Makroekonomia I - przedmiot oferowany w języku angielskim
Informacje ogólne
Kod przedmiotu: | 0300-ES1-2MKR1#E |
Kod Erasmus / ISCED: |
04.301
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Nazwa przedmiotu: | Makroekonomia I - przedmiot oferowany w języku angielskim |
Jednostka: | Wydział Ekonomii i Zarządzania |
Grupy: | |
Punkty ECTS i inne: |
(brak)
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Język prowadzenia: | angielski |
Rodzaj przedmiotu: | obowiązkowe |
Skrócony opis: |
Aim of the course: The aim of the course is to provide students with more detailed knowledge on the selected macroeconomic models and theories which allows to explain the most relevant issues of modern macroeconomics, including macroeconomic policy instruments that can be implemented to reduce inflation, unemployment, income inequality etc. |
Pełny opis: |
Basic Economic Concepts (Scarcity, Op0portunity Cost, Production Possibilities Frontier, Macroeconomics as a science Market mechanism and visible hand of government. The tools of Macroeconomic policy) Measurement of economic performance (Gross Domestic Product and National Income Concept) Aggregate demand and supply. Macroeconomic equilibrium. Classical and Keynesian view The theory of consumption and investment The theory of growth (neoclassical and new growth theories) The theory of business cycles The role of the state in economy - from the point of view of the different economics schools (Keynes’s, Neoclassical and Institutional opinions) Money and banking. The financial system and real economy Monetary policy and macroeconomic effects (Keynesian, Monetarist and New Classical viewpoint) Fiscal policy/Public sector/Budget Deficits (macroeconomic viewpoints - discretionary fiscal policy, supply-side policies, government size and growth, government expenditure patterns, types of taxation) Teaching methods: Lecture with class discussion and students presentations, also case studies Points ECTS: 2 ECTS |
Literatura: |
1. P. A. Samuelson, W. D. Nordhaus. Macroeconomics, McGraw-Hill/Irwin. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, Boston 2010. 2. M. Parkin Macroeconomics, Pearson Education, Boston 2010. 3. R. J. Rossana, Macroeconomics, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London&New York 2011. 4. A.L. Hillman, Public finance and public policy, Cambridge University Press 2009. |
Metody i kryteria oceniania: |
Forms and conditions of credit: Test and exercises; Lecture with class discussion Preparation of the paper on the selected topic |
Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet w Białymstoku.