UCL - Economic structures of Belgium

[SPRI2670]

[30h] 5 credits

This course is taught in the 2d semester.

Teacher(s): Guillaume Pierre Wunsch

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

o The course re-visits micro and macro economic concepts, illustrated via the Belgian economic situation, with a time- (last decades, not to say centuries) and space- perspective (comparison with other European countries or groups of countries according to the theme).
o It is thus more a course of general culture for the application of economic concepts aiming a better un-derstanding of the Belgian (and European) economic situation - No new theoretical corpus.

Main themes

- Confrontation between economic theory and economic Belgian
- Familiarization with different economic debates on topical issues
- Provision of economic analysis in the understanding of economic policy generally

Content and teaching methods

o Growth and growth theories
o Technical progress and the " New Economy "
o Employment and unemployment
o Wages constitution
o Regional issue (economic situation of Wallony and of the Flanders, transfers)
o Globalisation and external trade

Method:
- Theoretical reminders followed by a historical and space perspective

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Basic course of economy (micro and macro)

Written exam

Written material (texts and summaries ( " slides "))