Study programme competencies |
Code
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Study programme competences / results
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A6 |
Conocimientos básicos de macroeconomía. |
A14 |
Capacidades en elaborar, utilizar, e interpretar indicadores sociales e instrumentos de medición social. |
A23 |
Capacidades en evaluar los costes y beneficios ecológicos y sociales (presentes y futuros). |
A32 |
Capacidades en contribuir al diseño de políticas públicas orientadas a abordar problemas sociales. |
B11 |
Compromiso ético. |
B13 |
Razonamiento crítico. |
C4 |
Desarrollarse para el ejercicio de una ciudadanía abierta, culta, crítica, comprometida, democrática y solidaria, capaz de analizar la realidad, diagnosticar problemas, formular e implantar soluciones basadas en el conocimiento y orientadas al bien común. |
Learning aims |
Learning outcomes |
Study programme competences / results |
Understanding the fundamentals of economic analysis and their sociological implications. Getting familiarity with different methodologies and techniques of analysis. |
A6 A14
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Gaining macroeconomic knowledge to explain the various models of economic growth and development. |
A6 A32
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Developing analytical and synthesis capabilities of the students regarding this subject, through the solutions of the empirical and theoretical exercises and essays of this course. |
A14 A23
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B11 B13
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C4
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Contents |
Topic |
Sub-topic |
1) Introduction and measurement |
Incentives and institutions. Questions, times, model and assumptions. Rates of growth, GDP, real economic growth and other indicators.
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2) Classical explanations of growth |
Production function, capital and labor factors, human capital (education), constant returns to scale, law of diminishing returns, exogenous growth based on technical progress. |
3) Economics of ideas |
Endogenous growth based on incentives to innovate, complementarities, externalities, contextual effects, increasing returns to scale, properties of knowledge, diffusion, market structure and institutions, public intervention. |
Planning |
Methodologies / tests |
Competencies / Results |
Teaching hours (in-person & virtual) |
Student’s personal work hours |
Total hours |
Guest lecture / keynote speech |
A6 A14 A32 B11 |
21 |
21 |
42 |
Directed discussion |
A6 A14 A23 A32 B13 C4 |
10.5 |
0 |
10.5 |
Practical test: |
A6 A14 A23 A32 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
Supervised projects |
A14 A23 |
5 |
40 |
45 |
Objective test |
A6 A14 A23 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
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Personalized attention |
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7 |
0 |
7 |
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(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. |
Methodologies |
Methodologies |
Description |
Guest lecture / keynote speech |
Presentation by professor, dialoguing with students. |
Directed discussion |
Debate about data on the Galician, Spanish and international economy, as well other topics of the syllabus. |
Practical test: |
Handling of class practical exercises |
Supervised projects |
A list of chapters of selected books to inspire these supervised projects will be provided. |
Objective test |
Classroom test to past in the continuous assessment, or, in the final tests of first and second opportunity. |
Personalized attention |
Methodologies
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Supervised projects |
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Description |
- We may have tutorial sessions at the end of the practical classes, in office, or online, through Teams. Students are kindly requested to ask for an appointment through e-mail, specifying the calendar availability, after considering the office hours of the professor. Please, do not use the chats of Teams or Virtual Campus.
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Assessment |
Methodologies
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Competencies / Results |
Description
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Qualification
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Objective test |
A6 A14 A23 |
Multiple choice tests in the continuous assessment or in the exams of 1st and 2nd chance. |
60 |
Supervised projects |
A14 A23 |
Essays on one of the proposed topics.
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30 |
Practical test: |
A6 A14 A23 A32 |
Exercises in class.
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10 |
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Assessment comments |
- Additionally, it is possible to add points through the presentation of voluntary tasks. - The assessment criteria for students with part-time dedication or attendance exemption may be adapted so that the final exam weighs 100% or they can also do tasks not related to face-to-face evaluation. - If plagiarism is detected in an essay or cheating in an exam, the qualification of "fail" (0 numerical mark) will be obtained in that opportunity, even if that requires modifying the official marks of that opportunity.
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Sources of information |
Basic
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Haindl Rondanelli, Erik (2021). Desarrollo económico: un libro de texto. Washington: Amazon
Ray, Debraj (2002). Economía del desarrollo. Barcelona: Antoni Bosch
Acemoglu, Daron; David Laibson; John A. List (2017). Economía: un primer curso inspirado en el mundo real . Barcelona: Antoni Bosch
Todaro, Michael P. (2020). Economic development . Harlow (England): Pearson education
Warsh, David (2006). El conocimiento y la riqueza de las naciones: el enigma del crecimiento económico, su historia y su explicación moderna. Barcelona: Antoni Bosch
Galor, Oded (2022). El viaje de la humanidad. El big bang de las civilizaciones: el misterio del crecimiento y la desigualdad . Barcelona: Destino
Easterly, William (2003). En busca del crecimiento: andanzas y tribulaciones de los economistas del desarrollo [Recurso electrónico o texto impreso]. Barcelona: Antoni Bosch
Giménez, Gregorio; Leonardo Caruana; Mariano Castro (2017). Introducción al crecimiento económico y desarrollo. Madrid: Pirámide
Sachs, Jeffrey (2022). La era del desarrollo sostenible "Nuestro futuro está en juego: incorporemos el desarrollo sostenible a la agenda política mundial. (3ª edición).. Barcelona: Deusto
Jones, Charles I.; Esther. Rabasco; Luis Toharia (2009). Macroeconomía. Barcelona: Antoni Bosch
Jones, Charles I. (2020). Macroeconomics. New York; London: W. W. Norton
Acemoglu, Daron (2012). Por qué fracasan los países: los orígenes del poder, la prosperidad y la pobreza. Barcelona: Deusto |
The library has copies of some of these books in English. Some of them can be accessed online through the library. |
Complementary
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Recommendations |
Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before |
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Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously |
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Subjects that continue the syllabus |
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Other comments |
- The organization of this subject incorporates the gender perspective and the promotion of values of respect and equality. It is suggested to share with the professor and/or tutors of the Degree any doubt or possibility of improvement in this regard.ç - Please, use the official e-mail address of the professort to contact with him, but not the chats of Teams or Virtual Campus. |
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