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Module code: BIBW-350 |
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4VU (4 hours per week) |
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Semester: 3 |
Mandatory course: yes |
Language of instruction:
English |
Assessment:
Written exam (90 minutes / can be repeated semesterly)
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DFIM-407 (P620-0109) German-French and International Management, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2019
, semester 4, mandatory course
BIBW-350 (P420-0204) International Business, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2013
, semester 3, mandatory course
BIBW-350 (P420-0204) International Business, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2017
, semester 3, mandatory course
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60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period. The total student study time is 150 hours (equivalent to 5 ECTS credits). There are therefore 105 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
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Recommended prerequisites (modules):
BIBW-120 Microeconomics
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Recommended as prerequisite for:
BIBW-610 Foreign Trade and Payments BIBW-623 Economic Policy (compulsory elective module 2)
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Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Markus Hertrich |
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Leonhard Firlus
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Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will: 1. know and be able to explain the basic principles of national accounts. 2. be able to explain key macroeconomic variables such as the gross domestic product and place them in a macroeconomic context. 3. be able to explain the components and determinants of macroeconomic supply and demand. 4. be able to explain the price formation on the labor market and classify the determinants of macroeconomic supply; 5. be able to outline the principles of the European Central Bank´s monetary policy; 6. be able to explain the interplay between aggregate demand and aggregate supply on the supply and demand side.
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Module content:
1. National income accounting 2. The neoclassical macro model 3. Inflation 4. The European Central Bank 5. The Keynesian Theory 6. Price formation in the labor market and aggregate supply 7. The Phillips Curve 8. Medium term macro model with a flexible price level 9. Alternative consumption functions
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Teaching methods/Media:
Lecture and exercises
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Recommended or required reading:
Blanchard, Olivier/Johnson, David R.: Macroeconomics, Upper Saddle River, latest edition Brümmerhoff, Dieter: Volkswirtschaftliche Gesamtrechnungen, München/Wien, latest edition. European Central Bank: The implementation of monetary policy in the euro area, Frankfurt, latest edition. Felderer, Bernhard/Homburg, Stefan: Macroeconomics and New Macroeconomics, Berlin, latest edition. Mankiw, Gregory N.: Macroeconomics, London/New York, latest edition.
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