Salvatore FARACE | Microeconomics
Salvatore FARACE Microeconomics
cod. 0212700005
MICROECONOMICS
| 0212700005 | |
| DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE AZIENDALI - MANAGEMENT & INNOVATION SYSTEMS | |
| EQF6 | |
| BUSINESS MANAGEMENT | |
| 2017/2018 |
| OBBLIGATORIO | |
| YEAR OF COURSE 1 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2014 | |
| SECONDO SEMESTRE |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SECS-P/01 | 10 | 60 | LESSONS |
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THIS COURSE IS AN INTRODUCTION ON MICROECONOMIC THEORY. THE STUDENT WILL ACQUIRE THE FUNDAMENTAL METHODOLOGICAL AND THEORETICAL TOOLS OF MICROECONOMICS, RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS OF HOUSEHOLD AND BUSINESSES AND TO THE FUNCTIONING OF THE MARKET, UNDERSTOOD AS A MECHANISM FOR COORDINATING CHOICES. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERTSANDING THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO USE BASIC MICROECONOMIC MODELS TO EXPLAIN CASES AND ECONOMIC PHENOMENA RELATED TO HOUSEHOLDS AND BUSINESSES IN DIFFERENT, COMPETITIVE AND NON-COMPETITIVE CONTEXTS, BOTH IN THE SHORT AND LONG TERM. IN ADDITION THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND UNDERSTAND EXAMPLES AND DETERMINANTS OF MARKET FAILURES. |
| Prerequisites | |
|---|---|
| KNOWLEDGE OF ITALIAN LANGUAGE (PREREQUISITE). STUDENT MUSTPASS THE EXAM OF MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMICS (MANDATORY). |
| Contents | |
|---|---|
| INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS. DEMAND. SUPPLY. PRICE. ELASTICITY. THE THEORY OF INDIVIDUAL CHOICES: PREFERENCES, UTILITY, CONSUMPTION, WORK AND SAVINGS. THE THEORY OF PRODUCTION AND THE COSTS OF THE FIRM; SHORT AND LONG RUN. PERFECT COMPETITION: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS. MONOPOLY. PRICE DISCRIMINATION AND ADVERTISING. OLIGOPOLY AND MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION. GAME THEORY AND STRATEGIC BEHAVIOUR. RISK AND INFORMATION. EXTERNALITY AND PUBLIC GOODS. |
| Teaching Methods | |
|---|---|
| FRONTAL LESSONS, CASE STUDIES, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION, EXERCISES |
| Verification of learning | |
|---|---|
| WRITTEN TEST, SHORT QUESTIONS AND EXERCISE, LENGHT OF THE TEST 1H 30 MIN. ORAL EXAM.FINAL EVALUATION EXPRESSED IN THIRTIETHS. |
| Texts | |
|---|---|
| D.A. BESANKO, R.R. BRAEUTIGAM, MICROECONOMIA, MCGRAW-HILL, MILANO, II EDIZIONE, 2012 OTHER TEXTBOOK: M. KATZ, H. ROSEN, C.A. BOLLINO, MICROECONOMIA, MCGRAW-HILL, 2007 J. PERLOFF, MICROECONOMIA, APOGEO, 2003 J. STIGLITZ, C. WALSH, PRINCIPI DI MICROECONOMIA, HOEPLI, 2005 H. VARIAN, MICROECONOMIA, CAFOSCARINA, 2007 |
| More Information | |
|---|---|
| NONE |
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