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| ECON0824-1 | Macroeconomics
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| Duration : | 40h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Lionel Artige |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| 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. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Acquire the analytical tools to understand the evolution of the Belgian and the European economies |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Introduction to economics |
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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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| Lectures (30h) + exercises (15h) 2nd term |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| 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. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Mid-term and final written exam |
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Training(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Professor :
Lionel Artige, Office 1.53
Tel. : 04/366 4891
E-Mail : Lionel.Artige@ulg.ac.be
Assistant :
Leif Van Neuss, Office 1.56
Tel. : 04/366 3103
E-Mail : lvneuss@ulg.ac.be |
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