MACROECONOMICAL PERSPECTIVES, MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2022/2023
- Teacher
- CATERINA COLOMBO
- Credits
- 8
- Curriculum
- Politiche e performance pubbliche
- Didactic period
- Secondo Semestre
- SSD
- SECS-P/02
Training objectives
- The course aims at providing student with the skills to analyse some of the most relevant topics recently discussed in macroeconomics, with reference both to short run and long run analysis.
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge in microeconomics and macroeconomics are required.
Course programme
- Part 1 (24 hours)
Recent macroeconomic trends. International capital mobility and financial integration
Part 2 (20 hours)
Open economy macroeconomics - Monetary integration and EMU
Part 3 (20 hours)
Economic growth - Growth models. Economic policy for growth Didactic methods
- Lectures and workshops
Learning assessment procedures
- Written examination.
The course exam is devoted to test the level of achievement of the previously indicated training objectives. The exam consists of three open-ended questions aiming at verifying the knowledge of all the topics of the course. The written exam takes two hours.
The final grade is the sum of the scores of all questions (the maximum score for each question is 10). To pass the exam the student must obtain a minimum score of 18. Reference texts
- Krugman P., Obstfeld M.e Melitz M.J. (2019), Economia internazionale. Vol.2: Economia monetaria internazionale, 11° ed, Pearson.
De Grauwe P. (2022), Economia dell'unione monetaria, 12° ed, Il Mulino
Weil D. N. (2007), Crescita economica, Hoepli
Further material will be available during the course
