Bulacan State University

GRADUATE SCHOOL
City of Malolos

COURSE SYLLABUS
st
1 Trimester, S.Y. 2013-2014

INSTITUTIONAL PHILOSPHY

VISION

A recognized leader for excellence in instruction, research and extension services, a key
player in education and formation of professionally competent, service-oriented, and productive
citizens, and a prime mover of the nation’s sustainable socio-economic growth and development.

MISSION

To provide higher professional, technical, and special instructions for special purposes and
promote research and extension services, advanced studies and progressive leadership in
agriculture, commerce, education, fishery, forestry, engineering, arts and sciences, law, medicine,
public administration, industrial technology and other fields as may be relevant.

COURSE : Master in Business Administration

COURSE CODE : BA 503

COURSE TITLE : Economic Analysis

COURSE CREDIT : 3 units - 3.5 hrs (lecture/week)

COURSE PRE-REQUISITE:
FACULTY :

COURSE DESCRIPTION :

Economic Analysis is an uptick from the basic economics class delving deeper from the classical
models and instruments to new theories in macroeconomics and microeconomics: and their
interrelations. This course also introduces the importance of economic research and applications
esp. in cases of institutions, development, taxes and other timely issues of the country and the
world.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:

 Expound on the reviewed basic economic models on supply-demand, elasticity and PPF
 Use advanced economic models to make sound economic decisions applied on examinations,
oral discussions/recitations and research work
 Appreciation and application of economic journals and the pursuit of relevant economic
articles as a must and skill to guide as factors in economic and business decisions.
 Develop critical thinking on how economic signals interact inter-relationally and applied in
relevant issues through class discussion and debate activities: also to practice and improve
speech skills.

Learning Plans

Lesson Title Specific Lesson Learning Lesson Content

Outcomes
1. Basic Economic  Supply and Demand
Concepts  Elasticity
 Law of Diminishing
Marginal Utility and
Law of Diminishing
Returns
 Production Possibility
Frontier
2. Advanced  Imperfect
Microeconomics Competition:
Monopoly and
Oligopoly
3. Classical Theory:
National Income –
Where it Comes and
Where it Goes
4. Classical Theory:
Money and Inflation
5. Microeconomics
behind the
Macroeconomics:
Money Supply, Money
Demand and Banking
System
6. Growth Theory:
Capital, Population,
Technology
Midterms
7. Development
Economics: Primacy of
Institutions
8. Development
Economics: Global
Economic Crisis
9. Development
Economics: Philippine
Taxation Reforms

TEACHING METHODOLOGIES:

1. Lectures with interactive class discussions.

2. Theoretical/actual marketing examples (companies brands, trends)
 3. Peer Teaching

GRADING SYSTEM:

Activity Weights
Attendance 12.50%
Class Participation 17.50%
Quizzes/Homework 22.50%
Midterms 25.00%
Finals 22.50%
Total 100%

REFERENCES:
1. Mankiw, Gregory. Principles of Macroeconomics. 7th ed. (preferably the online 7th edition
ftp://dge.stanford.edu/pub/vineety/rup/N.%20Gregory%20Mankiw%20Macroeconomics%
207th%20edition%202009.pdf or any higher edition)
2. Sicat, Gerardo. Economics. Volume 1: Elementary Economics. 2003. (or any higher edition)
3. Sicat, Gerardo. Economics. Volume 2: Macroeconomics. 2003. (or any higher edition)
4. Solow: http://faculty.lebow.drexel.edu/lainczc/cal38/growth/solow_1956.pdf
5. Alesina et. Al. :
http://www.people/fas.harvard.edu/~iversen/PDFfiles/AlesinaSummers1993.pdf
6. Rodrik, Dani et. Al.: https://www.sss.ias.edu/files/pdfs/Rodrik/Research/institutions-
rule.pdf
7. Paderanga: http://pre.econ.upd.edu.ph/index.php/pre/article/download/660/766
8. Diokno: http://www.econ.upd.edu.ph/dp/index.php/dp/article/viewFile/122/120

Submitted by:
Noted by:
JOSENY A. GUEVARRA
___________________________ _________________________
Professor Area Chair

Approved by:

DR. VICTORIA P. VALENZUELA

Dean