Macroeconomics I

MATSUMOTO, Kazuyuki
Compulsory Elective  2 credits
【Department of Economics】
15-1-1110-3840-01

1. Course Description
This course introduces students to the terminology and standard macroeconomic theories.
Key issues include the determinants of long- and short-term gross domestic product and the interrelations of global economies. The primary goal is to develop basic frameworks useful to analyze macroeconomic issues such as: (i) the determination of national income and employment levels, (ii) the factors of economic growth, and (iii) the causes of business cycles.
A substantial amount of time will be devoted to studying various actual economic incidents.