code: | A7164 | studiebelasting: | 9 sp | periode: | sem. 2 | ||
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naam: | Weco. Macroeconomic policy: an international perspective | ||||||
internet: | homepage, rooster | ||||||
opleiding/fase: | econ/d23/profiel | ||||||
voertaal: | English | ||||||
docent(en): | dr. A.J. Dur | ||||||
contactpersoon: | dr. A.J. Dur | ||||||
secretariaat: | AE/Macro | ||||||
aanmelding: | bij Studenten Informatiecentrum, vóór 1 december | ||||||
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onderwijsvorm: | werkcollege | ||||||
tentamenvorm: | assesment on the basis of exam, presentation and term paper | ||||||
tentamenperiode: | mei/juni | ||||||
tentameneisen: | - | ||||||
tentamenstof: | - |
To obtain analytical insight into macroeconomic policy issues.
In recent decades, the focus of macro-economic policy has shifted from
short-term stabilization to overall economic performance and its background.
Macro-economic policy analysis has become much more ambitious. It tries to
answer questions like: why do key indicators like growth rates, inflation rates,
unemployment, government debt and government size differ from country to country
and from period to period. Which developments can be attributed to market forces,
which to politics? How do international developments affect national economies?
Many of the answers to those questions in the recent literature highlight the
crucial role of the institutions that govern the behaviour of governments and
market parties. The present semester focuses on a number of key issues in
macro-economic policy. Among others:
the positive and normative economics of government debt, the determinants of
economic growth, and the relation between political and labour market
institutions, and income inequality and unemployment. Both theory and practice
get attention. Students are expected to play an active role as speakers,
discussants and writers of research papers, in all cases intensively coached.
Reader with articles from academic journals. Articles discussed during the lectures are rarely more than a few years old.
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