| Competences |
| Type A | Code | Competences Specific |
| A1 | Understand the basic micro-and macroeconomic principles involved in business management. | |
| Type B | Code | Competences Transversal |
| B4 | Autonomy, responsibility and initiative | |
| Type C | Code | Competences Nuclear |
| C1 | Have an intermediate mastery of a foreign language, preferably English | |
| C3 | Be able to manage information and knowledge | |
| C4 | Be able to express themselves correctly both orally and in writing in one of the two official languages of the URV |
| Learning outcomes |
| Type A | Code | Learning outcomes |
| A1 |
Assess the situation of an economy, and understand how it works and what effects economic policies have. Understand macroeconomic aggregates and their implications for the economy. Explain the macroeconomic effects of fiscal and monetary policies. | |
| Type B | Code | Learning outcomes |
| B4 |
Do the work planned in accordance with the quality criteria provided. Decide how to manage and organize work and time. Decide how to do a particular job so that it is of the highest quality possible. Decide what needs to be done for a particular job/project and do it according to schedule. | |
| Type C | Code | Learning outcomes |
| C1 |
Understand routine information and articles. Take notes during a class. | |
| C3 |
Locate and access information effectively and efficiently. | |
| C4 |
Produce well-structured, clear and rich written texts |
| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| 1. Money and financial assets | 1.1. Els problemes macroeconòmics 1.2. Les principals variables macroeconòmiques 1.3. Els cicles econòmics, el creixement i la qualitat de vida |
| 2. Central bank | 2.1. Els components de la demanda agregada 2.2. El model renda-despesa 2.3. L'equilibri en el mercat de béns i serveis, i la funció IS |
| 3. Business cycle, employment, and unemployment | 3.1. Les funcions del diner i la demanda de diner 3.2. El sistema bancari, la creació de diner, els bancs centrals i l'oferta monetària 3.3. L'equilibri en el sector monetari i la funció LM |
| 4. The government and the economy | 4.1. L'equilibri simultani en el mercat de béns i en el mercat monetari 4.2. L'eficàcia de les polítiques fiscals 4.3. L'eficàcia de les polítiques monetàries |
| TEMA 5. El model Demanda Agregada - Oferta Agregada | 5.1. La relació entre demanda i producció agregades, i el nivell de preus 5.2. L'equilibri DA-OA i les polítiques macroeconòmiques 5.3. El mercat de treball, l'atur i la inflació (corba de Phillips) |
| TEMA 6. Les economies obertes | 6.1. El comerç exterior i la balança de pagaments 6.2. El mercat de divises i els tipus de canvi 6.3. La integració econòmica i monetària |
| TEMA 7. El creixement econòmic a llarg termini | 7.1. Els factors de creixement econòmic a llarg termini 7.2. Per què hi ha països que creixen més que d'altres? 7.3. Pot ser sostenible el creixement econòmic? |
| Planning |
| Methodologies :: Tests | ||||||||||
| Competences | (*) Class hours |
Hours outside the classroom |
(**) Total hours | |||||||
| Introductory activities |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Lecture |
|
16 | 24 | 40 | ||||||
| Problem solving, exercises |
|
20 | 30 | 50 | ||||||
| Problem solving, exercises in the classroom |
|
20 | 36 | 56 | ||||||
| Personal attention |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Mixed tests |
|
4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| (*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher. (**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. | ||||||||||
| Methodologies |
| Description | |
| Introductory activities | Activities designed to make contact with students, collect information from them and introduce the subject. |
| Lecture | Description of the contents of the subject, raising questions and proposing real life situations to be studied with the analysis presented. |
| Problem solving, exercises | Formulation, analysis, resolution and debate of a problem or exercise related to the topic of the subject, by the student. |
| Problem solving, exercises in the classroom | Formulation, analysis, resolution and debate of a problem or exercise related to the topic of the subject. |
| Personal attention | Use of student services hours to resolve issues and answer specific questions. |
| Personalized attention |
| Description |
| Visit http://gandalf.fee.urv.cat/professors/AntonioQuesada/docencia.html for information on office hours. |
| Assessment |
| Methodologies | Competences | Description | Weight | ||||
| Mixed tests |
|
Prova Parcial 1 (25%) Prova Parcial 2 (25%) Activitats Participatives (10%) |
60% |
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| Others | Examen Final de l'Avaluació Continuada (caldrà obtenir una nota mínima d'un 4, en aquest examen, per poder ser avaluat amb el sistema d'avaluació continuada de la primera convocatòria) |
40% |
| Other comments and second exam session | |||
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L'avaluació en Segona Convocatòria es realitzarà amb un Examen Final Únic, que suposarà el 100% de la nota. |
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| Sources of information |
| Basic |
Mankiw, N.B., Principios de Economía, (2017), Cengage Learning Editores. México, D.C.
Krugman, P. i Wells, R., Macroeconomía, 3a ed., (2016), Editorial Reverté. Barcelona |
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The lecture notes for the course will be available at http://gandalf.fee.urv.cat/professors/AntonioQuesada/docencia.html. Any textbook entitled "Principles of Macroeconomics", "Introduction to Macroeconomics", or, simply, "Macroeconomics" (as long as the level of the book is not above the intermediate level) could be used to follow or prepare the contents of the course. It could also be used the Macroeconomics part of textbooks entitled "Principles of Economics", "Introduction to Economics", "Foundations of Economics", or, simply, "Economics". |
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| Recommendations |
(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.