Sociologia | POLITICAL ECONOMICS

cod. 0312300002

POLITICAL ECONOMICS

	0312300002
	DIPARTIMENTO DI STUDI POLITICI E SOCIALI
	EQF6
	SOCIOLOGY
	2016/2017

CURRICULUM ECONOMICO

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 2
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2011
	SECONDO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	SECS-P/01	9	60	LESSONS	SUPPLEMENTARY COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

	Objectives
	THE COURSE AIMS TO: -PROVIDE THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE TO UNDERSTAND THE FUNDAMENTAL ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF REALITY, BOTH IN MICRO AND MACROECONOMIC CONTEXT; -PROVIDE ADEQUATE SKILLS TO IDEATE AND SUPPORT ARGUMENTS AND TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THE FIELD OF STUDY OF ECONOMIC PROBLEMS.

	Prerequisites
	NO PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE IS REQUIRED. THE ADOPTED ANALYTICAL TOOLS ARE ELEMENTARY (GRAPHS IN CARTESIAN AXES, SIMPLY ARITHMETIC AND ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS, ELEMENTARY EQUATIONS) AND THEY WILL BE (RE)EXPLAINED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE COURSE; NEVERTHELESS WHO ALREADY KNOWS SUCH INSTRUMENTS IS IN A LIKELY POSITION OF ADVANTAGE.

	Contents
	I PART: MICROECONOMICS 1. INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 2. DEMAND, SUPPLY, MARKET EQUILIBRIUM 3. DEMAND AND SUPPLY ELASTICITY 4. INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF THE FIRM 5. CONSUMER SURPLUS 6. PUBLIC GOODS AND EXTERNALITIES 7. CONSUMER THEORY 8. LABOUR MARKET II PART: MACROECONOMICS 9. NATIONAL PRODUCTION AND INCOME 10. ECONOMIC CYCLES AND GROWTH 11.UNEMPLOYMENT 12.INFLATION 13. AGGREGATE DEMAND AND SUPPLY 14. FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICY

I PART: MICROECONOMICS
1. INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS
2. DEMAND, SUPPLY, MARKET EQUILIBRIUM
3. DEMAND AND SUPPLY ELASTICITY
4. INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF THE FIRM
5. CONSUMER SURPLUS
6. PUBLIC GOODS AND EXTERNALITIES
7. CONSUMER THEORY
8. LABOUR MARKET

II PART: MACROECONOMICS
9. NATIONAL PRODUCTION AND INCOME
10. ECONOMIC CYCLES AND GROWTH
11.UNEMPLOYMENT
12.INFLATION
13. AGGREGATE DEMAND AND SUPPLY
14. FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICY

	Teaching Methods
	FRONTAL LESSONS WHERE INTERACTION WITH STUDENTS AND THEIR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION ARE PARTICULARLY ENCOURAGED.

	Verification of learning
	WRITTEN EXAM, WITH MULTIPLE CHOICE AND/OR OPEN QUESTIONS, WITH POSSIBLE ORAL INTEGRATION.

	Texts
	“PRINCIPI DI ECONOMIA” BY G. MANKIW; EDITOR: ZANICHELLI (ORIGINAL BOOK: “PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS” BY G.MANKIW; EDITOR: CENGAGE LEARNING) OR “L’ESSENZIALE DI ECONOMIA” BY G.MANKIW, EDITOR: ZANICHELLI (ORIGINAL BOOK: “ESSENTIALS OF ECONOMICS” BY G.MANKIW, EDITOR: CENGAGE LEARNING, 2009) PLEASE NOTE: THESE TWO BOOKS ARE IDENTICAL, BUT “L’ESSENZIALE” (“ESSENTIALS”) LACKS SOME CHAPTERS RESPECT TO “PRINCIPI” (“PRINCIPLES”): WHO USES “L’ESSENZIALE” NEEDS SOME INTEGRATIONS. ALTERNATIVELY, IT IS POSSIBLE TO USE: “PRINCIPI DI ECONOMIA” BY M.LIEBERMAN, R.HALL; EDITOR: APOGEO (ORIGINAL BOOK: “INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS” BY M.LIEBERMAN, R.HALL; EDITOR: APOGEO TEACHER’S NOTES

Texts

“PRINCIPI DI ECONOMIA” BY G. MANKIW; EDITOR: ZANICHELLI
(ORIGINAL BOOK: “PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS” BY G.MANKIW; EDITOR: CENGAGE LEARNING)
OR
“L’ESSENZIALE DI ECONOMIA” BY G.MANKIW, EDITOR: ZANICHELLI
(ORIGINAL BOOK: “ESSENTIALS OF ECONOMICS” BY G.MANKIW, EDITOR: CENGAGE LEARNING, 2009)
PLEASE NOTE: THESE TWO BOOKS ARE IDENTICAL, BUT “L’ESSENZIALE” (“ESSENTIALS”) LACKS SOME CHAPTERS RESPECT TO “PRINCIPI” (“PRINCIPLES”): WHO USES “L’ESSENZIALE” NEEDS SOME INTEGRATIONS.

ALTERNATIVELY, IT IS POSSIBLE TO USE:
“PRINCIPI DI ECONOMIA” BY M.LIEBERMAN, R.HALL; EDITOR: APOGEO
(ORIGINAL BOOK: “INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS” BY M.LIEBERMAN, R.HALL; EDITOR: APOGEO

TEACHER’S NOTES