Introduction to Economics
0
2018-2019
01013211
Área Científica do Menor
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
6.0
Elective
1st Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
NA
Teaching Methods
Lectures on the different contents of the course and tutorials based on solving problem sets made available to the students at the beginning of the academic year.
Evaluation: General regime (final exam – 100%) or continuous evaluation (intermediate tests - 100%).
Learning Outcomes
This introductory course in economics uses the principles of economic analysis to provide students with a better understanding of fundamental economic problems thus being able to analyze and understand problems faced by individuals and societies, applying concepts, and reasoning to the analysis of current events. The students should acquire a basic understanding of economics that is a level of economic literacy sufficient to understand how the economy operates, as well as how some government policies affect the performance of the economy.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
I – The scope and method of economics
I.1 – The economic problem: scarcity and choice
I.2 – Economic systems and the basic economic problems
I. 3 – Major economics schools of thought
II – The organization and functioning of markets
II.1 – Consumer choice theory
II.2 – Production theory
II.3 – Costs of production theory
II.4 – Demand and supply
II.5 – Market structures
III – Basic macroeconomic concepts.
Head Lecturer(s)
António Manuel Portugal Duarte
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Exam: 100.0%
Bibliography
SAMUELSON, Paul A., William D. Nordhaus, Economia, 19ª ed., Lisboa, Editora McGraw-Hill de Portugal, 2011.
Mankiw, N. Gregory, Principles of Economics, International Edition, South-Western College, 2009.
DUARTE, Adelaide, Apontamentos sobre o circuito e contabilidade nacional, FEUC, Coimbra 2007.
DUARTE, Adelaide e Simões, Marta, Séries temporais – uma introdução, FEUC, Coimbra 2008.
RAMOS, Pedro Nogueira, CONTAS NACIONAIS: Um breve texto introdutório, FEUC, Coimbra.