Class Introduction to Economy

To teach concepts and basic relations of microeconomics and macroeconomics, with a view to the acquisition of knowledge conducive to the application of this knowledge in the resolution of concrete problems, both theoretical and practical. It is also intended to equip students with a critical spirit in relation to economic problems and the capacity for analysis and informed discussion of the problems of the elementary hands.

. The Fundamentals of Economics
2. Basic Elements of Supply and Demand
3. Consumer Theory
4. The Producer Theory
4.1. Basic concepts
4.2. Marginal Product Decreasing
4.3. Scale Income
4.4. Short Term and Long Term
5. Costs Function
6. Markets
6.1. Perfect Competition
6.2. Imperfect Competition and the Extreme Monopoly Case
7. Public Sector
7.1. The Functions of the State and its Economic Role
7.2. Externalities and Public Goods
7.3. Taxation
8. Vision and Measurement of Macroeconomics
8.1. Objectives and instruments of Macroeconomics
8.2. Gross Domestic Product
8.3. National Accounts Details
8.4. Price Indexes and Inflation
9.Consumption and Investment
 

Analysis and discussion of case studies with the students

Mankiw, N. Gregory (2021), Principles in Economics, Cengage Learning; 9 edition

Glenn Hubbard, Anthony P. O'Brien (2007), Microeconomics, Prentice Hall, 2nd Edition