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08795 - Macroeconomics

Academic Year 2011/2012

  • Docente: Giancarlo Gozzi
  • Credits: 8
  • SSD: SECS-P/01
  • Language: Italian
  • Moduli: Giancarlo Gozzi (Modulo 1) Davide Dragone (Modulo 2)
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Management and Marketing (cod. 8406)

Course contents

  1. Macroeconomic representation of the economy: the fundamental concepts.
  2. Aggregate demand, production and income: the market for goods and the circular flow of income.
  3. Financial markets: money, financial assets and the rate of interest.
  4. The IS - LM model.
  5. The AD - AS model: aggregate demand, aggregate supply and macroeconomic equilibrium.
  6. Phillips curve, inflation and unemployment.
  7. Economic growth.
  8. Macroeconomics and the open economy.

Readings/Bibliography

O. Blanchard, Mcroeconomia, Il Mulino (last edition)

D. Findlay, Esercizi di macroeconomia, Il Mulino 2009.

Additional teaching material will be made available on the WEB page of the course

Assessment methods

Written examination , optional oral examination

Office hours

See the website of Giancarlo Gozzi

See the website of Davide Dragone