Learning objectives
<br />The goal of this course is to make students acquainted with principles, methods and objects of microeconomics.
Prerequisites
none
Course unit content
<br /><br />Introduction to Microeconomics <br />Theory of consumer choice <br />How markets work: demand and supply <br />Micro in practice: wages and labor supply, interest rates and savings, primary education in Kenya <br />Markets and welfare <br />Micro in practice: the cost of taxation, international trade <br />Public microeconomics <br />Information economics <br />Firms and market structures <br />Micro in practice: antitrust policies, OPEC, advertising <br />Labor market functioning <br />Micro in practice: inequality, poverty, economics of discrimination
Full programme
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Bibliography
<br />Mankiw, N.G., Principi di Economia - Microeconomia, Zanichelli editore, 2004 (3^ edizione), capp.1-2, 4-21, 22
Teaching methods
<br />Written exam. It can be split into two parts while the course is being taught. The marks obtained from the written exam can be integrated through an oral exam reserved to those who have earned at least 18/30 in the written exam. As a result of the oral exam, overall marks may vary by ± 2/30.
Assessment methods and criteria
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Other information
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