Economia e Management | Microeconomics

cod. 0212700005

MICROECONOMICS

	0212700005
	DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE AZIENDALI - MANAGEMENT & INNOVATION SYSTEMS

	BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
	2014/2015

CURRICULUM AMMINISTRAZIONE, FINANZA E CONTROLLO

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 1
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2014
	SECONDO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	SECS-P/01	10	60	LESSONS	BASIC COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

	Objectives
	THE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE SET OF METHODOLOGICAL AND THEORETICAL TOOLS OF MICROECONOMICS. IT FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC DECISIONS BY INDIVIDUAL AGENTS (HOUSEHOLDS AND FIRMS) AND THEIR COORDINATION WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS AND ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS, IN PARTICULAR MARKETS AND COMPETITION (KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING). STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO APPLY THE MAIN METHODOLOGICAL AND THEORETICAL TOOLS OF MICROECONOMICS TO UNDERSTAND AND ANALYSE THE MOST RELEVANT PROBLEMS OF ECONOMIC AGENTS IN A REAL SYSTEM (APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING). THE COURSE WILL ENHANCE STUDENTS' CONFIDENCE WITH REAL ECONOMIC PROBLEMS AND THUS IT WILL STIMULATE THINKING AS INTENDED (MAKING JUDGMENTS). STUDENTS WILL EXPLAIN, BY USING APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE AND ARGUMENTS, WHICH ARE THE DETERMINANTS OF INDIVIDUALS' BEHAVIOR AND OF MARKETS PERFORMANCES (COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS). KNOWLEDGE AND THE COMPETENCES ACQUIRED IN THIS COURSE SHOULD BE USEFUL TO UNDERSTAND THE SUBJECTS TAUGHT IN MORE ADVANCED COURSES (LEARNING SKILLS)

THE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE SET OF METHODOLOGICAL AND THEORETICAL TOOLS OF MICROECONOMICS. IT FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC DECISIONS BY INDIVIDUAL AGENTS (HOUSEHOLDS AND FIRMS) AND THEIR COORDINATION WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS AND ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS, IN PARTICULAR MARKETS AND COMPETITION (KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING). STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO APPLY THE MAIN METHODOLOGICAL AND THEORETICAL TOOLS OF MICROECONOMICS TO UNDERSTAND AND ANALYSE THE MOST RELEVANT PROBLEMS OF ECONOMIC AGENTS IN A REAL SYSTEM (APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING). THE COURSE WILL ENHANCE STUDENTS' CONFIDENCE WITH REAL ECONOMIC PROBLEMS AND THUS IT WILL STIMULATE THINKING AS INTENDED (MAKING JUDGMENTS). STUDENTS WILL EXPLAIN, BY USING APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE AND ARGUMENTS, WHICH ARE THE DETERMINANTS OF INDIVIDUALS' BEHAVIOR AND OF MARKETS PERFORMANCES (COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS). KNOWLEDGE AND THE COMPETENCES ACQUIRED IN THIS COURSE SHOULD BE USEFUL TO UNDERSTAND THE SUBJECTS TAUGHT IN MORE ADVANCED COURSES (LEARNING SKILLS)

	Prerequisites
	MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMICS AND FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS

	Contents
	INGREDIENTS OF AN ECONOMIC MODEL, DEMAND AND SUPPLY FUNCTION, THE CONCEPT OF ELASTICITY, PARTIAL MARKET EQUILIBRIUM, CONSUMER THEORY. THE BEHAVIOR OF FIRMS IN DIFFERENT MARKET ENVIRONMENTS: PERFECT COMPETITION, MONOPOLY, MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION, OLIGOPOLY. GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM AND MARKET EFFICIENCY, EXTERNALITIES AND PUBLIC GOODS.

	Teaching Methods
	LECTURES AND CLASSES

	Verification of learning
	THE FINAL EXAMINATION IS WRITTEN AND ORAL. MID-TERM EXAMINATION IS WRITTEN. JUDGMENTS WILL BE BASED ON UNDERSTANDING AND ON THE ARGUMENTATION ABILITIES

	Texts
	KATZ M.L., ROSEN H. S., BOLLINO C. A., MORGAN W. (2015), MICROECONOMIA, MC GRAW-HILL, V EDIZIONE CAPITOLI 1-4, 6-14, 17 (CENNI). SONO ESCLUSE LE APPENDICI

	More Information
	ATTENDANCE NOT REQUIRED, BUT RECOMMENDED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE WEB PAGE HTTP://WWW.UNISA.IT/DOCENTI/MARIAROSARIAGAROFALO/HOME/INDEX

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