Bachelor of European Studies (BAES). Grado conjunto otorgado por UCM, KUL, UNIBO y JU (Alianza Una Europa)

Grado y Doble Grado. Curso 2024/2025.

EUROPEAN SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS - 806692

Curso Académico 2024-25

Datos Generales

SINOPSIS

COMPETENCIAS

ACTIVIDADES DOCENTES

Presenciales

6

Semestre

2

Breve descriptor:

This course offers both a unique emphasis on the role played by Eurostat and National Statistical Offices across Europe and an in-depth exploration of the fundamental socioeconomic indicators shaping the European economic landscape. The course will equip the students with the theoretical foundations of critical concepts such as GDP, unemployment, inflation, income distribution, standards of living, gender inequality, environmental and sustainability indicator, digital divide, among others. 

Requisitos

None

Objetivos

1. Comprehensive understanding the importance of the European Socio-Economic Indicators, the role of Eurostat (as the EU’s statistical office) and its coordination with National Statistical Offices, and the way in which aggregated statistics and indicators are compiled. 

2. Develop analytical skills to interpret key socioeconomic indicators across economic, social, labor market, health, well-being, environmental, regional development domains, innovation, and technology. 

3. To understand the role of statistical indicators in the design and evaluation of economic policies. 


Contenido

Lecture 1. Introduction to the European Socio-Economic Indicators

Lecture 2. The European Statistical System

Lecture 3. Data Typology, Measuring, representation, and Data Sources.

Lecture 4. Macroeconomic Indicators

Lecture 5. Population and Social Conditions

Lecture 6. Sectoral Statistics

Lecture 7. International Statistics

Lecture 8. Environmental and Energy

Lectura 9. Science, Technology, and Digital Economy

Lecture 10. EU Policy Indicators, Dashboard and Scoreboards

Evaluación

The evaluation is based on three parts:

- Individual (on campus or on line) partial tests, assignments, and participation in class (20% of the total grade).

- Group assignment/s (30% of the total grade). All students in the group receive the same mark for the assignment, although a free rider policy (to be discussed and adopted during the course) applies.

- On campus individual exam during the exam period (50% of total grade). The date and hour for this final exam, that includes exercises, will be communicated by the BAES coordinators. Students should attend the exam with a personal calculator. Students may not use the computer calculator (and spreadsheets) or the mobile phone calculator.

The final mark will be the weighted average of the individual partial tests and assignments, participation in class, group assignments and the final exam, with the previously specified weights. No thresholds are applied to each part for the final grade. In other words, it is not necessary to have a minimum grade in any of these parts to pass the course.

Retake exam: Students who do not pass the course in the first call can retake the exam in the extraordinary call. The results of the individual partial tests, participation in class and the assignments will be maintained, regardless of the result. The same weightings will apply for the final mark, but the grade of the final exam will be replaced by the grade of the retake exam.

Bibliografía

• Slides provided by the instructor and accessible in the virtual campus (Thety will include several references for specic topics)
• Eurostat (2024). Key figures on Europe.
• Eurostat (2013). European System of National Accounts
• Eurostat (2024). European Quality Standards
• Eurostat (2024. European Statistica System
• Georgiou, A.V. (2019): A new statistical system for the European Union.
• Giovannini, E. (2008). Understanding economic statistics: an OECD perspective.

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