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ECON-S201

Théorie macroéconomique I : le court terme en économie fermée et ouverte

academic year
2024-2025

Course teacher(s)

Robert KOLLMANN (Coordinator)

ECTS credits

5

Language(s) of instruction

french

Course content

The main macroeconomic mechanisms. Textbook: Gregory Mankiw, Macroeconomics, 6th edition, Worth Publishers, 2007. Course outline: 1) Introduction to economic fluctuations (Mankiw, ch. 8). 2) Aggregate demand (Mankiw, ch. 9 et 10). 3) Aggregate supply and the Phillips curve (Mankiw, ch.11). 4) Macroeconomic policy (Mankiw, ch. 12). 5) Open economy macroeconomics (Mankiw, ch.13)

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

Ability to analyze the main macroeconomic policy issues, and to interpret the macroeconomic situation of a country and of the world economy

Prerequisites and Corequisites

Required and corequired courses

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures (given by the professor) and problem sessions (given by teaching assisitant).

Cours magistral + travaux pratiques.
Please consult the UV for practical information: https://uv.ulb.ac.be

Video recordings of the lecture are available.
To view these videos, you must have an ulb e-mail address.

Contribution to the teaching profile

Ability to analyze the main macroeconomic policy issues, and to interpret the macroeconomic situation of a country and of the world economy

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

See content

Other information

Contacts

Office: Professor Robert Kollmann R.42.5.215 (ECARES)   robert.kollmann@ulb.be   www.robertkollmann.com

Campus

Solbosch

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • written examination

written examination

Written exam

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

Grade solely based on final exam (written)

Language(s) of evaluation

  • french

Programmes