Economics

The course examines the key economic challenges facing developing countries understand why some nations remain poor while others achieve sustained growth. Blending macro and micro perspectives, the course covers a wide range of topics including inequality, poverty, health, education, nutrition, labor markets, migration, gender dynamics, agriculture, and institutions.

Within the framework of statistical logic and while utilizing R programming skills, this course engages in data analysis, computer simulation, and quantitative analysis. It equips learners with fundamental R programming skills applicable to statistical learning and practical applications.

This course offers a comprehensive overview of the evolution of economic thought from its early foundations to contemporary developments. It examines how economic thinking has responded to changing historical, political, and social contexts, and how major economists—such as Smith, Ricardo, Marx, Keynes, and others—have shaped our understanding of economic behavior and policy. 

This course builds on introductory microeconomics to analyze consumer and producer behavior, market structures, and strategic decision-making. Topics include individual and market demand, production and costs, pricing strategies, imperfect competition, game theory, and asymmetric information. Students apply economic models to understand real-world market outcomes and develop analytical skills for economic decision-making.

This course details the key concepts, objectives, and tools of economic policy, with a focus on both national and European contexts. Topics include economic growth, employment, inflation, income distribution, fiscal and monetary policy, trade policy, and environmental sustainability. It explores how governments and institutions design and implement policies to manage the economy, and assess their effectiveness in achieving policy goals. Special attention is given to EU strategies and frameworks such as the European Employment Strategy, the Stability and Growth Pact, and Europe 2020.  No prior coursework in economics is required, though a basic understanding of macroeconomic principles is recommended.

Topics in this business economics course include: enterprise as an economic science; the business and the business owner; types of business; operational decisions; location, size, and growth of the business; business environment; business strategy; business objectives; planning, control, and information system.

How can we explain Latin America’s persistent inequality and uneven development? This course explores the region’s development trajectory in relation to the international economy from the colonial period (c. 1500–1800) to the present. It examines how political, economic, institutional, demographic, and environmental factors shaped — and were shaped by — Latin America’s integration into the world economy. Key themes include: the long-run determinants of Latin American development; the legacy of colonialism and its impact on inequality; the formation of modern states and markets; Latin America’s complex engagement with international markets and institutions; the persistent tension between development efforts and political and macroeconomic instability; Latin America’s industrialization efforts, especially in contrast to the European and East Asian development models; and the evolution of political regimes — from authoritarianism to democracy, through waves of populism and military rule. The course pays particular attention to the interaction between policy choices, political culture, and economic outcomes, exploring their short- and long-term effects on poverty, inequality, and prospects for sustainable development. Due to its interdisciplinary nature, the course will appeal to students in Economic History, Economics, International History, Political Science, Development, and International Relations.

This course covers approaches and patterns of economic development in East Asian countries (including ASEAN member countries, China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan), East Asian development model, policies and roles of state in development, multinational corporation (MNCs) and East Asian production networks, and characteristics and problems of East Asian development model.

This course introduces the concepts and methods of game theory, focusing on situations where outcomes depend on the strategic interactions of multiple agents. It offers a study of modeling and analysis of decision-making in competitive and cooperative environments, with applications in economics and the social sciences.

This course offers a study of the Spanish financial system, institutions, and markets. It is divided into two blocks: Block 1: The financial system and the role of credit institutions and their supervisors. The role of credit institutions in economic development. Block 2: The role of financial systems, their functions, and specific characteristics.