Learning objectives
The goal of this course is to make students acquainted with principles, methods and objects of microeconomics
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
Introduction to Microeconomics
Theory of consumer choice
How markets work: demand and supply
Micro in practice: wages and labor supply, interest rates and savings, primary education in Kenya
Markets and welfare
Micro in practice: the cost of taxation, international trade
Public microeconomics
Information economics
Firms and market structures
Micro in practice: antitrust policies, OPEC, advertising
Labor market functioning
Full programme
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Bibliography
Mankiw, N.G., Principi di Economia - Microeconomia, Zanichelli editore, (ultima edizione) capp.1-2, 4-21
Teaching methods
Oral lesson
Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam
Other information
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