PUBLIC FINANCE - ECONOMIC AND FISCAL POLICY | Postgraduate Program in Financial Management Engineering

PUBLIC FINANCE - ECONOMIC AND FISCAL POLICY

Διδάσκοντας/ουσα: 
Aikaterini Kokkinou
Κωδικός Μαθήματος: 
III-7
Τύπος Μαθήματος: 
Υποχρεωτικό Μάθημα Κατεύθυνσης
Έτος Σπουδών: 
Α'
Εξάμηνο Σπουδών: 
Εαρινό
Αριθμός Πιστωτικών Μονάδων (ECTS): 
8
Γλώσσα Διδασκαλίας: 
Greek
Περιγραφή: 

In this course we will examine aspects of the functioning and activity of the state related to taxation and spending as well as the impact they have on the allocation of resources and the distribution of income. A large part of the course is dedicated to the analysis and interpretation of the current fiscal crisis of Greece and the Eurozone countries.
Methodological tools - Approach method: “International Political Economy”. The approach to these topics is interdisciplinary. It goes beyond the narrow limits of economic theory and extends to the fields of political science and other social sciences.

Προαπαιτήσεις: 

Η γνώση βασικών αρχών της μικροοικονομικής και διαφορικού λογισμού είναι απαραίτητες για την κατανόηση του μαθήματος

Περιεχόμενο του μαθήματος (Syllabus): 

1. Changes in the economic stability
2. Government price controls
3. Taxes
4. Key Macroeconomic Figures
5. Fiscal Policy
6. Money, Banks and Central Bank
7. Monetary policy and interest rate
8. The economic crises and their consequences
9. Case study: The financial crisis in Greece
10. Case Study: Fiscal governance in the Eurozone and the crisis

Συνιστώμενη Βιβλιογραφία προς μελέτη: 
  • Βιβλίο [94692378]: Συγκριτική Πολιτική Οικονομία, Menz Georg, Αναστάσιος Χάρδας (Επιστ. επιμέλεια) Λεπτομέρειες
  • Βιβλίο [94689224]: Οικονομική, 5η Έκδοση, Mankiw N. Gregory, Taylor P. Mark, Αθανάσιος Μανιάτης, Χρυσοβαλάντου Βασιλική Μήλλιου, Αναστασία Λίτινα (Επιστ. επιμέλεια) Λεπτομέρειες
  • Βιβλίο [77112350]: Οικονομική σε διδακτικές ενότητες, Krugman Paul, Wells Robin Λεπτομέρειες

