Learning objectives
The goal of this course is to make students acquainted with principles, methods and objects of microeconomics
Prerequisites
None
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
Micro in practice: inequality, poverty, economics of discrimination
Full programme
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Bibliography
Mankiw, N.G., Principi di Economia - Microeconomia, Zanichelli editore, 2004 (3^ edizione), capp.1-2, 4-21, 22
Teaching methods
Oral lecture
Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam
Other information
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