Economics I

bpols1122  2023-2024  Bruxelles Saint-Louis

Economics I
5.00 credits
30.0 h + 15.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Fagnart Jean-François;
Language
French
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

The Economics I and Economics II courses present an introduction to the (neoclassical) economic analysis of the functioning of a market economy. The Economics I course focuses on microeconomic issues (see the paragraph below) while the Economics II course focuses on topics of a macroeconomic nature (growth, unemployment, inflation ...).

The course enables students to acquire the following skills:

Master the basic concepts of economic analysis;
Appropriate the basic explanatory mechanisms of economic analysis;
Use these concepts and explanatory mechanisms to
• understand a number of economic phenomena;
• study the implications of certain (recommendations of) economic policies;
• identify some of the virtues and limits of free trade;
• take a critical look at and on certain conventional wisdom about how the markets work.
 
Bibliography
L'équipe CORE (2017), L'Economie: l'économie pour un monde différent, Editions Eyrolles
Cet ouvrage est disponible en version web gratuite: https://www.core-econ.org/the-economy/fr/
Une nouvelle édition devrait paraître dans le courant de cette année universitaire.
Alternativement:
Phelps, Edmund (2007), Economie Politique, Fayard.
Eventuellement:
Mankiw, Gregory et Mark Taylor (2022), Principes de l'Economie, de Boeck, collection Ouvertures économiques, 6ième édition.
Teaching materials
  • Transparents utilisés pour le cours magistral
Faculty or entity
ESPB


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Bachelor in Information and Communication

Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology

Bachelor in Political Sciences