PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I (MICROECONOMICS)
Course unit partition: Cognomi L-Z

Academic year 2012/13
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Economia politica (SECS-P/01)
Field
Ambito aggregato per crediti di sede
Type of training activity
Caratterizzante
70 hours
of face-to-face activities
10 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
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Learning objectives

The course is designed to familiarize the student with the principles, methods, and the object of analysis of microeconomics.

Prerequisites

None

Course unit content

- Introduction to the study of microeconomics. Supply and demand.
- Analysis of consumer behavior.
- Application Individual and market demand.
- Analysis of the production. The production costs.
- A company in perfect competition.
- Monopoly and market power.
- Oligopoly and Monopolistic Competition.
- Market of production factors.
- Externalities and public goods.

Full programme

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Bibliography

Frank R., Microeconomia, V edizione, McGraw-Hill.

Teaching methods

Lectures

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam

Other information

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