The course is carefully designed to focus on the macroeconomic issues that apply to the blue economy. The course will provide students with an understanding of key macroeconomic variables such as output, employment, inflation, interest rates and exchange rates and how these variables affect the blue economy.
Objectives
The course seeks to:
- explain important macroeconomic concepts, theories and growth models related to the blue economy.
- examine the effects of key macroeconomic variables on the blue economy for blue policymaking.
- apply and analyse macroeconomic tools to formulate and solve problems related to the blue economy.
Content
This course exposes students to the various macroeconomic issues and their application to a sustainable blue economy. This course emphasizes the relationships between macroeconomic issues and the blue economy. The course covers detailed discussions on the macroeconomic objectives, characteristics and performance of African economies, blue growth accounting and determination, fiscal regimes and open macroeconomics.
Mode of Delivery
The mode of delivery of the course would take the form of face-to-face lectures, online lectures, seminars, class presentations, hands-on exercises and case studies.