Course Description

• Curricular Year : 2 ^nd
• ^{Scientific field: Economics}
• Credits: 6 ECTS
• Level: Compulsory and also available for ERASMUS and exchange students
• Language: English ( this course is also taught in Portuguese )
• Prerequisites: Economics II
• Coordinator: Professor Jorge Manuel de Azevedo Henriques dos Santos
• Lecturer: Dr. Elsa Fontainha [ Homepage: http://www.iseg.utl.pt/~elmano/ ]
• Site: /aquila/disciplinas/ma1/2010-2011/1-semestre
• Contact Hours: Lectures (26): Practical (26) Total (52)
• ASSESSMENT: The final grade, on a 0-20 scale, is awarded on the basis of a written final exam and a short mid-term test.

OBJECTIVES:

• Study of Macroeconomics at an intermediate level.
• Use of examples from the Portuguese and European economies.
• Enable the students to read and criticise the specialized economic press.