B8182 - Seminar of Economy

Academic Year 2026/2027

  • Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Economics and Finance (cod. 6646)

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course students are able to: Adopt proper interpretive keys to understand economic issues Use conceptual and quantitative tools to understand current economic challenges Interpret economic issues of the current national and international economic debate Critically evaluate economic policy issues at the center of the current historical phase Recognize the impact of economic issues at a national and international level

Course contents

1. Individual liberties and collective constraints

2. State actions in markets

3. National economic policies

4. European economic policies

5. The Welfare State

Readings/Bibliography

F. Delbono and L. Spallanzani, Scelte sostenibili. Economia pubblica e responsabilità sociale (5° anno), Mondadori, 2026: chapters 2-11.

Teaching methods

Standard front teaching

Assessment methods

Multiple choice written test: pass or fail.

The use of AI is prohibited in all learning assessments. Any use of AI constitutes a breach of academic integrity.

Teaching tools

The recommended chapters of the textbook.

Office hours

See the website of Flavio Delbono