Economic Analysis A

Module Code: ECU33011

Module Title: Economic Analysis A

ECTS Weighting: 5
Semester/Term Taught: Semester 1
Contact Hours: 22 hours of lectures and 4 hours of tutorials
Module Personnel: Lecturer - Professor Michael Wycherley

*Please note that assessment details have not been finalised yet and are subject to change

Learning Outcomes

Be actively conversant with the terminology of macroeconomics; Interpret macroeconomic data;
Synthesize a broad range of topics in modern macroeconomics

Module Learning Aims

This module builds on the foundations of EC2110 & EC2111 Intermediate Economics, developing some of the topics from that module, and introducing some new ones.

Module Content

Macroeconomics: intertemporal consumption and labour supply; investment theory; money demand; the analysis of business cycles; monetary policy; fiscal policy.

Module Pre Requisite

ECU22011 & ECU22012 Intermediate Economics

Assessment Details

There are two assignments, the first assignment is worth 40% and the second is worth 60% of the overall module mark. Late submissions will be penalised 10% per day.