Economics

This course discusses the Spanish economy, its current state and recent developments in different areas such as economic growth, productive structure, economic institutions, labor and capital markets, macroeconomic policies, and external sector.

This course provides an overview of long-term developments in the world economy and reviews how the theoretical insights of social scientists help us to understand world history better. The main emphasis is on understanding the two main problems of social and economic history: what are the origins and drivers of economic growth, and why does that process result in wide disparities in wealth?  Students independently carry out a research project and acquire skills relating to social and economic historians, for example, source criticism, and working with data and theory.

This course examines historical knowledge about the process of productivity growth since the Middle Ages. It cover the standard neoclassical (Solow) growth model and some augmentations; basic endogenous growth models; and the process of productivity growth.

The course studies the goals and tools of public policy in the economic sector. Topics covered include: economic policy theory; economic well-being; Keynesian economics; schools of economic policy; institutionalism; public choice theory; monetarism and new classic macroeconomics; price equilibrium and employment; growth, rent distribution, and quality of life; monetary policy; fiscal policy; and supply policy. Previous study of micro- and macroeconomics is recommended.

This course focuses on the general economic structure of cinema and the audiovisual industry in France. It includes an overview of the production of cinematic film, the CNC (National Center for Cinema and Moving Images), and the financing and distribution of films. The course includes industry professionals as guest speakers.

This course introduces basic economic ideas and concepts. Students analyze behavior on markets, outcomes of markets, and different market forms. Game theory is introduced to study situations with strategic interaction such as oligopolistic competition. Comparative advantage is used as an explanation of trade patterns. Macroeconomic indicators, economic fluctuations, and economic policy are reviewed. Monetary systems are covered in tutorials. Through presentations and special debates, tutorials provide the opportunity to apply and reflect on some of the contents of the course. The first part of the course mainly covers microeconomic topics and the second part is devoted to macroeconomics

Prerequisites: standard high school knowledge of basic mathematical concepts such as solving equations, reading and working with graphs, and manipulating inequalities is expected. In economics, no prior knowledge is assumed.

This course introduces fundamental topics in economic development with a focus on the microeconomics of development. Topics include agriculture, climate change, conflict, education, gender, health, institutions, nutrition, sexual and reproductive health, and technology adoption. It addresses these topics from both theoretical and empirical perspectives, with an emphasis on using causal evidence to inform policy interventions.