Duration
30h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in economics : general (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits | |||
| Master in economics : general (60 ECTS) | 5 crédits | |||
| Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Lionel Artige, Aydan Dogan, Leif Van Neuss
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
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...
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Undergraduate macroeconomics
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Exercises, reading of newspaper articles and academic papers
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Lectures, presentation of students' applied works, and writing of briefing notes on headlines topics.
Recommended or required readings
Krugman, Paul and Maurice Obstfeld (2006) International Economics. Theory and Policy, 7th edition, Pearson.
Salvatore, Dominick (2007) International Economics, 9th edition, Wiley.
Assessment methods and criteria
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%).
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
The course in not taught in 2015-2016.
Contacts
Professor :
Lionel Artige, Office I.53
Tel. : 04/366 4891
E-Mail : Lionel.Artige@uliege.be
Assistant :
Michel Coppée, Office 1.57 (Sart Tilman)
Tél. : 04/366 3108
E-Mail : michel.coppee@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Assessment subjects
Assessment methods
Contacts
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
Assessment methods
Oral exam via video conferencing