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Università degli Studi di Parma
course catalogue

ECONOMIC SCENARIOS FOR MANAGERS
cod. 1004061

Academic year 2011/12
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Politica economica (SECS-P/02)
Field
Economico
Type of training activity
Characterising
72 hours
of face-to-face activities
9 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
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lectures timetable unavailable
exam calls
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Learning objectives

Educate students to the reading and interpretation of macroeconomic facts as discussed and represented in the media

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

The course presents the main economic indicators and trends of the business cycle and analyzes the crisis and the effects of macroeconomic policies on markets and firms.

Full programme

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Bibliography

Carlo De Benedetti, Federico Rampini e Francesco Daveri, Centomila punture di spillo, Oscar Mondadori, 2008, capp 1, 2, 4, 5

Francesco Daveri, "L'economia della Grande recessione", cap.33 in Cowen and Tabarrok, Principi di Economia, 2010

Debora Rosciani, "le prime crepe sugli immobili Usa", 04/02/2007, il Sole 24 Ore

"The subprime primer", video, Youtube.com

Mario Draghi, “L’euro dal passato al futuro”, discorso tenuto all’Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, 21 marzo 2011

Francesco Daveri, “Come finirà la saga dei debiti sovrani”, su La Voce.info oppure il Fatto Quotidiano, 14 settembre 2011

Robert Barro, “An exit strategy from the Euro”, Wall Street Journal, January 9, 2012

Teaching methods

Standard lectures. Occasional testimonies of guests and live discussions of newspaper articles taken for the web

Assessment methods and criteria

Closed book written final exam

Other information

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