PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

Sociologia PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

0312300055
DIPARTIMENTO DI STUDI POLITICI E SOCIALI
EQF6
SOCIOLOGY
2019/2020



OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 3
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2011
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
640LESSONS
Objectives
THE GOAL OF THE COURSE IS TO PROVIDE THE FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE TO UNDERSTAND THE MAIN ECOONOMIC ASPECTS OF REALITY, BOTH IN A MICRO AND A MACROECONOMIC AMBIT, INCLUDED THE BASIS (REASON, INSTRUMENTS AND EFFECTS) OF THE PUBLIC INTERRVENTION IN THE ECONOMY; TO PROVIDE THE ADEQUATE COMPETENCIES TO SUSTAIN A DEBATE IN ECONOMIC ISSUES AND TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THE FIELD OF ECOMIC PHENOMENA.
Prerequisites
A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF RELATIONSHIPS IN CERTESIAN AXES MEY HELP TO UNDERSTAND THE CONTENT OF THE COURSE. THIS KNOWLEDGE WILL BE ANYWAY REFRESHED IN THE FIRST LESSONS OF THE COURSE.
Contents
CONTENT, METHOD AND BASICS OF HISTORY OF THE DISCIPLIN; BASICS OF MICROECONOMICS: DEMAND AND SUPPLY, MARKET EQUILIBRIUM, ELASTICITY, MARKET FORMS, CONSUMER THEORY, EXTERNALITIES, SURPLUS; BASICS OF MACROECONOMICS: GDP, UNEMPLOYMENT, INFLATION; AGGREGATE DEMAND AND SUPPLY, BASICS OF FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICY.
Teaching Methods
FRONTAL LESSONS, EXERCISES.
Verification of learning
WRITTEN AND ORAL EXAM.
Texts
"ESENTIALS OF ECONOMICS" BY GRIGORY MANKIW OR OTHER HANDBOOK OF COMPARABLE LEVEL; TEACHER HANDOUTS.
More Information
FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONTENT OF THE COURSE AND THE TEXTS TO ADOPT WILL BE PROVIDED DURING THE COURSE.
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