Political Economy

Code:

MD106

Acronym:

EP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Political Economics

Instance: 2013/2014 - 1S (since 07-10-2013 to 25-01-2014)

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.

Learning outcomes and competences

The syllabus set provide the knowledge on the subjects treated, so students can apply them later in their academic and professional life.  Students will obtain skills to understand the economic and legal realities of the firm.

Working method

Presencial

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
Stanton, Angela A.; Day, Mallani; Welpe, Isabell M.; Neuroeconomics and the firm, Edward Elgar, 2010. ISBN: 978 1 84844 440 9
Carsrud Alan L. 340; Understanding the entrepreneurial mind. ISBN: 978-1-4419-0442-3

Teaching methods and learning activities

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

keywords

Social sciences > Economics
Social sciences > Juridical sciences

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Participação presencial	0,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Marks obtained in the written examination.

Observations

Additional elements for supporting classes will be placed in the site of the discipline.