Economic issues

ECTS: 4 
Department: GACO  
Degree level: 1^st year of Bachelor
Teaching contact hours: 18  
Instructor: Aymeric LARDON

Learning objectives

Following on from with the objectives of the first semester (General Economics course), the Economic Issues course aims to enable students to:

• Develop analytical skills.
• Identify the long-term issues that have transformed economics.
• Understand economic articles (in French or English).

Course topics

The Economic Issues course focuses on long-term dynamics in economics. Accordingly, the course deals with:

• Business cycle theory.
• Long-term issues (innovation, globalization, structural change and crisis).
• Long-term economic policies (mostly at EU level).
• Financial globalization.
• Role played by institutions (IMF, central banks and WTO) .

Teaching method

• Group of 28 students: weekly 1.5-hour seminars (“TD”)
• Group of 100 students: weekly 1-hour seminar (in French)

Assessment

• Analysis Exam: 1/3
• Economic Issue Project (during the semester): 1/3
• Final exam: 1/3

Entry requirements

• Student should have validated the General Economics course (Autumn Semester) to understand this course.