Duration
35h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in economics and business management | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with basic economic mechanisms. Rigourous analysis will be based on concrete examples.
The course covers the main topics in the area of the macroeconomic theory: national accounting, wealth of nations, economic growth, development, (un)employment, money, economic fluctuations and cycles, and macroeconomic policies.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- understand general basic (macro)economic concepts;
- explain and analyse general economic behaviours, at the national or international level;
- understand and explain, in a critical perspective, the relations between the main economic variables;
- based on exercises, determine the optimal choices of various agents;
- explain and represent on a graph macroeconomic mechanisms.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Corequisite:
MATH0055-2 - Mathematics for Economics and managment sciences (Part 1)
ECON2280-1 - Political Economy - Microeconomics
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures for the theoretical part + excercices sessions
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face + use of lol@
Second semester
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- LOL@
Further information:
Mandatory reading: Acemoglu, Laibson et List, Introduction à l'économie, 3rd edition, Pearson, 2023 (chapters 14 to 22)
The material presented in the textbook must be supplemented by notes taken during the lectures. In addition, complementary material will be available on lol@.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
Further information:
Written exam, closed book, first and second session.
Detailled rules will be posted on lol@.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Lecturer: Mélanie LEFEVRE, Melanie.Lefevre@uliege.be
Teaching assistant: Manon BOLLAND, Manon.Bolland@uliege.be