- Docente: Tito Pietra
- Credits: 9
- SSD: SECS-P/01
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Languages, Markets and Cultures of Asia and Mediterranean Africa (cod. 9264)
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from Feb 12, 2024 to May 08, 2024
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student has a basic knowledge of the principles, methods and analytical tools of economics. The student also knows the fundamentals of microeconomics (consumer theory, theory of the firm, demand and supply, market structures) and of macroeconomics (production/income/national accouns, inputs markets, money and financial markets). These analytical methods and principles are then applied to the study of some of the most relevant phenomena characterizing East Asian economies, and, specifically, the economy of the People Republic of China
Course contents
INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS:
A. Microeconomics
- Basic concepts (ch. 1-3)
- Competition and efficiency (ch. 4-8)
- Market failures (ch. 9-14)
- International trade (ch. 15-16)
B. Macroeconomics
- Basic concepts and data (ch. 17-20)
- The economy in the long run (ch. 21-22)
- International economics (ch. 31-32)
Detailed versions of the program for the final test will be made available at the end of the classes
Readings/Bibliography
Readings/Bibliography
Frank, R.H., Bernanke, B.S., Antonovics, K., et alii, Principi di economia 5/ed, McGraw Hill, 2022
Teaching methods
Classroom lectures
Assessment methods
The test will be written and it will be administered in the classroom
If you want to refuse the final grade (you can do it at most once), you must send a written notice within one or two days
Teaching tools
Slides. They will be available on the web site https://virtuale.unibo.it/
Office hours
See the website of Tito Pietra