Introductory Macroeconomics, E-learning

The purpose of the course is to give students insight into different macroeconomic problems:
- How to increase employment in the economy,
- The implications of a low rate of inflation,
- How to stimulate the economic growth.
The students are expected to acquire knowledge and skills in presenting; both verbally and in writing; the development of unemployment and employment in the economy, the inflation forecast given by the Central Bank and different growth scenarios by Konjunkturinstitutet.

The course deals primarily with unemployment, inflation and economic growth from a short-term perspective. The students will acquire knowledge of different macroeconomic concepts as well as awareness of Sweden’s economic performance during the last decade.
Main themes of the course are:
- National accounts
- Unemployment: its definition and development in Sweden
- Inflation, the measures of inflation and the Swedish rate of inflation
- Economic growth
- The Keynesian Model
- The Phillips Curve
- Stabilization policies: fiscal and monetary policies

Written exam as well as a minor essay. The latter element is not compulsory, but it is worth a number of course points and will be included in the total exam points.

Lectures and exercises can be followed in Internet.

The Swedish grades U–VG.

The numbers of resit examinations are limited to five.