SYLLABUS
TOPIC 1: INTRODUCTION
1. Economy and Economics. 2. Types of economic problems 3. Economic policy objectives and instruments 4. Positive and Normative Economics 5. Real, monetary and financial sides of the economy 6. Brief history of Economics
TOPIC 2. ECONOMICS AS A SOCIAL SCIENCE
1. The scientific method applied in Social Sciences. 2. Economic tools and economic models. Basic elements of markets 3. Economics and other Social Sciences
TOPIC 3: ECONOMIC SYSTEMS AND ECONOMIC SOCIETY
1. Origins of economic society 2. Economic systems and government intervention in the economy 3. Economic dimension of the Welfare State
TOPIC 4. MEASUREMENT OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
1. Production and income variables. 2. Changes in prices. 3. Cross country comparisons. 4. Labour market. 5. Complementary indicators: competitiveness, social capital and institutional quality
TOPIC 5. MEASUREMENT OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELFARE:
1.Environmental sustainability and economic growth. 2. Income distribution and poverty.
TOPIC 6. MONETARY AND FINANCIAL SECTORS
1. Monetary sector institutions. 2. Financial sector institutions
TOPIC 7. INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION OF ECONOMIC RELATIONS
1. International trade 2. Economic integration 3. Globalization and new perspectives in international economics
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ACTIVIDADES COMPLEMENTARIAS: dentro del programa + Facultad