- Docente: Giovanni Prarolo
- Crediti formativi: 8
- SSD: SECS-P/01
- Lingua di insegnamento: Inglese
- Modalità didattica: Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza
- Campus: Rimini
- Corso: Laurea in Economia dell'impresa (cod. 8848)
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dal 10/02/2025 al 16/05/2025
Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire
This course provides the main principles and methods of macro-economic analysis. Students learn about macroeconomic equilibrium in protected and open economic systems and how monetary and fiscal policies may contribute to stabilising economic fluctuations. The core learning objectives are the main determinants of unemployment, inflation and international economic relationships, analysed with reference to the real economic world.
Contenuti
Introduction
Data and models
GDP
Classic theory: the economy in the long run
The long run
Income production, distribution and expenditure
Equilibrium in the goods market and in the financial market
The monetary system
Inflation
Unemployment
Macroeconomics in the short run and economic policy
Business cycle theory: the economy in the short run
Introduction to short run fluctuations: AD-SRAS-LRAS model
Economic policy, shocks, IS-LM and AD
Some case studies: Great depression, Great recession, and Covid-19 crisis
Aggregate supply and Phillips curve
Open economy
Open economy: trade balance and net capital outflows
Open economy: real and nominal exchange rate
Mundell-Fleming model
The debate on macroeconomic policy
Debt and deficit
Testi/Bibliografia
Mankiw, N.G. (201x): Macroeconomics– International edition (8th edition and onward are fine).
Lecture notesand further readings distributed in class.
Metodi didattici
Frontal lectures, exercises, group works, presentations in class
Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento
Two mid-term exams or one total final exam. All exams are written.
Possible extrapoints can be obtainted through essays and group presentations.
The maximum possible score is 30 cum laude. The grade is graduated as follows:
<18: failed
18-23: sufficient
24-27: good
28-30: very good
30 cum laude: excellent
Strumenti a supporto della didattica
Slides and other materials distributed in class.
Orario di ricevimento
Consulta il sito web di Giovanni Prarolo
SDGs



L'insegnamento contribuisce al perseguimento degli Obiettivi di Sviluppo Sostenibile dell'Agenda 2030 dell'ONU.