Publication in the Diário da República: Despacho nº 13772/2014 - 12/11/2014
6 ECTS; 1º Ano, 1º Semestre, 30,0 T + 45,0 PL , Cód. 90563.
Lecturer
- Ana Cláudia Leal Marques Pires da Silva Mendes Pinto (1)(2)
(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
Students can choose between a)Continuous assessment: individual midterm tests with 10/20 as the minimum pass grade and b) Final examination: 10/20 as the minimum pass mark
Bibliography
- Bernanke, B. e Frank, R. (2012). Princípios de Economia. Lisboa: McGraw-Hill
- Gomes, O. e Sousa, M. (2011). Análise Económica - Conceitos e Exercícios Resolvidos. Lisboa: Edições Sílabo
- Samuelson, P. e Nordhaus, W. (2009). Economia. Lisboa: McGraw-Hill
- St. Aubyn, M. e Teixeira, M. e Braga, J. e Santos, J. (2001). Macroeconomia. Lisboa: McGraw-Hill
Teaching Method
Course content is presented through lectures, case study analysis and applied exercises
Software used in class
