Economic Analysis of International Institutions

Educational objectives

The aim of the course is to provide students with a basic microeconomic background. The course will be divided into two parts; the first part of the course (4 weeks), will be devoted to introduce the choice of a representative consumer.
In the second part (8 weeks) students will be introduced to Game Theory with Economic and Political Applications. The method used in the course will be inter-active and will required the involvement of the students in class exercises and brief presentations.

Educational objectives

a) Provision of the legal and economic tools required to face problems related to the comparative study of the European fiscal systems.
a) Knowledge of the methodological aspects of the analysis of the fiscal systems.
b) Application of the economic and legal theories to specific issues.
c) Development of the evaluation autonomy and critical ability to understand the fiscal phenomena.
d) Development of a tecnical language, adequate to express the economic and legal concepts.
e) Acquisition of learning skills necessary to deepen and update the relevant issues, also using different references, and to understake subsequent studies.

Educational objectives

a) Provision of the legal and economic tools required to face problems related to the comparative study of the European fiscal systems.
a) Knowledge of the methodological aspects of the analysis of the fiscal systems.
b) Application of the economic and legal theories to specific issues.
c) Development of the evaluation autonomy and critical ability to understand the fiscal phenomena.
d) Development of a tecnical language, adequate to express the economic and legal concepts.
e) Acquisition of learning skills necessary to deepen and update the relevant issues, also using different references, and to understake subsequent studies.

Educational objectives

a) Provision of the legal and economic tools required to face problems related to the comparative study of the European fiscal systems.
a) Knowledge of the methodological aspects of the analysis of the fiscal systems.
b) Application of the economic and legal theories to specific issues.
c) Development of the evaluation autonomy and critical ability to understand the fiscal phenomena.
d) Development of a tecnical language, adequate to express the economic and legal concepts.
e) Acquisition of learning skills necessary to deepen and update the relevant issues, also using different references, and to understake subsequent studies.

Educational objectives

Globalization genetates undesirable consequences concerning the environment and depletion of natural resources.
This couse consists of two units: the former is mainly concerned with the economic rationale at the basis of the current debate on environmental damage; the latter centering around the management of production and its policy implications.

In particular, the former unit will provide students with a sound knowledge and understanding of the major results of environmental economics along a microeconomic perspective. Also, they will be able to apply the fundamentals of rigorous microeconomic analysis to environmental problems.

The latter unit presents (i) the environmental implications of consumption and production in advanced and developing economic systems, by taking into account that products are differentiated along an environmental quality dimension, and (ii) possible short and long run remedies, intended both as economic policy instruments and development of a green culture among consumers.

As a result, students will be aware (i) of the relevance of the environmental conditions of the planet; (ii) of the economic instruments needed for a critical assessment of the current debate in this field.

Educational objectives

In particular, the former unit will provide students with a sound knowledge and understanding of the major results of environmental economics along a microeconomic perspective. Also, they will be able to apply the fundamentals of rigorous microeconomic analysis to environmental problems.

Educational objectives

The latter unit presents (i) the environmental implications of consumption and production in advanced and developing economic systems, by taking into account that products are differentiated along an environmental quality dimension, and (ii) possible short and long run remedies, intended both as economic policy instruments and development of a green culture among consumers.

As a result, students will be aware (i) of the relevance of the environmental conditions of the planet; (ii) of the economic instruments needed for a critical assessment of the current debate in this field

Educational objectives

The main learning objective is to allow students to expand and improve their command of Business English (B2 Level) through reading and writing, but also by listening and speaking where possible.

The course will develop the student’s ability to apply knowledge and comprehension through targeted exercises, promoting recognition of key words and expressions in specific contexts. For example, cloze tests, matching exercises, reading trainings and developing road maps.

By the end of the course, students will be able to rapidly comprehend business written English and recognise the legal terminology in broader contexts, such as press articles. They will more readily understand legal discussions and be able to summarise relevant texts using a broader and more accurate vocabulary. Their level of comprehension will be deeper and faster.

Educational objectives

This course aims to provide theoretical foundations and essential tools for multivariate
analysis.
In particular:

Knowledge and understanding
Matrix algebra. Methodological approaches: exploratory approach and inferential approach.Statistical inference. Data matrix and data pre-processing. Linear Regression Model. Principal Component Analysis. Cluster Analysis.

Applying Knowledge and understanding
Selection and application of the proper statistical methods in business and economics.

Making judgments
Autonomous capacity of collecting, processing data and interpreting results.

Communications skills
Ability to present clearly the results of the statistical analysis.

Learning skills
Autonomous capacity to learn new statistical techniques.

Educational objectives

The objective is to present an advanced overview of the main theories of institutional economics, both foundational and contemporary, including theories of the firm, the state and on extractive and productive institutions.
The course is of particular value to those intending to enter civil service and a variety of other professions.
The lectures contribute to supplying the graduate student with a high level of general and specific knowledge, enabling him or her to work professionally in a variety of private and public contexts.

