Scienze Politiche e delle Relazioni Internazionali | ECONOMICS

cod. 1212100003

ECONOMICS

	1212100003
	DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE POLITICHE, SOCIALI E DELLA COMUNICAZIONE

	POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SCIENCE
	2014/2015

CURRICULUM RELAZIONI INTERNAZIONALI

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 1
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2008
	PRIMO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	SECS-P/01	10	80	LESSONS	BASIC COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

	Objectives
	KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:STUDENTS WILL HAVE ACQUIRED THE MAIN KNOWLEDGE OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS USEFUL TO UNDERSTANDING THE DECISION PROCESS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FIRMS AND THE FUNCTIONING MECHANISMS OF MARKETS. ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY THE PRINCIPLES AND MICROECONOMIC MODELS TO REAL-WORLD PHENOMENA INVOLVING THE BEHAVIOUR OF INDIVIDUALS AND FIRMS, THE FUNCTIONING OF THE MARKETS AND THE STATE INTERVENTION IN THE ECONOMY. MAKING JUDGEMENTS:STUDENTS WILL BE MOTIVATED TO MAKE CONTEXTUAL THE TOPICS OF THE COURSE IN ORDER TO DEVELOP CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT ECONOMIC ISSUES AND DISPUTES OF ECONOMIC POLICY. COMMUNICATION SKILLS: STUDENTS WILL GAIN ABILITY TO EXPOSE MICROECONOMIC ISSUES AND PROBLEMS WITH A CORRECT AND SIMPLE LANGUAGE, EVEN TARGETED TO A CLEAR AND EFFECTIVE TRANSMISSION OF THEM IN A INTERDISCIPLINARY CONTEXT, IN PRESENCE OF NOT EXPERTS IN THE FIELD. LEARNING SKILLS:STUDENTS WILL GAIN CAPACITY TO EXPAND AND DEEPEN ON THEIR OWN ISSUES RELATED TO MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS .

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:STUDENTS WILL HAVE ACQUIRED THE MAIN KNOWLEDGE OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS USEFUL TO UNDERSTANDING THE DECISION PROCESS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FIRMS AND THE FUNCTIONING MECHANISMS OF MARKETS.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY THE PRINCIPLES AND MICROECONOMIC MODELS TO REAL-WORLD PHENOMENA INVOLVING THE BEHAVIOUR OF INDIVIDUALS AND FIRMS, THE FUNCTIONING OF THE MARKETS AND THE STATE INTERVENTION IN THE ECONOMY.

MAKING JUDGEMENTS:STUDENTS WILL BE MOTIVATED TO MAKE CONTEXTUAL THE TOPICS OF THE COURSE IN ORDER TO DEVELOP CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT ECONOMIC ISSUES AND DISPUTES OF ECONOMIC POLICY.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS: STUDENTS WILL GAIN ABILITY TO EXPOSE MICROECONOMIC ISSUES AND PROBLEMS WITH A CORRECT AND SIMPLE LANGUAGE, EVEN TARGETED TO A CLEAR AND EFFECTIVE TRANSMISSION OF THEM IN A INTERDISCIPLINARY CONTEXT, IN PRESENCE OF NOT EXPERTS IN THE FIELD.

LEARNING SKILLS:STUDENTS WILL GAIN CAPACITY TO EXPAND AND DEEPEN ON THEIR OWN ISSUES RELATED TO MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS .

	Prerequisites
	BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF ANALYTIC GEOMETRY: CARTESIAN COORDINATES, LINEAR FUNCTIONS AND THEIR REPRESENTATION, INTERCEPTS AND ANGULAR COEFFICIENT.

	Contents
	INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS. DEMAND, SUPPLY AND THE ROLE OF PRICE. ELASTICITY. CONSUMER THEORY:PREFERENCES,UTILITY,CHOICE. THEORY OF THE FIRM:TECHNOLOGY,PRODUCTION AND COSTS. COMPETITIVE MARKETS. MONOPOLY. OLIGOPOLY AND MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION. GAME THEORY AND STRATEGIC BEHAVIOUR. INTRODUCTION TO THE PARETO EFFICIENCY PROPERTIES OF COMPETITIVE MARKETS AND TO THE MARKET FAILURES.

Contents

INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS.

DEMAND, SUPPLY AND THE ROLE OF PRICE.

ELASTICITY.

CONSUMER THEORY:PREFERENCES,UTILITY,CHOICE.

THEORY OF THE FIRM:TECHNOLOGY,PRODUCTION AND COSTS.

COMPETITIVE MARKETS.

MONOPOLY.

OLIGOPOLY AND MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION.

GAME THEORY AND STRATEGIC BEHAVIOUR.

INTRODUCTION TO THE PARETO EFFICIENCY PROPERTIES OF COMPETITIVE MARKETS AND TO THE MARKET FAILURES.

	Teaching Methods
	LECTURES, EXERCISES, TOPICS.

	Verification of learning
	THE FINAL EXAM IS WRITTEN AND ORAL . THE JUDGEMENT WILL AIM TO ASCERTAIN THE EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES AND UPON THE LEVEL OF THEM REACHED BY THE STUDENT. DURING AND AT THE END OF THE COURSE WILL BE HELD TWO WRITTEN TESTS.

Verification of learning

THE FINAL EXAM IS WRITTEN AND ORAL .

THE JUDGEMENT WILL AIM TO ASCERTAIN THE EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES AND UPON THE LEVEL OF THEM REACHED BY THE STUDENT.

DURING AND AT THE END OF THE COURSE WILL BE HELD TWO WRITTEN TESTS.

	Texts
	D.A.BESANKO - R.R BRAEUTIGAM, MICROECONOMIA, MCGRAW-HILL,MILANO,2012: CAPP.1,2(ESCL.PAR.5),3,4(ESCL.PARR.4,5),5(ESCL.PARR.5,6,7),6,7,8,9,10(ESCL.PARR.3,4,7,8,9),11(ESCL.PARR.4,7,8),12(ESCL.PARR.4.3,4.4,5,6),13(ESCL.PARR.1.6,2),14(ESCL. PARR.3,4). FOR THE TOPICS: G.BERTOLA, IL MERCATO, IL MULINO, 2010, CAPP. 1,2,3,4,5,6.

Texts

D.A.BESANKO - R.R BRAEUTIGAM, MICROECONOMIA, MCGRAW-HILL,MILANO,2012:

CAPP.1,2(ESCL.PAR.5),3,4(ESCL.PARR.4,5),5(ESCL.PARR.5,6,7),6,7,8,9,10(ESCL.PARR.3,4,7,8,9),11(ESCL.PARR.4,7,8),12(ESCL.PARR.4.3,4.4,5,6),13(ESCL.PARR.1.6,2),14(ESCL. PARR.3,4).

FOR THE TOPICS:

G.BERTOLA, IL MERCATO, IL MULINO, 2010, CAPP. 1,2,3,4,5,6.