Course Description
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Course Name
Intermediate Macroeconomics
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Host University
University of Stirling
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Location
Stirling, Scotland
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Area of Study
Economics
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Prerequisites
Introductory Macroeconomics
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SCQF Credits
20 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits5
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units7
Hours & Credits
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Overview
Stylized macroeconomic facts and how they relate to theory and policy; income and wealth accounting;aggregate data analysis ? trends versus cycles; historical evolution of macroeconomic theory; the classicalapproach to aggregate demand and supply; the determinants of savings and investment; new-Keynesiantheory of aggregate supply; the IS-LM model of income and interest rate determination; efficiency versussticky wages and unemployment; the trade-off between inflation and unemployment; demand and supply ofmoney; static macroeconomic policy analysis.
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