Competencies / Study results |
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. |
10 |
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Assessment comments |
- Additionally, it is possible to add points through the presentation of voluntary tasks. - All aspects related to part-time dedication, attendance exemption, opportunities, plagiarism, or cheating will follow UDC regulations: https://www.udc.es/es/normativa/academica/
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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. - Please, use the official e-mail address of the professor to contact with him, but not the chats of Teams or Virtual Campus. |
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