- Docente: Lorenzo Masiero
- Crediti formativi: 12
- SSD: SECS-P/01
- Lingua di insegnamento: Inglese
- Modalità didattica: Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza
- Campus: Rimini
- Corso: Laurea Magistrale in Tourism Economics and Management (cod. 5910)
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dal 13/02/2024 al 17/05/2024
Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire
This course focuses on the analysis of economic concepts applied to tourism markets. Students will be introduced to consumer choice and behavioral economics applied to tourists. The course will further focus on the interpretation of the characteristics of tourism demand and supply and the organization of tourism markets. At the end of the course students will be able to critically evaluate recent studies in applied economics, with a particular reference to the tourist choice behavior and pricing strategies of tourism firms. Students will develop skills to compare theoretical frameworks with empirical evidence in the context of tourism.
Contenuti
- Basics of supply and demand
- Consumer behavior
- Consumer theory applied to the tourist
- Empirical analysis of tourism demand
- Discrete choice analysis
- Behavioral economics
- Price mechanism and market power
- Strategic pricing
Testi/Bibliografia
- Pindyck, R. S., & Rubinfeld, D. L. (2018). Microeconomics. Harlow: Pearson.
- Dwyer, L., Forsyth, P., & Dwyer, W. (2018). Tourism economics and policy. Channel View Publications.
- Candela, G., & Figini, P. (2012). The economics of tourism destinations. Springer, Heidelberg.
- References to academic articles published on tourism journals.
- Lecture slides.
Metodi didattici
Lectures, in-class exercises, and group works.
Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento
The final mark is based on a written exam and group works. The ranges of grades are as follows:
- <18 not sufficient;
- 18-23 sufficient;
- 24-27 good;
- 28-30 very good;
- 30 Lode excellent.
Strumenti a supporto della didattica
All materials can be found on https://virtuale.unibo.it/
Orario di ricevimento
Consulta il sito web di Lorenzo Masiero