PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS II (MACROECONOMICS)
Course unit partition: Cognomi A-K

Academic year 2010/11
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Politica economica (SECS-P/02)
Field
Ambito aggregato per crediti di sede
Type of training activity
Caratterizzante
72 hours
of face-to-face activities
10 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
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Learning objectives

The student will understand the main features of an economic system and of its dyamics

Prerequisites

no requirements

Course unit content

Some topics in Macroeconomics
1) Short run equilibrium
IS-LM model
2) Economic Policy in the short run
3) Medium run equilibrium
a) Labour market
b) AD-AS mode
c) Phillips curve
4) Long run equilbrium. Solow model
5) Open economy
6) Euro and European Union

Full programme

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Bibliography

O. Blanchard, Scoprire la Macroeconomia,volume 1, Quello che non si può non sapere,Il Mulino, 2005, capitoli da 2 a 8, 10, 11, 14, 15.
• O. Blanchard, Scoprire la Macroeconomia, volume 2, Un passo in più, Il Mulino, 2003, capitolo 13 par. 1,3,6 e 7
• M. Menegatti, La politica economica nel breve periodo, Giappichelli, 2007.

Teaching methods

lectures

Assessment methods and criteria

written exam

Other information

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