ISMAT 217

Political Economics

• ApresentaçãoPresentation

  Thefieldofactionofthe UC is to placetheEconomic in a contextofLaw. Theareaofactivitysuggeststhe fundamental vectorsofPoliticalEconomy. Theareasofintervention are atthelevelofMacroeconomicsandMicroeconomics. Similar to theLawthatispresent in everything, Economicsalsoinfluences in some wayallareasofpeople's lives andinstitutions.
• ProgramaProgramme

  Part I: ObjectandMethodofPoliticalEconomy TheObjectofPoliticalEconomyandEconomicMethodology Part II - Economicconcepts, principlesandproblems Concepts, principlesand fundamental economicproblems TheEvolutionofEconomicThoughtandFactsandtheDemographic Base Part III - Microeconomics: Supply, Demandand Individual Markets ThemarketandtheDemandFunctionandSupplyFunction; Marketstructures Value, Utilityand Marginal ProductsandtheLawofDiminishingReturns ProductionTheory; IncomeDistributionand Social Justice Part IV - Macroeconomics Themacroeconomicapproachandaggregatevalues: Economiccyclesand Gross Product, InflationandUnemployment, Stateintervention. International  and industrial contexts. The microambience of the organizations..
• ObjectivosObjectives

  Attheendofthiscourse, students must: 1. To frame in theoreticaltermstheconceptandmethodologyofPoliticalEconomy. 2. Masterthemainconcepts, principles, modelsandeconomicproblems 3. Masterthe basic contentsofMicroeconomics 4. Knowhow to make a lucidreadingofMacroeconomics
• BibliografiaBibliography

  Samuelson, P. &Nordhaus, W. 19ª Edição. 2011. Lisboa: MacGraw-Hill. 736 páginas. 9789899717237. Martinez, P. (2012), Economia Política, 11ª Edição, 2016. Almedina, Coimbra. 914 páginas. Capa brochada. ISBN: 9789724040288. Neves, J. C. 2023. Princípios de Economia Política. Principia. 184 páginas. 9789897164026. v
• MetodologiaMethodology

  Thecoursewill take place in a systemoftheoretical-practical classes. TM1: Theoretical: Thevariouscontentsoftheprogram are presentedandexplained. TM2: Practice: Discussionof cases in class, basedon real situations, for theapplicationoftheEconomicstoolstaught. Therewillbe classes wherestudentswill organize themselvesintogroupsandreflectandpresentthecontenttaught. Thegroupworkwillbechosenbythegroups, basedon a set ofthemesprovidedbytheteacher, andshouldbedevelopedfundamentallyoutside classes. Controlpointswillbemade in classandattheendtheywillbetheobjectof oral presentation to thewholeclasswithcriticismbytheteacher.  KnowledgeAssessmentSystem: 1 Test: 50%; 1 Written work/test with motivation: 45%; Participation and presençe: 5%.
• LínguaLanguage

  Português
• TipoType

  Semestral
• ECTS

  6
• NaturezaNature

  Mandatory
• EstágioInternship

  Não