ECONOMICS (MOD. 1)
ECONOMICS (MOD. 1)
| A.Y. | Credits |
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| 2023/2024 | 2 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Germana Giombini | By appointment. |
| Teaching in foreign languages |
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Course entirely taught in a foreign language
English
This course is entirely taught in a foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
Economic models must carefully identify decision-makers, goals, choices, and the relationship between choices and outcomes. The course aims to provide students with advanced theoretical tools in microeconomics and macroeconomics focusing on consumer theory, firm theory, general equilibrium, micro-foundations of economic growth, business cycles, and welfare economics.
Program
Economic models must carefully identify decision makers, goals, choices, and the relationship between choices and outcomes. The course aims to provide students with advanced theoretical tools in microeconomics and macroeconomics focusing on consumer theory, firm theory, general equilibrium, micro-foundations of economic growth, business cycles, and welfare economics.
The course is divided into two parts and will cover the following topics:
1 TOPICS ON MICROECONOMICS
- Theory of Choice
• Constrained utility maximization
• Constrained expenditure minimization
- Theory of the Firm
• Cost minimization and profit maximization
- Market Power
• Monopoly
• Oligopoly
• Collusion
2 TOPICS ON MACROECONOMICS AND GROWTH
- Infinite-Horizon and Overlapping-Generations Models
- Endogenous growth
- Real Business Cycle Theory
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Course books
Varian, Microeconomic Analysis, Third edition, chapters 1-10, 14-16, 24-25
David Romer (2019) Advanced Macroeconomics 5th Edition. Chapters 2, 3, 5
- Assessment
Written test: 4 open questions and 2 exercises.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Course books
Varian, Microeconomic Analysis, Third edition, chapters 1-10, 14-16, 24-25
David Romer (2019) Advanced Macroeconomics 5th Edition. Chapters 2, 3, 5
- Assessment
Written test: 4 open questions and 2 exercises.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Notes
Instructors: Germana Giombini, Edgar Sanchez Carrera, Andrea Coveri (classes).
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