Economics II: Macroeconomics

Content

Classical Theory of Macroeconomic Production

Chapter 1: Gross domestic product

Chapter 2: Money and Inflation

Chapter 3: Open Economy I

Chapter 4: Unemployment

 

Growth: The economy in the long term

Chapter 5: Growth I

Chapter 6: Growth II

 

Business cycle: The economy in the short term

Chapter 7: Economy and aggregate demand I

Chapter 8: Economy and aggregate demand II

Chapter 9: Open Economy II

Chapter 10: Macroeconomic supply

 

Advanced topics of macroeconomics

Chapter 11: Dynamic model of the economy as a whole

Chapter 12: Microeconomic foundations

Chapter 13: Macroeconomic economic policy

Learning goals:

The students. . .

- can name the basic indicators, technical terms and concepts of macroeconomics.

- can use models to reduce complex relationships to their basic components.

- can analyse economic policy debates and form their own opinion on them.

Workload:

Total effort for 5 credit points: approx. 150 hours

Presence time: 45 hours

Before and after the LV: 67.5 hours

Exam and exam preparation: 37.5 hours

Language of instructionGerman
Bibliography

Als Grundlage dieser Veranstaltung dient das bekannte Lehrbuch „Makroökonomik“ von Greg Mankiw vom Schäffer Poeschel Verlag in der aktuellen Fassung.