Economics, Government and Administration | MODELS FOR ECONOMIC POLICY

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MODELS FOR ECONOMIC POLICY

	0223100002
	DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE ECONOMICHE E STATISTICHE
	EQF7
	ECONOMIA GOVERNO E AMMINISTRAZIONE
	2018/2019

CURRICULUM ECONOMIA E AMMINISTRAZIONE DELL'AMBIENTE

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 1
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2018
	PRIMO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
1	MODELLI DI POLITICA ECONOMICA MOD 1
	SECS-P/01	6	40	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
2	MODELLI DI POLITICA ECONOMICA MOD 2
	SECS-P/02	6	40	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

	Objectives
	OBIETTIVI FORMATIVI - RISULTATI DI APPRENDIMENTO ATTESI THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS COURSE IS TO GIVE A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO ECONOMIC POLICY (KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING). STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO GIVE A CRITICAL INTERPRETATION TO POLICIES IMPLICATIONS, DISCUSSING DIFFERENT HYPOTHESES (APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING) AND ASSESSING IN A CRITICAL WAY THE VALIDITY OF ASSUMPTIONS AND SOLUTIONS PROPOSED (MAKING JUDGMENTS). STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE ARGUMENTS ABOUT DIFFERENT POLICY SOLUTIONS (COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS) AND TO CRITICALLY APPROACH THE RELEVANT INFORMATION CONCERNING POLICY INSTRUMENTS AND THEIR EFFECTS (LEARNING SKILLS).

OBIETTIVI FORMATIVI - RISULTATI DI APPRENDIMENTO ATTESI

THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS COURSE IS TO GIVE A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO ECONOMIC POLICY (KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING). STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO GIVE A CRITICAL INTERPRETATION TO POLICIES IMPLICATIONS, DISCUSSING DIFFERENT HYPOTHESES (APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING) AND ASSESSING IN A CRITICAL WAY THE VALIDITY OF ASSUMPTIONS AND SOLUTIONS PROPOSED (MAKING JUDGMENTS). STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE ARGUMENTS ABOUT DIFFERENT POLICY SOLUTIONS (COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS) AND TO CRITICALLY APPROACH THE RELEVANT INFORMATION CONCERNING POLICY INSTRUMENTS AND THEIR EFFECTS (LEARNING SKILLS).

	Prerequisites
	THERE ARE NO PREREQUISITES A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF MACROECONOMICS, MICROECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC POLICY MAY BE HELPFUL

	Contents
	MODULE PROGRAM 1 •OBJECTIVES AND INSTRUMENTS IN ECONOMIC POLICY MODELING •ECONOMIC POLICY MODELS •LABOR MARKET POLICIES: OBJECTIVES AND INSTRUMENTS •MONETARY POLICIES: OBJECTIVES AND INSTRUMENTS MODULE PROGRAM 2 •FISCAL POLICIES: OBJECTIVES AND INSTRUMENTS •ECONOMIC POLICIES IN AN OPEN ECONOMIES: OBJECTIVES AND INSTRUMENTS •DISEQUILIBRIUM AND POST-KEYNESIAN THEORIES •DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH

Contents

MODULE PROGRAM 1

•OBJECTIVES AND INSTRUMENTS IN ECONOMIC POLICY MODELING
•ECONOMIC POLICY MODELS
•LABOR MARKET POLICIES: OBJECTIVES AND INSTRUMENTS
•MONETARY POLICIES: OBJECTIVES AND INSTRUMENTS

MODULE PROGRAM 2

•FISCAL POLICIES: OBJECTIVES AND INSTRUMENTS
•ECONOMIC POLICIES IN AN OPEN ECONOMIES: OBJECTIVES AND INSTRUMENTS
•DISEQUILIBRIUM AND POST-KEYNESIAN THEORIES
•DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH

	Teaching Methods
	40 FRONT HOURS SO DIVIDED 32 HOURS OF LESSONS 6 EXERCISE 2 SEMINARS

	Verification of learning
	FOR THE STUDENTS WHO ATTEND THE CLASS, THEIR ASSESSMENT WILL CONSIST IN AN ORAL EXAM, WHOSE AIM IS TO EVALUATE ORAL EXAMINATION. JUDGMENTS WILL BE BASED ON UNDERSTANDING AND ON THE ARGUMENTATION ABILITIES.

	Texts
	REFERENCE TEXTS • COURSE NOTES • (NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS), MARELLI E. SIGNORELLI M. POLITICA ECONOMICA: TEORIE, SCUOLE ED EVIDENZE EMPIRICHE, GIAPPICHELLI EDITORE TORINO