Study Programmes 2015-2016
| ECON0307-1 | ||||||||
| International Macroeconomics | ||||||||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th, 15h Pr | ||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Lionel Artige | ||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language | ||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester | ||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||||||||
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Course contents :
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| The course "International Macroeconomics" studies the interactions of national economies and their implications at the international level: global growth, employment, migration and international financial stability. The topics covered are: The balance of payments, exchange rates determination, the foreign exchange market et the other international financial markets, fixed and floating exchange rate regimes, the Euro, financial crises... |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The objective of this course is to provide the students with the theoretical and statistical elements to analyse descriptive and quantitative international economic information. At the end of this course, the students should be able to write briefing notes on the main topics covered in this course by using their theoretical and empirical knowledge. |
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| Undergraduate macroeconomics | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Exercises, reading of newspaper articles and academic papers | ||||||||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures, presentation of students' applied works, and writing of briefing notes on headlines topics. | ||||||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Krugman, Paul and Maurice Obstfeld (2006) International Economics. Theory and Policy, 7th edition, Pearson. Salvatore, Dominick (2007) International Economics, 9th edition, Wiley. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Grading will be based on the final written exam (70%) at the end of the semester and works and exercises realised during the semester (30%). | ||||||||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| The course in not taught in 2015-2016. | ||||||||
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Contacts :
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| Professor :
Lionel Artige, Office I.53
Tel. : 04/366 4891
E-Mail : Lionel.Artige@ulg.ac.be
Assistant : Leif Van Neuss, Office I.56 Tel. : 04/366 3103 E-Mail : lvneuss@ulg.ac.be |
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