Cursos / 2º Ciclo / / Faculty of Economy and Business Management :: Economics

EQUILÍBRIO GERAL DA EMPRESA - 2016/2017

1º curricular year
Semestralidade: 1st semester
ECTS: 7.5

Teachers

Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutora Cristina de Abreu
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutora Cristina de Abreu

Class type and School hours

Teaching Language

Portuguese

Main Aims/Objectives

Analyze the performance of an organization in an integrated and systematic perpective within the political-economic-social environment, on a global scale.

Master models and theories enabling scientific debate on relevant current issues, into the globalization of economy .

Study of empirical models - use of quantitative methods and econometric models - aiming the application of theories to real context analysis, allowing the development of research skills.

Specific Aims/Objectives

Master models and theories enabling scientific debate on relevant current issues into the globalization of the economy .

Study of empirical models - use of quantitative methods and econometric models - aiming the application of theories to real context analysis, allowing the development of research skills.

Motivate and guide students to research aimed at current issues and scientific edge areas.

Skills to be acquired

Analytical ability;
Reflective capacity;
Scientific critical analysis ;
Research capacity in social sciences;
Design the company / organization in an integrated system on a global scale, targeted to taking effective and efficient decisions;
Systemic economic analysis, considering the interaction with the social and political vectors, at regional and global scale.

Teaching Procedures

Lectures;
Analysis of scientific articles;
Scientifically structured debates on the program conten in an integrated perspective.

Programme

Cap. I

1 - Public-Choice theory - J. Buchanan; A. Downs; Tollison; Tullock - an economic analysis of democracy;
2 - Rent-Seeking theory (theory of lobbies) - companies and regulation;
3 - Empirical models in the context of Rent-Seeking theory;

Chap. II

1 - The Economics of Crime and Applied Microeconomics (Becker);
2 - The Economics of Corruption (economic and financial crime - money laundering and terrorist financing)
3 - Banking, Business and International Compliance System;
4 - Empirical models;

Chap. III

1 - The Economics of Networks - the Economics
Information Network;
2 - Information Economics and Innovation Production;
3 - The Economics of Social Production;
4 - The Social Production and Markets Transformation;
5 - Research and quantitative approach;

Ch. IV

1 - The Economics of Happiness: holistic approach (Anielsky; Frey and Stutzer, Blanchflower and Oswald)
2 - Happiness data and microeconometric models (happiness equations)
3 - Empirical models and the macroeconomics of happines.

Chap. V

1- Geoeconomics (Solberg Soilen)
2 - Geoeconomics versus Geopolitics
3 - The doctrine of Nareland
4 - Regulatory Intelligence Analysis
5 - The competitive advantage of nations
6 - Relations between states - Nation and Multinationals
7 - The organic view of social behavior
8 - Evolutionary Theory versus Environmental Adaptation
9 - Research.

Evaluation Type

1 - One final semester test (50%)

2 - Accomplish, present and defend a research article / essay on the themes proposed at the level of program content. (50% valuation of the final grade).

Teaching Resources

Statistical databases
scientific literature databases
Power point presentations
Scientific Journals
Case studies
Book chapters.

Sustainability Objectives

Keywords

Theory Public-Choice
Theory Rent-Seeking
Economics of Corruption
Money Laundering
Economics of Networks
Happiness Economics
Geoeconomics

Main Bibliography

Complementary Bibliography