Economics and Finance

PAOLO D'IMPERIO
PAOLO D'IMPERIO

The course seeks to enhance students’ knowledge on economics with coverage of both micro and macroeconomics at an intermediate level. The study of models in order to understand how economies work will also take advantage of analytical tools and great emphasis will be placed on empirical evidence obtained on economic data. This will allow students to identify – by means of economic analysis – the determinants of the economic developments observed in real world and the links between economic variables.
KNOWLEDGE ACHIEVED:

After passing the exam, students will be able to understand the major micro and macroeconomic models and use them for analyzing in details the economic phenomena, interpreting what happens in real economic world, and participating to the economic policy debate.

SKILLS ACHIEVED:

Thanks to the course attendance, after passing the exam the student acquires knowledge on a vast arrays of issues which can be fruitfully applied in a large number of professional contexts in the economic and financial sector. Moreover, the knowledge acquired will allow them to fully understand economic reports drafted by economists in policy institutions and a large part of scientific papers in economics both theoretical and empirical. This will allow students to draft themselves studies on economic issues, also dealing with their economic policy aspects.

Deepen fundamental economic theories.
Critically analyse economic policies and their impacts.
Develop skills in the use of analytical tools for economic evaluation.
Prepare students for the practical application of theoretical knowledge in real-life contexts.

Economia Politica
Matematica

Summary Programme

Microeconomics
-Consumer Theory [6cfu, 9cfu]
-Business Theory [6cfu, 9cfu]
-The different forms of markets [6cfu, 9cfu]
-International Macroeconomics: Trade Policies [9cfu]

Macroeconomics
-Classical theory (long run): national income, inflation, and unemployment. [6cfu, 9cfu].
-The theory of growth [6cfu, 9cfu].
-The theory of the business cycle (short run): aggregate demand, aggregate supply and the trade-off between inflation and unemployment. [6cfu, 9cfu].
-The theory in open economy: the goods market, financial markets, the Mundell-Fleming model. [9cfu].

•Microeconomia: Hal R. Varian (2011), “Microeconomia”, (7° ediz.), Cafoscarina
•Macroeconomia: N. Gregory Mankiw (2024), “Macroeconomia”, (7° ediz.), Zanichelli