SYLLABUS
TOPIC 1 : Overview. Measurement of economic activity: 1. Production and income variables. 2. Changes in prices. 3. Cross country comparisons. 4. The labour market.
TOPIC 2: Complementary indicators to describe the economic situation: competitiveness, social capital and institutional quality
TOPIC 3: Analysis of economic activity data in Spain, the EU and the World
TOPIC 4: Overview. Measurement of Social and Economic Welfare: 1.Environmental sustainability and economic growth. 2. Income distribution and poverty. 3. Indexes of human development.
TOPIC 5: Analysis and evaluation of welfare from a social and economic perspective in Spain, the EU and the World: analysis of the data from the Human Development Reports (UN)
TOPIC 6: Reading and understanding economic reports: IMF, WB and OECD economic outlooks and country profiles.
TOPIC 7: International dimension of the economic and financial relations: measurement instruments and main institutions.
REFERENCE LIST
Alonso Rodríguez, J.A. (Dir.). (2015): Lecciones sobre economía mundial. Civitas.
Dasgupta, P. (2007): Economics: A very Short Introduction. Oxford.
Heilbroner, R. y W. Milberg. (2012): The Making of Economic Society. Pearson.
Maddison, A. (2006): The World Economy: a Millennial perspective, OECD Publishing
Soubotina, T. (2004): Beyond Economic Growth, World bank Group
ACTIVIDADES COMPLEMENTARIAS: dentro del programa + Facultad