Microeconomics

Roberto DELL'ANNO Microeconomics

0212700005
DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE AZIENDALI - MANAGEMENT & INNOVATION SYSTEMS
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
2014/2015



OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2014
SECONDO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1060LESSONS


Objectives
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

THE UNIT IN MICROECONOMICS ANALYZES MODELS OF THE ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR OF THE AGENTS OPERATING IN PRODUCTS AND FACTORS MARKETS. THE LECTURES GIVE A KEY TO INTERPRET THE FUNCTIONING OF THE MARKET AS AN INSTRUMENT TO COORDINATE INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

THE STUDENTS WILL BE ENDOWED WITH THE CONCEPTUAL AND ANALYTICAL TOOLS NECESSARY TO INTERPRET THE MAIN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PHENOMENA. THEY WILL THEN BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE MAIN ASPECTS OF THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM.

MAKING JUDGEMENTS

UPON COMPLETION OF THE UNIT, STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND ANALYSE THE FUNCTIONING OF COMPLEX ECONOMIES FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE DIFFERENT AGENTS.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

UPON COMPLETION OF THE UNIT, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN AND INTERPRET THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE ECONOMIC AGENTS (CONSUMERS, FIRMS, OWNERS OF PRODUCTION FACTORS) AND OF THE PRINCIPLES THAT GUIDE MARKET ECONOMIES AND PRICE FORMATION.

LEARNING SKILLS

UPON COMPLETION OF THE UNIT, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ANALYSE AND FORMALLY DESCRIBE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS DIFFERENT FROM THE ONES DISCUSSED DURING THE UNIT. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO GO DEEPER INTO THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF ECONOMICS BY CONSULTING BOOKS AND ARTICLES ON ECONOMIC ISSUES.
Prerequisites
MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMICS AND FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS
Contents
THE BEHAVIOR OF PRODUCERS, CONSUMERS AND MARKETS. MARKET STRUCTURE AND COMPETITIVE STRATEGY. INFORMATION, MARKET FAILURES, BEHAVIOURAL ECONOMICS.
Teaching Methods
LECTURES AND CLASSES
Verification of learning
WRITTEN EXAMINATION
Texts
BERNHEIM DOUGLAS B., WHINSTON MICHEAL D. (2008). MICROECONOMICS, MCGRAW-HILL, ISBN 978-0071287616.
CHAPTERS: FROM 1 TO 18
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