COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: APPLIED MACROECONOMICS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ECO 404	B	2	3	0	0	3	7.5

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:	Erinda Imeraj , Monday 13:30-14:30
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:	Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time:	E212
Course Description:	This is a topics course intended to extend the basic intermediate macro course with some major later developments in theory and applications, through the examines of the big- picture issues. This course is meant to train students to think in a structured, analytically rigorous way about macroeconomic questions. The emphasis is on practical approaches and on the use of macroeconomic theory to understand real-world policy debates.
Course Objectives:	This course takes an intermediate level approach to macroeconomic theory and its applications, building on the foundations developed in the macroeconomics. It will provide analytical tools and formal models to explain the behavior of output, inflation, employment, interest rates, exchange rates, and other aggregate economic quantities. This set of tools is used to understand current economic issues, forecast the behavior of the economy, and assess the impact of policy choices.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Syllabus, course introduction and methodology
2	Measuring Economic Activity and National Income
3	Money , Inflation and the Open Economy
4	Economic Growth: Capital Accumulation, Population Growth and Technology
5	Unemployment and Economic Fluctuations
6	Aggregate Demand I: Building the IS–LM Model
7	Aggregate Demand II: Applying the IS–LM Model
8	Midterm Exam
9	Case Studies Presentation
10	Case Studies Presentation
11	Case Studies Presentation
12	Case Studies Presentation
13	Case Studies Presentation
14	Case Studies Presentation

Prerequisite(s):	N/A
Textbook:	N. Gregory Mankiw.(2013). Macroeconomics, 8th ed., ISBN 1464119821 Kevin D. Hoover. (2012). Applied Intermediate Macroeconomics, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-76388-2 Hardback
Other References:	Krugman, P. Wells, R. (2012) Macroeconomics, Second Edition in Modules.. ISBN-13: 978-1-4292-8729-6 Parkin, M.(2012). Macroeconomics, 10th Ed. ISBN 978-0-13-139445-2
Laboratory Work:	n/a
Computer Usage:	N/A
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	To acquire the ability to examine the macro economics theories.
2	To acquire necessary skills to analyze macroeconomics subjects
3	Ability to understand and apply analytical tools and formal models in explaining the behavior of output, inflation, employment, interest rates, exchange rates, and other aggregate economic quantities.
4	Ability to choose the best economics policies for solving the problems which are faced in daily economic life and to decide which policy should be choosen for what kind of economics problems

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	Students apply advanced knowledge in economics	5
2	Students explain the interaction between related disciplines and economics	5
3	Students apply scientific methods to address economic problems	5
4	Students define existing theory in a specialized branch of economics	5
5	Students critically evaluate knowledge in economics and carry out advanced research independently	4
6	Students develop economic models and formulate policy options	5
7	Students make an original contribution to the discipline	3
8	Students effectively communicate in a variety of professional and academic contexts	4
9	Students will develop new strategic approaches for unexpected, complicated situations in economics and take responsibility in solving them	5
10	Students uphold and defend ethical values data collection, interpretation and dissemination	4
11	Students use advanced empirical analyses to address social problems	4
12	Students interact with professional networks in their field of specialization	4

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	40
Case Study	1	40
Attendance		20
	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	2	32
Mid-terms	1	20	20
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	20	20
Other	15	2	30
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load/25(h):			6
ECTS Credit of the Course:			7.5