08795 - Macroeconomics

Academic Year 2014/2015

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Business Administration (cod. 8405)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student is able to understand and apply the basic themes and methods of Macroeconomics.

Course contents

Aim of the course
The aim of this course is to provide a basic understanding of the theoretical foundations of macreconomics at the at theundergraduate level. The course covers the major macroeconomic issues: inflation, public debt, unemployment, economic growth.

References

Mankiw G. & Taylor M., Macroeconomia, Zanichelli Ed., 2009
Exercises and additional bibliography references are provided to the students during the course.

Topics covered in the course: Chapters 1-15, Mankiw & Taylor

Office hours

Tuesday 16.00-18.00

Readings/Bibliography

Mankiw G. & Taylor M., Macroeconomia, Zanichelli Ed., 2009 - Textbook

Assessment methods

Written exam (exercises and theory).

Teaching tools

Slides are available at the following website: http://www2.dse.unibo.it/minniti/teaching.html

Office hours

See the website of Antonio Minniti