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DEGREE: Grado en Estadística y empresa
FACULTY: FACULTY OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2016-17
COURSE: Macroeconomics
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: Macroeconomics
CODE: 11712020 ACADEMIC YEAR: 2016-17
LANGUAGE: English / French LEVEL: 1 / 1
ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 YEAR: 2 SEMESTER: PC
2. LECTURER BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: CASTRO VALDIVIA, MARIANO
DEPARTMENT: U110 - ECONOMIA
FIELD OF STUDY: 225 - ECONOMÍA APLICADA
OFFICE NO.: D3 - 231 E-MAIL: mcastro@ujaen.es P: 953212985
WEBSITE: http://www4.ujaen.es/~mcastro/
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9331-9955
LANGUAGE: - LEVEL: 1
3. CONTENT DESCRIPTION

PART I:INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1. Concepts and basic indicators of macroeconomics
 
PART II: THE SHORT TERM

Chapter 2. The Goods Market

Chapter 3. Financial markets

Chapter 4 The goods and financial markets: the IS-LM

Chapter 5. The IS-LM model in an open economy
 
PART III: THE MEDIUM TERM

Chapter 6. Job market

Chapter 7. set of all markets Analysis: OA-DA model

Chapter 8. The natural rate of unemployment and Phillips curve

Chapter 9. Inflation, economic activity and growth of the nominal money

Chapter 10. Open economy: exchange rates and political decisions

SECTION IV: THE LONG TERM

Chapter 11: Technological Progress and Growth

4. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY

Master classes

The basic lines of the themes will be presented and student material for development be provided.

Practices

Application of the theoretical contents will be made, in groups or individually. discussion and student participation will be encouraged.

Type test final exam on the contents of the subject will be.

Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

5. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY

The final grade will be the result of the aggregation of grades on a test type final exam on theoretical and operational matter and a series of activities scheduled for the course content.

The final choice test, consist of 40 questions where the correct answers add 0.2 points, wrong answers subtract 0.2 points and unanswered questions or add or subtract, it will represent 80 per 100 of the final grade. competencies will be assessed: CE33 Understand and apply the basics of Macroeconomics, CG12 learning ability and self-employment, CG14 Possess initiative and entrepreneurship and CG 2 Capacity for critical analysis and synthesis.

Additionally, students will perform as scheduled activities during the school period: practical tests, presentation of individual / group work, self-assessment tests and / or class participation. These activities will have a maximum score of 20 per 100 of the final grade. competencies will be assessed: CE33 Understand and apply the basics of Macroeconomics, CG12 learning ability and self-employment, CG14 Possess initiative and entrepreneurship and CG 2 Capacity for critical analysis and synthesis.

The student is not submitted to the examination despite having made practical activities will be considered No Presented in the call, pocketing the qualification of the same for the following calls of this academic year.

6. BOOKLIST
MAIN BOOKLIST:
  • Macroeconomics: A European Perspective. Edition: 2ª Edition. Author: Olivier Blanchard, Francesco Giavazzi & Alessia Amighini. Publisher: Pearson  (Library)
  • Macroéconomie . Edition: 6ª Édition. Author: Olivier Blanchard, Daniel Cohen & David Johnson . Publisher: Pearson
  • Macroeconomics: A European Perspective. Edition: 1ª EDITION. Author: Olivier Blanchard, Francesco Giavazzi &Alessia Amighini. Publisher: Pearson  (Library)