Basic Economic Concepts and International Migrations (ERASMUS)
General data
Course ID: | 1900-ERASMUS-BEC |
Erasmus code / ISCED: |
07.1
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Course title: | Basic Economic Concepts and International Migrations (ERASMUS) |
Name in Polish: | Basic economic concepts and international migrations (ERASMUS) |
Organizational unit: | Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies |
Course groups: |
(in Polish) Przedmioty dla studentów ERASMUSA (in Polish) Przedmioty dla studentów programu ERASMUS, sem. zimowy |
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
(not available)
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Language: | English |
Type of course: | elective courses |
Mode: | Classroom |
Short description: |
The course is designed to provide students (with little knowledge and no previous exposure to economics) with a broad-ranging introduction to the discipline of economics and it aims to equip students with the tools necessary for them to understand how an economy operates in modern environment of extensive international labour migrations. By the end of the course you will be able to read and understand concepts often used in the media, including the business/economic section of the newspapers and economic magazines. |
Full description: |
The course has been broken into eight parts: - Introductory Economic Concepts and International Politics of Migrations - Demand, Supply and Elasticity - Theories of Consumer Choice and the Firm - Market Forms and the Labour Market - Understanding and Measuring Macroeconomic Performance in the Dynamic World - Macroeconomic Theory - Macroeconomic Policy and International Migrations - Inflation and International Trade: Commodities versus Labour Movement |
Bibliography: |
Since lectures cover a great deal of material in a short space of time, ideally you should try and read the relevant section in one of the textbooks before attending the lecture. This way you will be able to concentrate on what is being said and ask questions about concepts you do not understand. The prescribe textbook for the course is: Parkin M, Powell M, Mathews K, Economics, Addison Wesley, (any edition after 2008) (available on the reserve of the Geography Library) |
Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
Pass requirements will be based on you class record. |
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