| Course Unit Code | 156-0588/01 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 5 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Choice-compulsory type B |
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| Level of Course Unit * | Second Cycle |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Summer Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| AND0096 | doc. Antonio Rodríguez Andrés, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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| The course is aimed at improving English language skills in professional, economical and econometric areas for work with foreign literature. During the course students are introduced to the English terms, concepts and style of expression in economic literature in the cross-sectional themes applied in the study subjects Applied Economics. |
| Course Contents |
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Wage determinants
Factors of economic growth and development
Monetary policy of open economy
Production function, Solow model
The Economics of Welfare
Demand for health and health services
Migration economics
Mass migration and influence on economy
Banking and financial systems
Human capital and soft skills
Econometric analysis
Case studies of time series
Economic and ecological problems
Global climate change |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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REES, G., SMITH, P. Strategic Human Resource Management: An International Perspective. 2nd ed. Los Angeles: SAGE. 2017. ISBN 978-1-47396-931-5.
VAN DEN BERG, H. Economic Growth and Development. London: World Scientific Publishing Co., 2017. 978-981-4733-33-5.
WALSH, Carl E. Monetary theory and policy. Fourth edition. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2017. ISBN 978-0-262-03581-1.
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REES, G., SMITH, P. Strategic Human Resource Management: An International Perspective. 2nd ed. Los Angeles: SAGE. 2017. ISBN 978-1-47396-931-5.
VAN DEN BERG, H. Economic Growth and Development. London: World Scientific Publishing Co., 2017. 978-981-4733-33-5.
WALSH, Carl E. Monetary theory and policy. Fourth edition. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2017. ISBN 978-0-262-03581-1.
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| Recommended Reading: |
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McPAKE, B., NORMAND, C. Health Economics: An international perspective. Second edition. Chapter 2. Routledge. 2008. Second Edition
NATHAN, M. The wider economic impacts of high-skilled migrants: a survey of literature for receiving countries. IZA Journal
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McPAKE, B., NORMAND, C. Health Economics: An international perspective. Second edition. Chapter 2. Routledge. 2008. Second Edition
NATHAN, M. The wider economic impacts of high-skilled migrants: a survey of literature for receiving countries. IZA Journal
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Tutorials |
| Assesment methods and criteria |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Credit | Credit | 100 | 51 |