- Docente: Davide Dragone
- Credits: 3
- SSD: SECS-P/01
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
Economics and Economic Policy (cod. 8420)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Health Economics and Management (cod. 8880)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the 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
1. Principles of economics
2. Demand and supply
3. Elasticity of demand
4. Welfare analysis
5. Games and strategic interaction
6. The economics of information
7. Empirical methods
The course is in English
Readings/Bibliography
Greg Mankiw, Principles of Economics (ch. 1-2), any edition.
graduation speech, May 16, 2007
Teaching methods
Traditional lecture
Assessment methods
Attendance is strongly advised for students with no background in Economics.
There is no final exam at the end of the course.
Teaching tools
Slides and material made available in class
Office hours
See the website of Davide Dragone