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Contemporary Economic Issues - I - Economic growth and public policies

3 crédits Christine ERHEL EPN03 - Electroniques, électrotechnique, automatique et mesure (EEAM) Unité spécifique de type cours

Publié Du 01-09-2024 au 31-08-9999

Prérequis

"Contemporary Economic Issues" forms part of the Telecom & Networks International Master (EPN03, Dept. Electronics, Electrotechnics, Automatic Devices and Measures, EEAM). Students from different countries and contexts are welcomed in Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers (Paris) after a Master selection. No specific other conditions are expected to attend to this course.

Objectifs pédagogiques

  • Understand the process of economic growth and the sources of growth 
  • Master the tools used to measure economic growth and their limitations 
  • Understand economic development indicators such as the HDI.
  • Understand the globalization of trade and global value chains.
  • Understand how employment and labour policies can affect unemployment, the characteristics of employment (including its quality) and companies' capacity for innovation. 
  • Understand why the fight against gender inequality is a public policy objective and analyses the corresponding tools. 
  • Learn about the main drivers of development policies

Contenu

Issues we consider this semester will include:

  1. Economic growth and development 
  2. Global value chains 
  3. Development policies and the fight against poverty 
  4. Employment and labour policies 
  5. Gender and gender equality policies

Modalités de validation

  • Contrôle continu

Description des modalités de validation

  1. Students are invited to give a short presentation on a theme, concept or economist chosen by the teacher. 
  2. A written examination will take place at the end of the semester. 
  3. Course attendance will be assessed.

Bibliographie

TitreAuteur(s)
MacroeconomicsMankiw, N. G.

Thésaurus du Cnam :

  • Economie
  • Développement durable
  • Commerce international
  • RSE
  • Croissance économique
  • Inflation

Thésaurus Formacode :

  • 12522 - développement durable
  • 13154 - économie
  • 34254 - commerce international

Secrétariat

Libellé
EPN03 - Easy
Nom du contact
Virginie Dos Santos Rance
Adresses email
virginie.dos-santos-rance@lecnam.net
Numéros de téléphone
01 40 27 24 81
Adresse postale
292 rue Saint-Martin 11-B-2
Paris Cedex 03 75141