Macroeconomia

Base Knowledge

Knowledge in statistics, including descriptive statistics.

Teaching Methodologies

The following teaching methodologies are used in this curricular unit:
1) Verbal methods (say), making use of the following educational resources: Exposition, Explanation and Dialogue; 2) Intuitive Methodologies (show), making use of the following educational resources: Demo, Resolutions of problems and Texts and Writings;
Regarding the evaluation the following methods are used:
1) Evaluation by frequency, comprising: a) Written individual test. 2) Evaluation by examination, comprising: a) Written individual test.

Learning Results

It is expected that by the end of the course each student is entitled to:
a) Understand the macroeconomic phenomena;
b) Evaluate the behavior of economic series;
c) Know and evaluate the process of national accounts,
d) Analyze and understand the Keynesian model;
e) Analyze and understand the IS / LM.

Program

1. Introduction
2. Measurement of Economic Activity
3. Private Consumption and Investment
4. Public Finance
5. Foreign trade and Balance of Payments
6. Models of Income Determination (real market)
7. The IS / LM Models in Closed Economy

Grading Methods

Avaliação Periódica
  • - Teste 1 - 35.0%
  • - Teste 2 - 35.0%
  • - Teste 3 - 30.0%
Avaliação final
  • - Teste 1 - 100.0%

Internship(s)

NAO

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