Public University of Navarre



Castellano | Academic year: 2012/2013 | Previous academic years:  2011/2012 
Bachelor's degree in Economics at the Universidad Pública de Navarra
Course code: 171403 Subject title: MACROECONOMICS II
Credits: 6 Type of subject: Mandatory Year: 2 Period: 2º S
Department: Economics
Lecturers:
CASARES POLO, MIGUEL   [Mentoring ]

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General proficiencies

• GP01. Ability to analyze and summarize.
• GP04. Writing and Speaking in English.
• GP07. Ability to solve problems
• GP09. Team work.
• GP11. Work in an international environment.
• GP12. Information search.
• GP17. Autonomous learning.
• GP19. Creativity.

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Specific proficiencies

• SP01. Understand the behavior of economic institutions with formal models.
• SP04. Use economic analysis with scientific instruments.
• SP05. Write reports describing economic phenomena.
• SP06. Research projects at international, national or regional levels.
• SP10. Evaluate the performance of alternative policies and select them with technical criteria.

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Methodology

Activities
 Presence Hours  Non-presence Hours
A-1 Lectures
 30 0
A-2 Seminars
 20 0
A-3 Discussions 10 0
A-4 Homeworks
 0 20
A-5 Reading material 0 10
A-6 Individual studying 0 36
A-7 Exams 4  
A-8 Office Hours
 20  
     
Total 84 66

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Evaluation

HOMEWORKS, PROJECTS, DISCUSSIONS, ESSAYS 40%
MID-TERM EXAM 20%
FINAL EXAM 40%

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Agenda

- Expectations, the basic Tools. Blanchard (2010), Chapter 14.
- Financial Markets and Expectations. Blanchard (2010), Chapter 15.
- Expectations, Consumption and Investment. Blanchard (2010), Chapter 16.
- Expectations, Output and Policy. Blanchard (2010), Chapter 17.
- Openness in Good and Financial Markets. Blanchard (2010), Chapter 18.
- The Goods Market in an Open Economy. Blanchard (2010), Chapter 19.
- Output, the Interest Rate and the Exchange Rate. Blanchard (2010),  Chapter 20
- Exchange Rate Regimes. Blanchard (2010), Chapter 21.
- Depressions and Slumps. Blanchard (2010), Chapter 22.
- High inflation. Blanchard (2010), Chapter 23.

- Should Policy Makers Be Restrained?. Blanchard (2010), Chapter 24..
- Monetary Policy. Blanchard (2010), Chapter 25.
- Fiscal Policy. Blanchard (2010), Chapter 26.

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Bibliography

Access the bibliography that your professor has requested from the Library.


Blanchard, Oliver, Macroeconomics 5th Edition. International student edition. Pearson-Prentice Hall, 2010.

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Languages

English

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