MACROECONOMICS
MACROECONOMIA
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| 2022/2023 | 8 |
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| Andrea Ricci | At the end of the lectures. Students are requested to contact the lecturer in advance at the following email address: andrea.ricci@uniurb.it |
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Course with optional materials in a foreign language
English
This course is entirely taught in Italian. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The course is devoted to the macroeconomic analysis of country systems with the aim of providing students with the theoretical, institutional and empirical tools necessary to deal rigorously and critically with the issues of stabilisation and development of modern economies. At the end of the course, students will be able to use the main national and international statistical sources and to verify and investigate the main theories relating to the functioning of economic systems. The role of economic theory in the solution of current problems will also be addressed through the regular discussion of the main economic analysis documents published by Italian and international institutions (Bank of Italy, European Community, OECD, International Monetary Fund, etc.).
Program
Introduction to the course
An overview of current macroeconomic issues
National accounts and key macroeconomic variables
Part One The short term
The goods market
Financial markets
The Macroeconomic Equilibrium in the IS-LM Model
The Extended IS-Model
The goods market in an open economy.
Part Two - The Medium Term
The labour market
The natural rate of unemployment and the Phillips curve
The IS-LM-PC model
Economic growth: the main facts
Bridging Courses
Microeconomics
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
After completing the course, students must have adequate general knowledge about the fundamental issues of macroeconomics, knowing apply with independent judgment the knowledge acquired and to understand problems related to the macroeconomic contexts. They must also be able to communicate individual ideas and them emerged in working groups.
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Supporting Activities
The course involves the use of different teaching methods:
- lectures;
- exercises with analytical applications of macroeconomic theory
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Lecturers and exercises.
- Attendance
Constant classroom attendance is recommended.
- Course books
1. BLANCHARD O. - AMIGHINI A. - GIAVAZZI F. Macroeconomia. Una prospettiva europea. 2020. Il Mulino. Capitoli: 1-10; 17; 18; 19.
2. David Findlay, Esercizi di Macroeconomia (optional), Il Mulino, 2015 (Optional)
- Assessment
Written and optional oral examination. The written exam consists of three theoretical questions and two exercises. The time available to the student is one hour.
Theoretical questions, and oral exam, are designed to ascertain the level of competence the student has achieved, in the ability to co-ordinate knowledge and skills, to deal with complex situations or new problems in the context of macroeconomic analysis. The exercises are designed to ascertain the student's ability in the practical application of theoretical knowledge, within the macroeconomic models studied during the course.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Course books
1. BLANCHARD O. - AMIGHINI A. - GIAVAZZI F. Macroeconomia. Una prospettiva europea. 2016. Il Mulino. Capitoli: 1-10; 17; 18; 19.
2. David Findlay, Esercizi di Macroeconomia (optional), Il Mulino, 2015
- Assessment
Written and optional oral examination as attending students.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
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