Economics and Finance

The course provides the basic empirical tools used to address the main issues of applied economics and finance. Through the study of theoretical models and the analysis of data, students will acquire knowledge concerning: the functioning of financial markets; the real effects of financial development; firms’ financial choices and economic performance. Specific goals. After completing the course, students should be able: A) to organize and manage datasets for carrying out empirical analyses on economics and finance topics; B) to carry out basic empirical analyses on economics and finance topics; C) to understand the obtained empirical results in line with the main theoretical models.