Course Unit Page
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Teacher Giovanni Maria Mazzanti
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Credits 8
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SSD SECS-P/01
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Teaching Mode Traditional lectures
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Language English
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Campus of Rimini
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Degree Programme First cycle degree programme (L) in Economics of Tourism (cod. 8847)
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.
Academic Year 2019/2020
Learning outcomes
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to economic tools for understanding competition in tourist markets, both from a theoretical and an empirical point of view. At the of the course, students will be able to i) make sense of tourist firms' choices concerning pricing, product characteristics, innovation and advertising, with a particular attention to the international dimension of competition; ii) evaluate the social consequences of these choices, and judge public policies aimed at improving the market outcomes.
Course contents
Introduction
Consumers
Firms
Competition, Equilibrium and Efficiency
Market Failures and Public Policy
Price Discrimination
Strategic interaction
Oligopoly
Market Structure
Readings/Bibliography
Slides and other teaching materials made available on a weekly basis.
Teaching methods
Lectures, courseworks.
Assessment methods
Final written exam.
Teaching tools
Moodle page of the course
Office hours
See the website of Giovanni Maria Mazzanti
Alumni