Economic growth and Sustainability (2235.YR.015276.1)

General information

Type:	OPT	Curs:	3	Period:	S semester
ECTS Credits:	4 ECTS

Teaching Staff:

Group	Teacher	Department	Language
Year 3	Jordi Vives Perez	Economía, Finanzas y Contabilidad	ENG

The prerequisites for this elective course are an Introductory Macroeconomics course or the permission of the instructor.

Macroeconomics studies the structure and performance of national economies and the set of policies implemented by governments in their interactions with consumers, businesses, and financial market agents.

This course will provide an intermediate insight into macroeconomists and policymakers' essential tools to evaluate economic performance. The main goal of the course is to understand how economic activity grows over time and how to measure its evolution. It will focus both on static and dynamic models of economic growth and their empirical applications to real-world cases.

All in all, the course aims to familiarize students with the main central macroeconomic issues that need to be addressed by future managers and policymakers in the upcoming future.

1. Economic Outlook and main Macroeconomic Indicators a. The Role of Inflation b. The Cots of Inflation c. The Quantitative Theory of Money d. Confidence Indicators e. Other Relevant Macroeconomic Indicators

2. The Exchange Rate Systems a. The Role of Exchange Rates b. The Fixed Exchange Rate System c. The Floating Exchange Rate System

3. The Open Economy a. The Current Account Balance (CA) Role b. How Economic Policy affects the CA? c. The Small Open Economy Case. The Mundell Fleming Model i. Exchange Rate Basics ii. Exchange Rate Systems: Fixed vs Floating iii. The IS Curve* iv. The LM Curve* v. Revisiting the IS-LM Model Outcomes* d. The Impossible Trilemma

4. The Monetary Union a. The Optimal Currency Area Theory (OCA) b. Its applicability to the Euro area c. Measures and Policies for the Euro area to approach an OCA

5. Economic Growth - The Solow Model a. Economic Growth: An Overview b. The Accumulation of Capital (K) c. The Steady State d. The Golden Rule Level of Capital (K) e. Population Growth Effects f. The Steady-State with Technological Progress g. Economic Growth Policies APPENDIX I: Why do poor economies present difficulties in increasing the Stock of Capital? APPENDIX II: Why convergence across economies exists? The African Exception APPENDIX III: Other Economic Growth Models (Main Outcomes from The Ramsey Model)

6. Dynamic Modelling for Economic Fluctuations a. The Dynamic Aggregate Demand Curve b. The Dynamic Aggregate Supply Curve c. The Short-Run and Long-Run Equilibriums d. Economic Policy Effects APPENDIX I: A numerical simulation

Economic Growth and Sustainability is a conceptual course that requires dedication, effort, and analysis. The learning process considers the following stages:

- Lectures will be held in a face-to-face format. NOTE: 80% attendance is strictly compulsory for all students.

- After theoretical presentations, a Problem Set will be posted on campus and considered for evaluation purposes. Each student must solve the proposed exercises and upload a PDF document through the assigned submission. Additional detail will be provided at the beginning of the course.

- There is also the possibility of online or face-to-face tutorials to clarify any doubts. Students can take advantage of faculty office hours or arrange an on-demand review session by email.

ASSESSMENT BREAKDOWN

Barro, R., & Sala-i-Martin, X. (2006). Economic growth. Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press.

Krugman, P., & Wells, R. (2018). Macroeconomics. New York: Worth.

Mankiw, N. (2019). Macroeconomics (10th ed.). Worth.

Supplementary readings and other materials will be posted online.

Group	Teacher	Department
Year 3	Jordi Vives Perez	Economía, Finanzas y Contabilidad