Advanced Macroeconomics
Course ID:
Semester: 8th
Year of Study:
Category: Economics Elective
For Erasmus Students: Όχι
Learning Outcomes
After successfully completing the course, students are expected to develop basic knowledge about:
- Economic fluctuations and macroeconomic policy
- The propagation of macroeconomic disturbances
- Unemployment fluctuations
- Conventional macroeconomic policies
- The liquidity trap and unconventional macroeconomic policies
- The role of macroeconomic models in economic policy
Course Contents
- Introduction
- Aggregate demand
- Aggregate supply
- Aggregate demand-aggregate supply balance
- Macroeconomic disturbances
- Unemployment fluctuations
- Monetary policy
- Fiscal policy
- Liquidity trap
- Unconventional monetary policy
- Fiscal policy and reforms
Teaching Activities
Lectures (3 hours per week) and Tutorials (1 hour per week)
Teaching Organization
|
Δραστηριότητα |
Φόρτος Εργασίας Εξαμήνου |
| Lectures, 3 hours per week |
(3Χ13) 39 hours |
| Tutorials, 1 hour/week |
(1Χ13) 13 hours |
| Work at home |
98 hours |
| Total number of hours for the Course (25 hours of work-load per ECTS credit) |
150 hours |
Assessment
Final written exam
Mid-term exam (optional) and project-presentation (optional)
Use of ICT
Use of IT in teaching and in communication with students (e-class)
Teaching Hours: 4
ECTS Credits: 6
Teaching Credits: 3
Weight: 1.5
Type:
Language: Ελληνική
Teaching Method: Πρόσωπο με πρόσωπο
General Competences: Αναζήτηση, ανάλυση και σύνθεση δεδομένων και πληροφοριών, με τη χρήση και των απαραίτητων τεχνολογιών, Προσαρμογή σε νέες καταστάσεις, Λήψη αποφάσεων, Ομαδική εργασία, Άσκηση κριτικής και αυτοκριτικής, Προαγωγή της ελεύθερης, δημιουργικής και επαγωγικής σκέψης
Γνωστικό Αντικείμενο: Macroeconomics
Οργανική Μονάδα / Εργαστήριο:
E-mail: atagkala@upatras.gr
Τηλέφωνο: +30 2610 997701
Ώρες γραφείου: Tue 11:00 - 12:00 Wed 14:00 - 16:00
eclass URL: e-class
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- José Luis Torres Chacon, Introduction to Dynamic Macroeconomic General Equilibrium Models, 2015, Vernon Press, ISBN 978-1-62273-030-8
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