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| ECON0610-3 | Introduction to Political Economy
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Henry-Jean Gathon |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| The course starts with a general introduction on key economic concepts. Then the following topics are covered:
- National Accounting (principles)
- Consumption, Savings and Investment
- Determination of National Output, Unemployement, Inflation, Aggregate Demand and Fiscal Policy
- Growth and Cycles
- Money and Modern Banking, Central Banking and the Monetary System
- Basic Open Economy Macroeconomics.
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Identify and define macroeconomic concepts
- Explain and analyze key economic mechanisms
- Based on numerical exemples, calculate key macroeconomic data
- Explain and represent on a graph macroeconomic equilibria
- Interpret the effects of various public policies at both national and international level
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face to face; 2nd semester |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Syllabus handed over to students |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written exam |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Prof.: Henry-Jean GATHON, phone: 04 366 2778, hj.gathon@ulg.ac.be
Assistant: Arjeta ALIAJ, tél. 04 366 3108, a.aliaj@ulg.ac.be |
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