COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: ALBANIAN ECONOMY II

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ECO 416	B	2	3	0	0	3	6

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Eglantina Hysa
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description:	-
Course Objectives:	This course offers an advanced introduction to the dynamics and some enduring problems of the Albanian economy. The course is designed for students who are interested in economic issues of Albanian economy. The course will analyses and study the political and economic situation of Albania.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Globalization, foreign trade liberalization
2	Labor Market, Unionization, Participation, Employment, Unemployment
3	Public Enterprises, Privatization and Regulation
4	Income Distribution and Poverty
5	Energy Economics: Perspectives from Albanian economy
6	Environmental Economics: Perspectives from Albanian economy
7	Informal (Shadow, Hidden) Economy in Albania
8	Midterm/Economics of Education
9	Gender Issues in the Albania Economy
10	Impact of the 2008 Global Economic Crisis on Albania economy
11	Albania Economy in 2025
12	Albanian economy and EU
13	Economic impact of European Integration
14	Albanian economy and economic development of the region.

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook:	There is no required textbook of the course. Course readings will be made available by the lecturer.
Other References:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Students will be able to analyze current political and economic issues in Albania, and critically evaluate the policy options.
2	Evaluate the impact of the European Union on these in Albanian economy.
3	Learn about the labor market, employment and unemployment.
4	Analyze the impact of the financial crisis.
5	Compare and analyze the current situation of the Albanian economy with other countries of the Balkan region.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Master of Science in Economics Program
1	The students are gained the ability to look at the problems of daily life from a broader perspective. They gain the needed skills not only to understand economic problems in economics but also to construct a model and defend in meaningful way.	5
2	They have knowledge about the microeconomics.	4
3	They have knowledge about the macroeconomics.	5
4	They have knowledge about the international economics and finance.	3
5	They have ability to use mathematical and statistical methods in economics.	2
6	They know how to use computer programs in both daily office usage and statistical data evaluations in public and private sector.	2
7	They have necessary economics skills that needed in private and public sector.	4
8	They are intended to be specialist in one of departmental fields that they choose from the list of general economics, growth and development, labor economics and labor market, environmental economics, agricultural economics, health economics, education economics and human development, political economics, international economics, monetary economics, finance economics, public finance, international financial markets and institutions, banking and central banking, international trade and banking, monetary economics and banking,	3
9	They have ability to utilize fundamental economic theories and tools to solve economic problems in economics.	3
10	They are aware of the fact that economics is a social science and they respect the social perspectives and social values of the society’s ethics.	4

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	40
Presentation	1	10
Final Exam	1	40
Attendance		10
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	3	48
Mid-terms	1	12	12
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	20	20
Other	2	11	22
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load/25(h):			6
ECTS Credit of the Course:			6