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ØASØK4000 Macroeconomic Policy Course description
- Course name in Norwegian
- Makroøkonomisk politikk
- Study programme
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Master Programme in Business AdministrationOslo Business School, Exchange Programme
- Weight
- 10.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2020/2021
- Curriculum
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FALL 2020
- Schedule
- Programme description
- Course history
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Introduction
In macroeconomics, students try to understand the relationships between aggregate economic variables such as inflation, unemployment, income and production and why they vary. In this course, students will learn how economic policy such as monetary and fiscal policy can influence the macroeconomic situation. The course builds on Macroeconomics I.
Required preliminary courses
None.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
The student has in-depth knowledge of
- models that can be used to analyse economic policy
- how cyclical fluctuations arise and how they can be counteracted through policy
- how institutions can influence policies
- financial crises
- open economy, monetary unions
Skills
The student is capable of
- explaining important relationships between macroeconomic variables
- using models to analyse macroeconomic issues
- analysing how macroeconomic policy can influence economic variables such as activity and inflation
- assessing current economic policy
Content
All exam papers are assessed by one internal and one external examiner.
Teaching and learning methods
The student must have passed all exams in the first and second year of the programme.
Course requirements
None.
Assessment
The teaching takes place with physical attendance on campus, and is based on student-centered learning methods and alternates between lectures, group work, discussion and reflection tasks, as well as preparation, implementation, and analysis of the students' fieldwork.
Permitted exam materials and equipment
To be eligible to take the exam, the student must have the following coursework/mandatory activity approved by the specified deadline:
- Coursework 1.Fieldwork
Completion of 4 hours of fieldwork in a school after the research question has been approved.
Each student is responsible for registering for and attending the fieldwork, as well as staying informed about the meeting time and contact person. If the fieldwork is not completed, an extensive alternative assignment will be required as compensation for the absence. Failure to fulfill the required coursework will result in the student losing the right to take the exam.
Grading scale
A grade scale with grades from A to E for pass and F for fail is used.
Examiners
The exam papers are graded by one internal and one external examiner.
Course contact person
Grade scale A-F.