Intermediate Macroeconomics

The objective of this course is to provide students with the knowledge, theoretical and empirical, necessary to understand and analyze economic problems at the aggregate level of the economy both in the short and medium term (economic fluctuations) and long term (economic growth). In the course we start the analysis with an open economy and throgh it there are explained and analyzed the main problems that any economy will face along the different time periods considered. Beside it we also discuss and study the economic policy instruments and measures in the hands of the economic agentes to try to affect economic variables fundamentals and solve or mitigate the effects of these macroeconomic problems.

Course will consist of 60hrs of in class work and 90 hrs of independent work outside the classroom.