Course Details

ECONOMIC POLICY

GS0839

Course
ECONOMIC POLICY
Code
GS0839
Academic Year
2026/2027
Curriculum Year
2025/2026
Degree Programme
POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
Curriculum
A001 - GENERICO
Course coordinator
Lecturers
Credits
10
Lecture Hours
60
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
SECS-P/02 - Economic Policy
Course Type
Single-subject learning activity
Course Delivery
OBB - Obbligatoria
Year
2
Teaching period
Annuale
Campus
ALESSANDRIA
Teaching language
Italian
Course Contents
The classical theory: long-term economics The theory of growth: very long-term economics The theory of economic cycles: short-term economics The debate on macroeconomic policy Microeconomics for macroeconomics
Reference Texts
N.G. MANKIW, Macroeconomia
Learning Outcomes
Provide a good knowledge and mastery of macroeconomic theory
Prerequisites
None
Teaching Methods
Lectures and exercises
Additional Information
Teaching materials available on the course web page. Every week we put the material on the topics covered during the same week: lectures, explanations on the most difficult passages or not investigated by the text. They are also assigned exercises to do and make it available on the web site solutions. Students with disabilities or with Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) or with Special Educational Needs (SEN) can request specific services and tools dedicated to them by contacting the Development and Coordination Staff for Careers and Services for Students and consulting the dedicated page on the university website: https://uniupo.it/it/servizi/servizi-studenti-disabili-e-dsa Students with disabilities, SLD, SEN, once they have contacted the university staff, can reach out to the professor responsible for the course regarding the adaptation of exam methods in relation to educational aspects.
Assessment Methods
Final written test with numerical exercises (21 points) and closed answers and questions (10 points). Duration: 1 hour
Detailed Syllabus
Macroeconomics as a science. The data of macroeconomics. National income: where it comes from and where it goes. Money and inflation. The open economy. Unemployment. Economic growth, I. Economic growth,
Expected Learning Outcomes
Students are expected to be able to interpret the main economic policies carried out by states and international organizations.
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