Degree | Type | Year |
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2501572 Business Administration and Management | OB | 2 |
2501573 Economics | OB | 2 |
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Introduction to Economics.
Math I.
Math II.
Statistics I.
This course proposes and discusses the main tools and instruments from both the theoretical and the empirical point of view, to be used in the analysis of the evolution of an economic systrem. Main themes of study are Production, and the distribution and allocation of income over time, and its relationship with other agreggate (macro-economic) variables of interest.
1. Introduction.
1.1 Macroeconomic variables.
1.2 Gross domestic Product (GDP).
1.3 Inflation and the cost of living: GDP deflator and CPI.
1.4 The circular flow of income: Production, distribution and expenditure.
2. Growth and economic growth models.
2.1 Growth and growth accounting.
2.2 Capital accumulation, technological progress; Solow’s model.
2.3 Empirical evidence: absolute and conditional convergence.
2.4 A simple model of endogenous growth.
3. The labor market.
3.1 Main variables.
3.2 A simple model of the natural rate of unemployment.
3.3 Frictional unemployment.
3.4 Structural unemployment.
4. Economic fluctuations.
4.1 Economic cycles.
4.2 The aggregate demand curve.
4.3 Aggregate supply in the short and long run.
5. The IS-LM model and the aggregate demand curve.
5.1 The Keynesian cross model.
5.2 Multipliers and fiscal policy.
5.3 The IS curve.
5.4 Financial assets, money market and the LM curve.
5.5 Effects of monetary and fiscal policies in the IS-LM model.
5.6 The aggregate demand curve.
6. Macroeconomics in an open economy.
6.1 Exchange rates and exchange rates regimes.
6.2 The Mundell-Fleming model.
6.3 Effects of fiscal and monetary policies in an small open economy.
6.4 The big open economy.
7. Issues in Macroeconomics.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Exercices and group discussion. | 17 | 0.68 | 2, 1, 4, 5, 7, 20, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 |
Lectures | 32.5 | 1.3 | 2, 1, 4, 5, 7, 20, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Tutorials. | 20 | 0.8 | 2, 4, 7, 20, 9, 10, 13 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Readings | 20 | 0.8 | 2, 1, 4, 5, 7, 20, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 |
Study. Preparing excercises and group discussion. | 55.5 | 2.22 | 2, 1, 4, 5, 7, 20, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 |
The tipe of teaching methodology planned for the course is in-site teaching.
This subject combines lectures with ITC support and more applied sessions devoted to problem solving.
The proposed teaching methodology may undergo some modifications according to the restrictions imposed by the health authorities on on-campus courses.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Final examination | 50 % of the final grade | 2 | 0.08 | 2, 3, 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 9, 10, 6, 11, 12, 19, 18, 17, 15, 16, 13, 14, 21 |
Midterm exam | 35% of the final grade. | 1.5 | 0.06 | 2, 3, 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 9, 10, 6, 11, 12, 19, 18, 17, 15, 16, 13, 14, 21 |
Problem sets and other homeworks. | 15% of the final grade. | 1.5 | 0.06 | 2, 1, 4, 5, 7, 20, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 |
Calendar of evaluation activities
The dates of the evaluation activities (midterm exams, exercises in the classroom, assignments, ...) will be announced well in advance during the semester.
The date of the final exam is scheduled in the assessment calendar of the Faculty.
"The dates of evaluation activities cannot be modified, unless there is an exceptional and duly justified reason why an evaluation activity cannot be carried out. In this case, the degree coordinator will contact both the teaching staff and the affected student, and a new date will be scheduled within the same academic period to make up for the missed evaluation activity." Section 1 of Article 264. Calendar of evaluation activities (Academic Regulations UAB).
Students of the Faculty of Economics and Business, who in accordance with the previous paragraph need to change an evaluation activity date must process the request by filling out an Application for exams' reschedule: e-Formulari per a la reprogramació de proves.
Grade revision process
After all grading activities have ended, students will be informed of the date and way in which the course grades will be published. Students will be also be informed of the procedure, place, date and time of grade revision following University regulations.
Retake Process
"To be eligible to participate in the retake process, it is required for students to have been previously been evaluated for at least two thirds of the total evaluation activities of the subject." Section 2 of Article 261. The recovery (UAB Academic Regulations). Additionally, it is required that the student to have achieved an average grade of the subject greater than or equal to 3.5 and less than 5.
The date of the retake exam will be posted in the calendar of evaluation activities of the Faculty. Students who take this exam and pass, will get a grade of 5 for the subject. If the student does not pass the retake, the grade will remain unchanged, and hence, student will fail the course.
Irregularities in evaluation activities
In spite of other disciplinary measures deemed appropriate, and in accordance with current academic regulations, "in the case that the student makes any irregularity that could lead to a significant variation in the grade of an evaluation activity, it will be graded with a 0, regardless of the disciplinary process that can be instructed. In case of various irregularities occur in the evaluation of the same subject, the final grade of this subject will be 0". Section 11 of Article 266. Results of the evaluation. (UAB Academic Regulations).
This subject does not offer the option for comprehensive evaluation.
It is preferable to use the original Englisht textbooks:
Mankiw, N. G., Macroeconomics, 10th edition, 2019. New York: Worth Publishers.
Blanchard, O., A. Amighini y F. Giavazzi, Macroeconomics. A European Perspective, 3rth edition, 2017. New York: Pearson Education. Online edition: https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.are.uab.cat/lib/uab/reader.action?docID=5175087
Spread sheet and word processor.
Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
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(PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PAUL) Classroom practices | 2 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PAUL) Classroom practices | 4 | English | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PAUL) Classroom practices | 8 | English | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PAUL) Classroom practices | 51 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | afternoon |
(PAUL) Classroom practices | 52 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | afternoon |
(PAUL) Classroom practices | 60 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 1 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 2 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 4 | English | second semester | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 8 | English | second semester | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 51 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | afternoon |
(TE) Theory | 52 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | afternoon |
(TE) Theory | 60 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |