Joan Ribas

Producing and (if required) defending an innovative project in the international business or marketing sphere for a business, institution or social organisation. The work can be organised as a proposal or critical review of internationalisation based on the experience obtained from the internship.

Demonstrate the ability to gather, process, select and assess business, institutional and social information, paying particular attention to multicultural aspects. Collectively apply quantitative criteria and qualitative and normative aspects. Analyse and interrelate different areas of an organisation in the same project. Identify the main results of work and systematically present them orally and in writing.

Development and economic growth. International trade: competition and cooperation. Economic geography.

Analyse and interpret statistics and financial reports. 

• Know the relationship between economic growth, human development and sustainability
• Know different sustainability definitions and criteria
• Gain deep understanding of the economic approach to the environment: externalities, public goods and common resources
• Learn the main economic instruments of environmental policy to limit pollution. Design and implementation of taxes and market for permits
• Learn the main economic concepts and techniques applied to the management of natural resources
• Gain insight into the international aspects of environmental issues and policy

We explain basic macroeconomic and international economics concepts. We follow a nontechnical approach to analyse how governments use both fiscal and monetary policy to influence outcomes such as inflation, growth, employment, national debt and deficit. In addition, we discuss the basic principles of free trade, exchange rates and the balance of payments. By handling macroeconomic data from different countries, we derive conclusions about countries’ present and future. We debate the suitability of specific policies for the given national and international economic situation and anticipate their impact on trade and globalization.

Acquire the ability to form and defend your position in contemporary debates on international economics and globalization, such as the need for higher/lower interest rates or fiscal stimulus vs. austerity. Gain the necessary knowledge to assess the economic risks of doing business in a specific country or region.

Macroeconomic variables: product, income and inflation. Savings, investment and interest rates. Public sector and fiscal policy. Money and monetary policy.

Understand the relationship between individual decisions and macroeconomic results based on both economic agents’ decisions and the influence of the macroeconomic environment on agents’ behaviour.