ECTS - University of Pisa
Scheda programma d'esame
ECONOMICS I (MICROECONOMICS)
LUCA SPATARO
Academic year2016/17
CourseECONOMICS AND COMMERCE
Code026PP
Credits12
PeriodSemester 2
LanguageItalian

ModulesAreaTypeHoursTeacher(s)
ECONOMIA POLITICA ISECS-P/01LEZIONI84
DAVID BURGALASSI unimap
LUCA SPATARO unimap
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge
- Students will learn and be able to apply standard microeconomic theories to explain the behavior of individuals, businesses, and industries in market-based systems. - Students will be able to present economic theory and applications in written and oral form. - Students will be familiar with the main tools to conduct analyses of current economic issues using mathematical models, equations, graphs.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
- In the written exam, the student must demonstrate his/her knowledge of the course material and his/her capacity to solve simple applied problems. - During the oral exam the student must be able to demonstrate his/her knowledge of the course material, organizing concepts thoughtfully and rigorously and with propriety of expression.

Methods:

  • Final oral exam
  • Final written exam
Teaching methods

Delivery: face to face

Learning activities:

  • attending lectures
  • individual study
  • Practical

Attendance: Advised

Teaching methods:

  • Lectures
Syllabus
- Theory of Consumer Behaviour. Individual and Aggregate Demand and Their Properties - Technology, Production, Efficiency and Costs in the Short and in the Long Run - Basics of Game Theory and Strategic Behaviour - Organization and Contracts within the Firm - Theory of Markets: Monopoly, Oligopoly and Perfect Competition in the Short and Long Run - General Equilibrium: Pure Exchange Economy and Edgeworth's Box - General Equilibrium with Production: Efficiency, Welfare and Fairness - Markets Failures: Externalities and Public Goods
Bibliography
- Schotter A. (2009). Microeconomia. IV edizione. G. Giappichelli Editore. Torino. - Pacini P.M. (2012). Introduzione alla teoria del comportamento del consumatore (Prima edizione aggiornata). G. Giappichelli Editore. Torino.
Work placement
Yes
Updated: 14/11/2016 17:27