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03416 - Economics of Tourism

Academic Year 2008/2009

  • Docente: Paolo Figini
  • Credits: 8
  • SSD: SECS-P/02
  • Language: Italian
  • Moduli: Guido Candela (Modulo 2) Paolo Figini (Modulo 1)
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 2) Traditional lectures (Modulo 1)
  • Campus: Rimini
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Economics of Markets and of Tourist Systems (cod. 0528)

Learning outcomes

The course aims to provide analytical tools to understand the theory and the practice of tourism economics, with particular emphasis on normative and institutional aspects.

Course contents

The course has two parts. The first part (tourism economics) is theoretical, while the second part studies the normative and institutional aspects related to tourism economics, focussing on the motivations underlying the public intervention within the sector.

Note that CLEM and Erasmus students can choose the 4 credits course in Tourism Economics (cod. 48864) by only taking the first part taught by Prof. Figini.

First Part - Tourism Economics (Prof. Paolo Figini). Lectures from 23rd September to 24th October 2008, every Tuesday (15-18) and Thursday (11-14)

  1. Introduction to tourism economics: definitions and contents;
  2. Tourism demand;
  3. Tourism supply;
  4. Economic problems of tourism firms;
  5. Contracts in the tourism sector;

Second Part - Tourism Policy (Prof. Guido Candela). Lectures in the third term, three days a week.

  1. Normative analysis and economic policy;
  2. The public intervention in the economy;
  3. Allocation, stabilization and distribution bureau;
  4. Sustainable tourism;
  5. Seasonality in tourism: opportunities, risks and controls;
  6. Seminars held by invited speakers.

Readings/Bibliography

Students whose native language is not english are entitled to study and give the exam on an english syllabus. Please, contact the lecturer (paolo.figini@unibo.it) for further information. Lectures' slides are available here:

      1. Week 1;
      2. Week 2;
      3. Week 3;
      4. Week 4;
      5. Week 5.

Teaching methods

Lectures. The tutor (Francesco Balducci) is available at office hours (check on the noticeboard)

Assessment methods

Two independent exams (one for each part) on the whole program. The final mark is the average of the marks obtained in the two exams. To pass each exam, the student has to mark at least 16 out of 30 points.

Office hours

See the website of Paolo Figini

See the website of Guido Candela