Statistics, Finance and Actuarial sciences

Learning goals Aim of the course is to offer a general introduction to economics, considered both as a social discipline which helps us to understand the economic events of the society we live in and as a “technical” discipline, required to a larger or lesser extent in many work activities. Knowledge and understanding Knowledge of the basic concepts and of the main theories elaborated in the economic field .Historical perspective and awareness of the existence of different interpretative positions for what concerns economics. Applying knowledge and understanding At the end of the course students are able to formalize real economic problems and to apply the specific methods of the discipline to solve them. They are also able to deal with the most important economic models (both microeconomic and macroeconomic) and to apply the learned methods to models to be developed in the future. Finally, they are able to link methods to short-term data. Making judgements Students develop critical skills through the application of the same methodology to a wide range of economic models, which are affected by different theoretical approaches. Communication skills Students, through the study, acquire the technical-scientific language of the discipline, which must be appropriately used both in written and oral exams. Learning skills Students who pass the exam have learned a method of analysis that allows them to tackle the study of more complex models (both microeconomic and macroeconomic) in advanced courses in economics.