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Macroeconomics and Globalization

Objectives

At the end of this course the student shpuld have acquired knowledge, skills and competences that allow him to:
- Understand the behavior of macroeconomic aggregates, the role and decisions of economic agents and the effects of economic policy - monetary, fiscal and exchange rate - depending on the context and in the short to medium or long term, including issues such as competitiveness and causes, characterization and resolution of international crises;
- Know the macroeconomic aggregates and their measurement, describe the models that organize and critically analyze aggregate information and behavior, monetary, fiscal and exchange rate policy instruments and their consequences, economic cycles and long-term growth factors.
- Be able to select macroeconomic information, read economic reports / articles, make economic analysis with models, graphs and arguments based on the rationality of agents;

General characterization

Code

10861

Credits

3.0

Responsible teacher

Duarte Miguel Machado Carneiro de Brito

Hours

Weekly - 2

Total - 42

Teaching language

Português

Prerequisites

No prior knowledge of Economics required.

Bibliography

The relevant literature for each topic will be indicated in the slides.

Recommended

Miles, D., Scott, A. and Breedon, F., 2012, Macroeconomics: Understanding the Global Economy, Wiley

Dornbusch, R., Fischer, S. and  Startz, R., 2007, Macroeconomics, McGraw-Hill (há na Biblioteca)

 

Additional

Burda, M. and Wyplosz, C., 2009, Macroeconomics: A European text, Oxford University Press

Mankiw, G., 2010, Macroeconomics, Worth Publishers

Krugman, P., Obstfeld, M. and Melitz, M., 2012, International Economics: Theory and Policy, Prentice Hall

 

Teaching method

Theoretical lessons presented by the instructor, followed by the resolution of practical exercises.

Evaluation method

The evaluation is made up of 3 midterm tests (possibly online) with an equal duration and weight on the final grade.

Subject matter

The measurement of economic activity: national accounting, data and concepts
Short Term Macroeconomics
- Keynesian model of yield determination: the multiplier
- IS-LM model: The goods and services market and the money market. Fiscal policy and monetary policy.
- Open Economy: international trade, capital movements, exchange rate regimes.
Macroeconomics in the Short-Medium-Long Term
- Aggregate Demand
- Short and long term aggregate supply: the labor market and unemployment
Consumption, Savings and Investment
Money: Money demand and supply
Economic growth