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Part 1 (general concepts) - Introductory concepts and tools - The structure of an economic system Part 2: macroeconomics - Definition of the main economic variables (national accounts) - Business cycle, inflation and unemployment - Introduction to Neoclassical and Keynesian macroeconomics models - Neoclassical approach (Say's law, Quantitative Theory of Money) - Keynesian approach (income-expenditure model, IS-LM model, AD-AS model) - Public interventions in the economy Part 3: microeconomics - Consumers choices and demand function - Firm choices and supply function - Perfect competition, monopoly - General equilibrium and Pareto efficiency

None. Basic knowledge of mathematics are recommended.

A) Blanchard O., "Macroeconomics", Pearson, Global Edition, 2021 B) Varian H., "Intermediate Microeconomics", Norton

Attendance to lectures is not mandatory but strongly recommended. Students unable to attend the lectures are strongly encouraged to contact the teacher in order to have detailed information about the syllabus and the methodology.

The final exam consists of written and oral tests aimed to assess the acquired knowledge and the ability to solve practical exercises. Exercises will be carried out throughout the course in order to prepare students for the final exam.

A) Blanchard O., "Macroeconomics", Pearson, Global Edition, 2021 B) Varian H., "Intermediate Microeconomics", Norton

In presence lectures.