6 ECTS; 1º Ano, 1º Semestre, 30,0 T + 45,0 PL , Cód. 963803.
Lecturer
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
Not applicable
Objectives
The students must be able to: a) Understand and describe economic issues b) Use statistical and bibliographical data sources to obtain the relevant information for specific problems c) Write reports on economic issues d) Solve applied exercises
Program
1. Basics of economic science 2. National accounting 3. Currents of economic thought 4. Policy-mix 5. Demand and supply concepts. Elasticity 6. Competitive, monopolist and oligopolistic markets
Evaluation Methodology
The student may choose between a) Continuous assessment: individual intermediate tests with 10/20 as the minimum pass grade and b) Final exam: 10/20 as the minimum pass grade
Bibliography
- Frank, R. e Bernanke, B. (2012). Princípios de Economia. Lisboa: McGraw-Hill
- Nordhaus, W. e Samuelson, P. (2009). Economia. Lisboa: McGraw-Hill
- Santos, J. e Braga, J. e Teixeira, M. e St. Aubyn, M. (2001). Macroeconomia. Lisboa: McGraw-Hill
- Sousa, M. e Gomes, O. (2011). Análise Económica - Conceitos e Exercícios Resolvidos. Lisboa: Edições Sílabo
Teaching Method
Course content is presented through lectures, case study analysis and applied exercises
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