Economics

This course provides a broad, up-to-date introduction to the economic analysis of public policy issues. Drawing on microeconomic theory, the course focuses on the development of analytical tools and their application to key policy issues relating to the spending, taxing, and financing activities of Government. Particular emphasis is given to recent developments in public economics, including findings from current research, in areas such as behavioral public economics, new empirical methods, and policy innovations.

This course provides students with a comprehensive and interdisciplinary understanding of the key macroeconomic forces shaping the global economy today. The course discusses how long-term growth, globalization, financial integration, and climate change interact in shaping economic outcomes across countries and over time. The course combines economic theory with real-world data, case studies, and contemporary policy challenges to equip students with the analytical tools needed to interpret global macroeconomic dynamics and assess their implications for business, policy, and society. The course is structures in 4 core pillars: 1) Economic Growth and Development; 2) International Trade and Globalization; 3) Global Finance and Crises; 4) Economics and Climate Change. Prerequisites: Knowledge of the concepts covered in introductory undergraduate macroeconomic and microeconomic courses is highly recommended. 

This course examines the main international economic organizations. It analyzes, from a theoretical and practical perspective, the implications and effects of their actions, decisions, and policies on various countries and the international economy as a whole.

This course provides an introduction to corporate finance concepts and theory. It covers basic valuation exercises, capital structure, and corporate decision-making.

This course examines theories of the firm, partial and general equilibrium of markets, and production and cost analysis.

This is an introductory course on the history of economics. The course reviews the history of economics to understand what economics is, clarifying economic ideas which have been a part of today's economics; those that no longer receive much attention, and those which have potential to be resurrected. Please note that the history of economics is different from economic history. Basic knowledge of world history from the modern times is required as this course reviews the way in which economists have tried to understand economic problems.