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C'est quoi l'éco ? (FUN)

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C'est quoi l'éco ? (FUN)

Chômage, mondialisation, dettes, crise, ubérisation : l’économie est partout dans les médias, mais les explications proposées ne sont pas toujours facilement compréhensibles. Pourtant, nous sommes tous des acteurs de l’économie : nous consommons, nous cherchons un emploi, nous épargnons (quand nous le pouvons). L’objectif de ce cours est de vous aider à dépasser le cadre d’analyse de simples expériences personnelles et acquérir des clés nécessaires à la compréhension du mode de raisonnement des économistes.

Pour cela, nous décoderons ensemble les analyses d’économistes qui nous expliquent comment fonctionnent nos économies. Nous analyserons également quelles sont, selon eux, les manières possibles d’améliorer la situation dans le respect des divergences de point de vue et de raisonnement existant dans la communauté des économistes.

Plan du cours

Semaine 1 : L’économie ne nous est pas inconnue mais comment aller au-delà de notre expérience ?
Semaine 2 : Quelle est la situation de l’économie française ?
Semaine 3 : Comment et pourquoi générer de la croissance économique ?
Semaine 4 : Le commerce international, la mondialisation : danger ou opportunité ?
Semaine 5 : Monnaie, banque, finance : ces sujets nous concernent tous.
Semaine 6 : Sait-on ce qu’est une bonne politique économique ?
Une semaine supplémentaire est prévue pour laisser à tous le temps de terminer.

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