Business Cycles and Economic Growth

Code:

2ECON15

Acronym:

CCE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Economics

Instance: 2017/2018 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Agrupamento Científico de Economia
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Economics

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
ME	31	Bologna Syllabus	1	-	7,5	56	202,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The goal of the course is to present and analyse the main business cycle and neoclassical economic growth models in the mainstream literature.

Learning outcomes and competences

Good Knowledge of the basic models of the mainstream business cycle and economic growth literature.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Part I - Business cycles

 

Part II - Economic growth

Mandatory literature

Carlin, Wendy e Soskice, David;Macroeconomics: Imperfections, Institutions and Policies, 2006 (Obra recomendada para a Parte I e II do programa)
Jones, Charles I.;Introduction to Economic Growth , W. W. Norton & Co., 2Rev Ed edition, 2001 (Obra recomendada para a Parte II do programa)

Complementary Bibliography

Burda, Michael, e Charles Wyplosz;Macroeconomics : a European text, 2009 (Obra recomendada para a Parte I do programa)
Barro, Robert e Xavier Sala-i-Martin ;Economic Growth, Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 2004 (Obra recomendada para a Parte II do programa)
Aghion, Philippe e Peter Howitt;Endogenous growth theory, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1998 (Obra recomendada para a parte II do programa)
Acemoglu, Daron;Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, 2009 (Obra recomendada para a parte II do programa)

Teaching methods and learning activities

Classes have both theoretical and practical components.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	0,00
Teste	70,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	42,00
Total:	42,00

Eligibility for exams

Type A

- Two tests;

- Two short essays.

 

Type B

Final exam.

Calculation formula of final grade

Type A

- Each test: 35% of final grade (tests classification must be of at least 6.0 points);

- Each essay: 15% of final grade.

 

Type B

Exam: 100% of final grade.