Course Details
Country:
Netherlands
Institution:
Free University of Amsterdam
Course Title:
The Economics of Crises
Course Number:
E_MUE_TEC
Course Description:
We investigate the origin and approach to the current economic swings and the previous (financial) crisis looking at these issues from different perspectives. So, for the present crisis, we debate mostly the policy response of national governments, the ECB and the EU, and the effect of the preset geopolitical crisis on inflation and growth. For the previous crisis we discuss the common narrative (the banks were guilty) but also the micro view on the role of indebtedness (we did it!). Which explanations will convince you the most? The course discusses Macroeconomic policies intended to affect and dampen the business cycles linked to a crisis. We discuss the roles of different authorities in conducting macroeconomic policies aimed at preventing a crisis or at restoring the economic activity after a crisis hits. Relevant topics are for instance: economic activity after a pandemic, money creation, control of the interest rates, central banking and
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
Pending For Approval
Attachment Files:
Studyguide (11)_8.pdf
