This class exists in these courses :
• Faculté de Gestion, Economie & Sciences - Masters - Master 1 Management des Entreprises - S2 - 3 ECTS

Prerequisites

Knowledge of basic economic vocabulary acquired through assiduous reading of economic media and articles or from a first-year economic course provided by the university. Notions on the principles of economic sequences.

Learning outcomes

Facilitate the comprehension of the economic environment and the mastery of the principle issues and constraints that motivate political economic choices. Enable students’ capability to elaborate a reflection and construct a coherent economic argument based on the statistics and arguments found in the modern press concerning economic matters. Develop the ability to think critically about information circulated in the media.

Course description

1. Short stories of political economics
2. Monetary policy, inflation and economic crisis
3. Political budget, deficit, and debt
4. The Euro Crisis
5. How China transformed the world
6. The American economy, future weak links in the world economy ?

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Teaching methods

Assessment

Contrôle continu : coeff. 1

Recommended reading

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  • Bennassy-Quéré et al. : Politique économique, 4e éd., De Boeck Supérieur, 2017
  
  
  • Ph. Askenazy : Les décennies aveugles, emploi et croissance 1970-2010, Seuil, 2010
  
  
  • J.-Ph. Touffut (dir.) : Les banques centrales sont-elles légitimes?, Albin Michel, 2008
  
  
  • J. Généreux : Explique l’économie à tout le monde, Seuil, 2014.
  
  
  
  
  
  

Internet resources