2nd Semester
Macroeconomics I
At A Glance
Course Code
ΧΡΜΑΚ01
Course Type
Core Course
Teaching Language
Greek
Is the course offered to Erasmus Students?
Yes (in English)
Teaching Delivery
Face-to-face
Use of Information and Communications Technology
Independent Teaching Activities
Type
Lectures
Weekly Teaching Hours
4
ECTS Credits
7,5
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Student Performance Evaluation
Written final exam (100%) including:
- Multiple choice questions.
- Exercises and questions.
Learning Outcomes
The course focuses on several models that are used by economists to assess the economic environment of a country. It discusses the causes and mechanisms of long-term economic growth. It also discusses the causes and mechanisms of short-term business cycles, especially recessions. Several relevant government policies are examined in detail.
After the successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Understand the basic tools and techniques of macroeconomics.
- Understand the characteristics of long-term economic growth.
- Understand the characteristics of short-term business cycles.
- Discuss several relevant government policies.
General Competences
- Independent work.
- Creative and analytical thinking.
- Generation of new research ideas
Syllabus
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
- Measuring the Cost of Living.
- Economic Growth.
- Factor Markets.
- Saving, Investment and the Financial System.
- Unemployment.
- Business Cycles – The Keynesian Cross, the IS/LM Model.
- Aggregate Demand and Supply.
- Money and Inflation.
- Open Economy.
Bibliography
- N. Gregory Mankiw and Laurence M. Ball. Μακροοικονομική και το Χρηματοπιστωτικό Σύστημα, Εκδόσεις Gutenberg, 2013.
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