Learning Outcomes
the students during the cource will
• comprehend the different theoretical approaches to economic issues
• link the theory with the current economic policies
• better understand economic terms and analysis of current problems
• learn different ways to collect and analyse data
• practice in analysisn and interpreting economic information
Course Content (Syllabus)
The cource aims to present to students topics of economic theory, such as growth, development, employment, etc. More specifically:
1. Introduction to economic growth
2. Economic growth in classical tradition and Marx
3. Neoclasical models of economic growth
4. Endogenous growth models
5. Endogenous growth models with two sectors
6. Economic growth and welfare
7. Economic cycles and fluctuations
8. Current characteristics of economic development
9. Empirical evidence and theories of economic development
10. Theories of unemployment and employment
11. Income inequalities and development
Keywords
Growth, sustainable development, unemployment,
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
- Βαϊτσος Κ. και Α. Μπαρτζώκας, 2004, Αναπτυξιακή Οικονομική: Κείμενα Οικονομικής Σκέψης και Κοινωνικού Προβληματισμού, επιμέλεια, εκδ. ΚΡΙΤΙΚΗ.
- Jones H.G., 1993, Εισαγωγή στις Σύγχρονες Θεωρίες Οικονομικής Μεγέθυνσης, Aθήνα: Εκδ. Κριτική.
- Καλαϊτζιδάκης Π. και Σ. Καλυβίτης, 2003, Οικονομική Μεγέθυνση: Θεωρία και Πολιτική, Αθήνα: Εκδ. Κριτική.
Additional bibliography for study
- Barro, R.J. και X. Sala-i-Martin, 1999, Economic Growth, Cambridge Massachusetts: MIT Press
- Baumol, J.W., Blackman, S. και Wolf E., 1989, Productivity and American Leadership, Cambridge Massachusetts: MIT Press
- Carlin, W. και D. Sockice, 2005, Macroeconomics: Imperfections, Institutions and Policies, Oxford: Oxford University Press
- Foley K.D. and R.T. Michel, 1999, Growth and Distribution, Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
- Jones, Charles I (2002) Introduction to Economic Growth, New York: W. W. Norton.
- International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, MacMillan, 2nd ed, 2008.
- Kaldor N., 1980, Essays on Economic Stability and Growth, New York: Holmes & Meier Publishers.