OPEN ACCESS BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • Κυρίκος, Δ., 2015. Μακροοικονομική ανάλυση και πολιτική. [ηλεκτρ. βιβλ.] Αθήνα:Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Ακαδημαϊκών Βιβλιοθηκών. Διαθέσιμο στο: http://hdl.handle.net/11419/1560
  • Λιανός, Θ., Ψειρίδου, Α., 2015. Οικονομική ανάλυση και πολική - Μακροοικονομική. [ηλεκτρ. βιβλ.] Αθήνα:Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Ακαδημαϊκών Βιβλιοθηκών. Διαθέσιμο στο: http://hdl.handle.net/11419/1954
  • Μανώλη, Π., και Μαρής, Γ., 2015. Εισαγωγή στη διεθνή πολιτική οικονομία. [ηλεκτρ. βιβλ.] Αθήνα: Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Ακαδημαϊκών Βιβλιοθηκών. Διαθέσιμο στο: http://hdl.handle.net/11419/3945
  • Πελαγίδης, Θ., 2015. Ανάλυση της ελληνικής οικονομίας. [ηλεκτρ. βιβλ.] Αθήνα:Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Ακαδημαϊκών Βιβλιοθηκών. Διαθέσιμο στο: http://hdl.handle.net/11419/1187
  • Ψειρίδου, Α., Λιανός, Θ., 2015. Οικονομική ανάλυση & πολιτική - Μικροοικονομική. [ηλεκτρ. βιβλ.] Αθήνα:Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Ακαδημαϊκών Βιβλιοθηκών. Διαθέσιμο στο: http://hdl.handle.net/11419/2360
  • ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
  • Apostolopoulos, N., Psychalis, M., Liargovas, P., & Pistikou, V. (2022). Investigating Government lending during an economic crisis: a comparative analysis of four EU countries. European Politics and Society, 23(4), 548-562.
  • Hazakis, K. (2015). The political economy of economic adjustment programs in the Eurozone: a detailed policy analysis. Politics & Policy, 43(6), 822-854.
  • Hazakis, K. J. (2022). Is there a way out of the crisis? Macroeconomic challenges for Greece after the Covid-19 pandemic. European Politics and Society, 23(4), 490-504.
  • Hazakis, K. J. (2021). An odyssey with a happy end? Growth challenges, successes and failures of Greece during COVID-19 era. In Modeling Economic Growth in Contemporary Greece (pp. 29-44). Emerald Publishing Limited.
  • Kotios, A., & Roukanas, S. (2012). The Greek crisis and the crisis in Eurozone’s governance. In Greece's Horizons: Reflecting on the Country's Assets and Capabilities (pp. 91-105). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
  • Kotios, A., Galanos, G., & Roukanas, S. (2012). The rating agencies in the international political economy. Scientific Bulletin–Economic Sciences, 11(1), 3-15.
  • Liargovas, P., & Psychalis, M. (2019). Do economic adjustment programmes set conflicting objectives? The case of Greece. Theoretical Economics Letters, 9(8), 3065-3087.
  • Liargovas, P., & Psychalis, M. (2021). Fiscal reforms in the EMU: the Greek response. European Politics and Society, 22(5), 757-774.
  • Mariolis, T., Rodousakis, N., & Soklis, G. (2022). Inter-sectoral analysis of the Greek economy and the COVID-19 multiplier effects. European Politics and Society, 23(4), 505-516.
  • Mariolis, T., Rodousakis, N., & Soklis, G. (2021). The COVID-19 multiplier effects of tourism on the Greek economy. Tourism economics, 27(8), 1848-1855.
  • Maris, G., & Flouros, F. (2021). The green deal, national energy and climate plans in Europe: Member States’ compliance and strategies. Administrative Sciences, 11(3), 75.
  • Maris, G., & Flouros, F. (2022). Economic crisis, COVID-19 pandemic, and the Greek model of capitalism. Evolutionary and institutional economics review, 1-16.
  • Maris, G., & Manoli, P. (2022). Greece, Germany and the Eurozone crisis: Preferences, strategies and power asymmetry. German Politics, 31(2), 281-301.
  • Maris, G., Sklias, P., & Maravegias, N. (2022). The political economy of the Greek economic crisis in 2020. European Politics and Society, 23(4), 447-467.
  • Maris, G., & Sklias, P. (2020). European integration and asymmetric power: Dynamics and change in the EMU. European Politics and Society, 21(5), 634-649.
  • Pagoulatos, G. (2019). Greece after the bailouts: Assessment of a qualified failure. In The Political Economy of Adjustment throughout and beyond the Eurozone Crisis (pp. 61-93). Routledge.
  • Pagoulatos, G. (2021). EMU and the Greek crisis: Testing the extreme limits of an asymmetric union. In Economic and Monetary Union at Twenty (pp. 76-92). Routledge.
  • Roukanas, S., & Sklias, P. (2018). The new productive model of the Greek Economy: The contribution of high-technology sector. The Political Economy of Development in Southeastern Europe, 69-82.
  • Sklias, P., & Maris, G. (2012). Reassessment of the OCA criteria in the Euro area: the case of Greece. International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance, 5(2), 124-138.
  • Sklias, P., & Maris, G. (2013). The political dimension of the Greek financial crisis. Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 14(1), 144-164.
  • Sklias, P., Roukanas, S. A., & Galatsidas, G. (2022). Greek Political Economy in a Period of Economic Crisis: The Need for a National Growth Strategy Plan. Theoretical Economics Letters, 12(2), 371-391.

ADDITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • Blanchard, O. (2017). Macroeconomics, (Global Edition): Pearson.
  • Heilbroner, R. L. (2011). The worldly philosophers: The lives, times and ideas of the great economic thinkers: Simon and Schuster.
  • Krugman, P. (2018). Good enough for government work? Macroeconomics since the crisis. Oxford review of economic policy, 34(1-2), 156-168.
  • Mankiw, N. G. (2020). Brief principles of macroeconomics: Cengage Learning.
  • Marshall, A. (2009). Principles of economics: unabridged eighth edition: Cosimo, Inc.
Διδακτικές και Μαθησιακές Μέθοδοι: 

Distance learning (ΒΒΒ και Moodle)
Use of ICT in teaching and communication with students

Μέθοδοι αξιολόγησης / βαθμολόγησης: 
  • Method of evaluation: Written Exam
Αντικειμενικοί Στόχοι μαθήματος (επιδιωκόμενα μαθησιακά αποτελέσματα): 

Upon completion of the course students will be able to:

  • To analyze the fiscal position of states
  • Explain the occurrence of deficits/surpluses and understand their implications,
  • To understand the emergence of economic crises,
  • Understand the dimensions of the state's fiscal and tax policy
Περίγραμμα του Μαθήματος: 
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