Political Economy

Code:

MD106

Acronym:

EP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Political Economics

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://sigarra.up.pt/fdup/disciplinas_geral.formview?p_ano_lectivo=2010/2011&p_cad_codigo=MD106&p_periodo=1S
Course/CS Responsible:	Law

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MD	21	Plano Oficial de MD	1	-	10	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Objectives: analysis of the firm and the contextual and inherent problems of management decisions; perception of the role of firms and corporations in economies, driving special attention to the Portuguese case.

Program

A – ECONOMICS AND BEHAVIOR
1. Economic actors.
2. Economic policy, authorities, policies and instruments

B – THE FIRM
1. Theories of the firm.
2. Management: motivation and cooperation.
3. Market structures, competition and market regulation.
4. Strategic dynamics of the firm.
5. Entrepreneurship: behavior and environment factors.
6. Financial information systems in the firm and management decision.
7. The economic crime: corporative crime; occupational crime.
7. Governance, social objectives of the firm and corporate ethics.
8. The Portuguese firms.

Mandatory literature

Mankiw N. Gregory; Introdução à economia. ISBN: 85-221-0408-5
Kim W. Chan; A estratégia oceano azul. ISBN: 978-989-8101-05-1
Mata José; Economia da empresa. ISBN: 978-972-31-0901-6
Neves João César das 1957-; Introdução à ética empresarial. ISBN: 978-989-8131-35-5
Roberts John; The^modern firm. ISBN: 978-0-19-829376-7
Teixeira Sebastião; Gestão das organizações. ISBN: 84-481-4617-4
Leão Pedro; Economia dos Mercados e da Empresa, Escolar Editora, 2011. ISBN: 9789725923184
Cruz José Manuel Neves 1965-; Economia e política. ISBN: 978-972-32-1583-0
Pereira Paulo Trigo 070; Economia e finanças públicas
Mateus Abel Moreira 1947-; Microeconomia. ISBN: 972-22-2087-X

Complementary Bibliography

Rodrigues Jorge José Martins 1958-; Corporate governance. ISBN: 978-972-8980-56-6
Nunes Pedro Caetano; Corporate governance. ISBN: 972-40-2812-7
Lipczynski John; Industrial organization. ISBN: 978-0-273-68802-0
Ariely Dan; O lado bom da irracionalidade, Lua de Papel, 2010. ISBN: 9789892313221
Motta Massimo; Competition policy. ISBN: 978-0-521-01691-9

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and practical classes, readings orientation and case studies analysis.

keywords

Social sciences > Juridical sciences
Social sciences > Economics

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	0,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

According to the Evaluation Norms of the Master in Law.

Calculation formula of final grade

According to the Evaluation Norms of the Master in Law.