1. General
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SCHOOL |
SCHOOL OF ECONOMIC SCIENCES |
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ACADEMIC UNIT |
DEPARMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE |
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LEVEL OF STUDIES |
Undergraduate |
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COURSE CODE |
BA504 |
SEMESTER |
5 | ||
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COURSE TITLE |
MACROECONOMICS | ||||
| INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES |
WEEKLYTEACHING HOURS |
CREDITS | |||
| Lectures | 3 | ||||
| Hours Lab | 0 | ||||
| Hours Exercises | 0 | ||||
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Total |
3 | 6 | |||
| COURSE TYPE | Specialised knowledge, Optional | ||||
| PREREQUISITE COURSES | No | ||||
| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS | Greek | ||||
| IS THE COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS | |||||
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COURSE WEBSITE (URL) |
https://
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2. LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Learning outcomes |
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After successful completion of the course, students are expected to be able to: 1. Understand the main macroeconomic parameters 2. Understand the basic macroeconomic theories 3. Understand the relationships and interactions among the different macroeconomic concepts 4. Understand developments in the field of economy at national and international level 5. Analyze the effects of various macroeconomic policies. 6. Synthesize the basic elements of economic activity, and 7. Understand the mechanisms of the economy |
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General Competences |
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1. Working in an interdisciplinary environment 2. Adapting to new situations 3. Decision making |
3. SYLLABUS
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GDP: definition, measurement, determination • Aggregate demand and aggregate supply • Government, public sector and fiscal policy • Money, credit institutions, money creation • Central Bank and monetary policy • Unemployment • Inflation • Fiscal and monetary policy in a closed economy • Open economy |
4. TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION
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DELIVERY |
Face to face | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY |
Use of ICT in teaching | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION |
In-class learning activities(*) Laboratory work and/or paper End – of-semester exam 100,0% |
5. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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• Blanchard Olivier, Macroeconomics, Epikentro Publications,2012 • Eftimios Pournarakis, Geroge Chatzikostantinoy, Principles of Economics, Sofia Publications,2011 • STEPHENISON, Introduction to economics, Kleidarithmos Publications,2002. • Kotis G. – Petraki Koti A., Modern Macroeconomics, Mpenou Publications, Athens, 2008. • Begg D. – S. Fischer - R. Dornbusch, Introduction to Economics, volume B’, Kritiki Publications, Athens, 1998. |
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