Macroeconomics

Description

This is a 5-credit module, delivered over one semester, designed to introduce students to the nature and scope of Macroeconomics. This is an ab initio module: no formal previous study of Macroeconomics, or of Economics generally, is assumed.

Learning Outcomes

  1. have a knowledge and understanding of the fundamental principles of Macroeconomics, including the historical underpinnings of economic thought relevant to Macroeconomics;

  2. have a rigorous grounding in the rudiments of macroeconomic theory;

  3. understand the various components of the economy, including the nature, structure and operation of the Irish economy;

  4. interpret economic events, their impact on the macroeconomy and its components with particular emphasis on the significance of economic events on the business environment and how changes in macroeconomic variables affect business decisions;

  5. have an understanding of the broader European and global macroeconomic issues of relevance to Ireland;

  6. contribute effectively to debate on the core domestic and international issues affecting the business environment specifically and the economy generally.

Credits
05
% Coursework 30%
% Final Exam 70%