Duration
40h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in economics and business management | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course studies the way production, employment, interest rate and prices are determined. The focus is put on the ability of economic policy to achieve full employment, growth and price stability.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Acquire the analytical tools to understand the evolution of the Belgian and the European economies.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Introduction to economics: Macroeconomics
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Lectures (30h) + exercises (15h). First term.
Recommended or required readings
Lectures notes.
O. Blanchard, Macroeconomics, 2007, Prentice Hall. 5th edition.
Recommended readings:
G. Mankiw, Macroéconomie, 2e édition, De Boeck, 2000
M. Burda & C. Wyplocz, Macroéconomie, une perspective européenne, 2e édition, De Boeck, 1997.
Assessment methods and criteria
Final written exam
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Professor :
Lionel Artige, Office 1.53 (B31)
Tel. : 04/366 4891
E-Mail : Lionel.Artige@ulg.ac.be
Assistant :
Leif Van Neuss, Office 1.56 (B31)
Tel. : 04/366 3103
E-Mail : lvneuss@ulg.ac.be