66231 - Crash Course in Economics

Academic Year 2017/2018

  • Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Innovation and Organization of Culture and the Arts (cod. 0902)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course student has knowledge of the general principles of the discipline (trade-off, opportunity cost, marginal utility, incentives, etc), the methodological approach (scientific method, micro- vs macro-economics, etc), and the basic analysis of the market equilibrium.

Course contents

The crash course will introduce main basic concept of microeconomics and macroeconomics

1. Markets and Economic Systems

2. Competition and Welfare

3. National Economy and Public Policies

4. the Economic Role of the State

Readings/Bibliography

Brue S.L., McConnell C.R., Flynn S.M. "Essential of Economics", McGraw Hill

Assessment methods

self-evaluation test

Office hours

See the website of Diego Lanzi