Among the more specific learning outcomes we have:
a) Illustration of the main economic analyses of institutions.
b) Knowledge of the methodological aspects of institutional analysis.
c) Application of the economic theories to study institutional questions
d) Development of individual judgement and critical ability to understand social phenomena tied to institutions.
e) Development of a technical language, adequate to express the economic concepts.
f) Acquisition of learning skills necessary to deepen and update the relevant issues, also using different references, and to undertake subsequent studies.

Educational objectives

The general objective of this course is to provide the student with knowledge and assessment tools on the issues of estimating and managing financial risks by banks both from a micro and macroeconomic perspective. The active management strategies for financial portfolios and the passive portfolio management techniques based on the principle of diversification are discussed in depth. This is followed by the analysis of international developments concerning the regulation and supervision on the banking system for reducing the probability and the costs of future financial crises. Finally, particular attention is given to the issue of the instability of the global financial system, to the models for estimating systemic risk and to the policy choices from the regulatory authorities for managing it.

Specific objectives of this course are:
1) the in-depth knowledge of the analytical and graphical tools used in the fundamental analysis of the securities and in the general equilibrium models of the capital market, as well as of the empirical tests on the validity of these models;
2) the ability to understand financial data and fundamental statistics of financial portfolios in terms of risk, return and performance of securities portfolios;
2) the application of the financial methodologies to the evaluation of securities, investment choices and portfolio management;
3) the ability to communicate what has been learned through the use of a technical-specialist financial language;
4) the critical and judgmental capacity regarding the policy choices made by the regulatory authorities in terms of global financial stability;
5) the ability to continue independently the analysis, study and updating of the financial topics covered during the course through the reading and understanding of specialized financial documents and through the study of international scientific papers.

Educational objectives

The course aims at illustrating the fundamental features of European social law and at describing the “communitarization” process of national labour law systems that has taken place during the last decades. Students will be enabled to verify the concrete impact of European Union rules on Member States, referring primarily to the Court of Justice’s case law.
Students will be requested to know the fundamental contents of E.U. Labor Law sources and their concrete impact on Member States’ judicial systems, as well as to acquire a correct legal vocabulary.
Students will be also requested to acquire the ability to communicate what they had learnedthrough the participation in seminars or workshops in which documents, judicial decisions and practical cases will be critically discussed.
Moreover student will be requested and enabled to independently proceed with the constant updating of their knowledge, by doing research and by applying self-learning methods.

Educational objectives

Knowledge and understanding: Students will learn the main advanced tools to analyzing macroeconomic phenomena such as: cyclical fluctuations, the role of monetary and fiscal policy in a closed economy, the role of financial markets, the modus operandi of the European institutions and of the ECB, with special focus on the recent global crises.
Applying knowledge and understanding: Students will be able to recognise the main interdependencies between economic and monetary variables, both at the microeconomic level, as well as at the macroeconomic one, apply macro models to formulate rigorous reasoning on different macro issues, understand the content of articles and documents related to macroeconomic issues.
Making judgments: Students are expected to be able to critically analyze the effect of different shocks on both the domestic economy and the global economy. They are also able to evaluate the role of the key economic actors and the effects of policy actions in different economic scenarios.
Communication Skills: Students will be able to describe economic and financial problems analytically, with the opportunity to refer to the scientific literature proposed in the course.
Learning skills: The theoretical and technical references concerning the effects of fiscal and monetary policy will enable students to tackle advanced post-graduate studies in economics and finance, as well as be employable in the financial sector, research and anlysis departments of national and international institutions.

Educational objectives

The course provides an introduction to the main basic methods and tools for the quantitative assessment of economic policies, in particular regional, industrial and labor market policies. The main objectives of the course are:
a) knowledge of the main counterfactual methods at the basic level for policy evaluation
b) provide the econometric basis for expanding the knowledge of counterfactual methods of policy evaluation
c) development of the skills related to the critical evaluation of policy evaluation analysis, also through the study of specific evaluation studies
d) enable the student to independently produce and process evaluation case studies, also through laboratories for the statistical programs STATA and R
e) develop the communication skills of the evaluation also with presentation of papers in the classroom

The final objective is to provide the student with guidance on how to evaluate a policy and what the problems that arise in the analysis of a quantitative assessment problem of policy tools may be.

Educational objectives

The final test consists in the preparation of a thesis on a specific topic related to the majors of the course. The paper is prepared with the help of a supervisor. The thesis is debated with a committee that includes also the supervisor according to the university rules. The main objective is to develop the communication abilities, personal elaboration and critical skills.

Educational objectives

The main objective of this course is twofold. First, learning more formal versions of the most important theories in international trade and in the international movement of production factors. Second, interpreting causes and consequences of global financial imbalances. Homework assignments imply that the students apply advanced methodologies. Duringthe class period students present solutions of the homework assignments and develop comunication skills.
Part of the course focuses on definitions and statistics of international migrations and remittances. The student will acquire skills in data analysis in order to link the phenomenon of international migrations with socio-economic development. Some homework assignments involve knowledge and application of statistical tools that will be useful for other classes and in future occupations.