Course teacher(s)
Fabio Blasutto (Coordinator)ECTS credits
5
Language(s) of instruction
english
Course content
1 The facts of growth
2 Malthus and Pre-Industrial Stagnation
3 How Did Growth Begin? The Industrial Revolution and Its Antecedents
5 Technological progress and growth
6 The challenges of growth
B) The open economy
7 Openness in goods and financial markets
8 The goods market in an open economy
Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)
Prerequisites and Corequisites
Required and Corequired knowledge and skills
Students should have a solid grounding in the macroeconomic principles covered in ECON-S1703, as part of this course builds directly on those foundational concepts.
Teaching methods and learning activities
The theoretical course offers a first contact with the subject. The emphasis is on intuitions and basic concepts, as well as links to economic news.
The exercise sessions allow concepts to be developed. It's about going further than intuition and working with the material.
References, bibliography, and recommended reading
Amighini, Giavazzi, and Blanchard: "Macroeconomics: A European Perspective" , Pearson Education. Fourth Edition.
Course notes
- Université virtuelle
Contribution to the teaching profile
LO 1.1 Apply fundamental concepts, tools and models in economics and management to formulate a well-defined problem and propose a multidisciplinary solution relevant to the economic context.
LO 1.2 Integrate sustainable development in analyse
LO 2.1 Adopt a scientific approach to data collection, research and analysis and communicate results with clear, structured and sophisticated arguments
LO 2.2 Display critical thinking, logical and abstract reasoning and develop an independent approach to learning
LO 4.1 Work and communicate effectively as part of a team in an international and multicultural environment
Other information
Contacts
fabio [dot] blasutto [at] ulb [dot] be
Campus
Solbosch
Evaluation
Method(s) of evaluation
- written examination
written examination
Written examination
Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)
100% of the grade will be determined by the final written examination.
Language(s) of evaluation
- english