2024

Portuguese Economy

Name: Portuguese Economy
Code: ECN02355L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area: Economy

Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

The aim of this subject is a practical application to the Portuguese economy of the economic knowledge acquired in others course subjects, with prominence being given to macroeconomic policies of the last 50 years and the challenges of the European Union. The intention is that students will develop their analytical capacities and critical visions of the subjects dealt with. Students must use the analytical instruments acquired in ?Applied Economics? as well as those acquired in this subject, to analyse the indicators of the Portuguese economy in the context of the European Union.
Transferable Skills:
Team work. Ability to survey the literature. Computer skills. Ability to work in groups and to communicate. Ability to analyze the economic reality. Ability to communicate.

Contents

1- Main indicators of the Portuguese economy and comparison with the European Union
2- Inflation, unemployment and wages
3- Creation and use of Gross Domestic Product
4- Budgetary Policy
5- External Accounts
6- Evolution of the Portuguese economy in 2nd half of the 20th century and the present situation.

Teaching Methods

Active learning to stimulate the students to extend their knowledge about the Portuguese economic reality.
Continuous Assessment:
1st test: 30 %
2nd test: 40 %
Group work: 30 %
Final Examination: 100 %

Teaching Staff

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