Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Implement an academic view on knowledge, particularly through the mastery of methods and literature research tools.
• Understand, synthesise and discuss complex information and texts on economics and management.
• Summarise the contributions of different sources to justify an opinion or decision
• Develop and structure reasoning by basing it on suitable scientific arguments
• Actively master the fundamental concepts and models of economic sciences and management sciences
• Identify and explain the concepts, principles and models of fundamental theoretical trends in economic sciences and management sciences and their applications.
• Understand how organisations and markets work
• Understand the methods and tools adapted to the field of economics and management
• Acquire basic methodological tools necessary for scientific inquiry in the field of economics and management.
• Conduct relevant research from scientific literature and select appropriate elements with respect to a particular research topic.
• Describe the principles of methodological approaches (objectives, methods, techniques and tools) to understand and explain the functioning of organisations and markets.
• Give a critique and argue a point of view as part of a scientific approach
• Mobilise communication skills in two languages other than French, both orally and in writing, as a presentation of an argument or piece of research in accordance with scientific ethics.
• Understand, synthesise and discuss complex information and texts, expressed in English and at least one other language.
• Communicate in a clear and structured manner on issues of economics and management
• Critically compare knowledge acquired to real situations.
• Identify and explain the concepts, principles and models of fundamental theoretical trends in economic sciences and management sciences and their applications.
• Develop and structure reasoning by basing it on suitable scientific arguments
• Demonstrate an acute sense of analysis, criticism and ethics in relation to various issues in economics and management.
• Demonstrate working and analytical rigour.
• Be rigorous and independent in learning, particularly through adequate planning of activities to be undertaken in order to best utilise the time available.
• Develop their scientific curiosity and open-mindedness
• Demonstrate self-awareness, assess themself, and adapt.
• Actively master a knowledge base in human, legal and social sciences, essential for analysing problems in economics and management.
• Understand the implications of different human sciences on the way organisations and markets work.
• Understand extensive problems in certain areas of econonomics and management.
• Implement an academic view on knowledge, particularly through the mastery of methods and literature research tools.
• Understand, synthesise and discuss complex information and texts on economics and management.
• Summarise the contributions of different sources to justify an opinion or decision
• Develop and structure reasoning by basing it on suitable scientific arguments
• Actively master the fundamental concepts and models of economic sciences and management sciences
• Identify and explain the concepts, principles and models of fundamental theoretical trends in economic sciences and management sciences and their applications.
• Understand how organisations and markets work
• Understand the methods and tools adapted to the field of economics and management
• Acquire basic methodological tools necessary for scientific inquiry in the field of economics and management.
• Conduct relevant research from scientific literature and select appropriate elements with respect to a particular research topic.
• Describe the principles of methodological approaches (objectives, methods, techniques and tools) to understand and explain the functioning of organisations and markets.
• Give a critique and argue a point of view as part of a scientific approach
• Mobilise communication skills in two languages other than French, both orally and in writing, as a presentation of an argument or piece of research in accordance with scientific ethics.
• Understand, synthesise and discuss complex information and texts, expressed in English and at least one other language.
• Communicate in a clear and structured manner on issues of economics and management
• Demonstrate an acute sense of analysis, criticism and ethics in relation to various issues in economics and management.
• Critically compare knowledge acquired to real situations.
• Identify and explain the concepts, principles and models of fundamental theoretical trends in economic sciences and management sciences and their applications.
• Develop and structure reasoning by basing it on suitable scientific arguments
• Demonstrate an acute sense of analysis, criticism and ethics in relation to various issues in economics and management.
• Demonstrate working and analytical rigour.
• Be rigorous and independent in learning, particularly through adequate planning of activities to be undertaken in order to best utilise the time available.
• Develop their scientific curiosity and open-mindedness
• Demonstrate self-awareness, assess themself, and adapt.

Learning Outcomes of UE

This UE first covers a Seminar in labour economics, during which students learn how to apply labour economics concepts and mecanisms to a topic related to wages. They also learn how to build a rigorous and well-argued approach in order to suggest policy recommandations with respect to the investigated topic.    This UE also covers Microeconomic complements through Microeconomics 3 lectures, where students are able to understand basic mechanisms explaining the relations between economic agents observed among actual markets, and to carefully consider simplifying assumptions coming from marginalism.    Next, Macroeconomic analysis 2 allows students to: get familiar with major theories of growth and of medium term macroeconomics under floating rates; get acquainted with the use of business cycle indicators and of simulation models for policy purposes; get an historical perspective on current developments by reading selected classical texts and analyses of significant episodes.

Content of UE

This UE first covers a Seminar in labour economics, during which groups of 3 students analyse a topic related to wage determination (bargaining, wage determination at the firm level, wage discrimination,...). They consider recommended references and also search for additional references in order to realise a survey that enables then to answer three questions, namely (i) what does the topic consist of and how can it be understood (what are the underlying mechanisms)? (ii) what happens with respect to Belgian and/or European evidence? (iii) what kind of policies could be suggested? Papers have first to be written and next to be presented and discussed.    This UE also covers Microeconomic complements through Microeconomics 3 lectures, focusing on basic concepts related to price theory (theory of the firm, of production costs) and to market structures (perfect competition and monopoly), and also focussing on examples of market failures and related regulations.    Next, Macroeconomic analysis 2 proposes to cover the following contents: Solow growth model; endogenous growth;  medium term equilibria under floating rates (Mundell-Fleming); business cycle indicators; macroeconomic models and forecasts; variable themes chosen in function of current macroeconomic developments (e.g., Solow growth model; endogenous growth;  medium term equilibria under floating rates (Mundell-Fleming); business cycle indicators; macroeconomic models and forecasts; variable themes chosen in function of current macroeconomic developments (e.g., analyses of the sovereign debt crisis), and discussion of classical texts.

Prior Experience

UW-B2-SGEGIG-001-M – Microeconomics 1 ; UW-B2-SGEGIG-002-M – Macroeconomics

Type of Assessment for UE in Q1

• N/A

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

Not applicable

Type of Assessment for UE in Q2

• Presentation and works
• Oral Examination
• Written examination

Q2 UE Assessment Comments

Evaluation of the Seminar in labour economics is based on the quality of the paper in order to answer the three questions, of the oral presentation and the discussion. Microeconomic complements covered through Microeconomics 3 lectures are evaluated by an oral examination. Evaluation in Macroeconomic analysis 2 is based on a written examination, an oral presentation and a work. 

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

• Presentation and works
• Oral examination
• Written examination

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Evaluation of the Seminar in labour economics is based on the quality of the paper in order to answer the three questions, of the oral presentation and the discussion. Microeconomic complements covered through Microeconomics 3 lectures are evaluated by an oral examination. Evaluation in Macroeconomic analysis 2 is based on a written examination, an oral presentation and a work. 

Type of Resit Assessment for UE in Q1 (BAB1)

• N/A

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

Not applicable