Week 1
Seminar requirements: students have to complete 60 % seminar attendance;
Voluntary: Students might obtain max. 12 activity points for various seminar activities during the semester (quizzes, homework, discussion, presentation, participation in group activities, problem solving). These points will be added to the final exam result.
SEMINAR TOPICS:
WEEK 1 - NO SEMINARS
WEEK 2 - INTRODUCTION; MACROECONOMICS AND MAIN MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES
WEEK 3 - KEYNESIAN MODEL: TWO SECTOR ECONOMY
WEEK 4 - KEYNESIAN MODEL: THREE SECTOR ECONOMY
WEEK 5 - KEYNESIAN MODEL: FOUR SECTOR ECONOMY AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
WEEK 6 - IS-LM MODEL
WEEK 7 - OPEN ECONOMY: IS-LM-BP MODEL
WEEK 8 - AS-AD MODEL
WEEK 9 - INFLATION AND UNEMPLOYMENT
WEEK 10 - ECONOMIC GROWTH AND ECONOMIC CYCLE
WEEK 11- REVIEW: THE GOVERNMENT GAME
WEEK 12 - INDIVIDUAL REVIEW
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