INDUSTRIAL AND MONETARY SCENARIES
cod. 1008749

Academic year 2021/22
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
- Franco MOSCONI
Academic discipline
Economia applicata (SECS-P/06)
Field
Economico
Type of training activity
Characterising
56 hours
of face-to-face activities
8 credits
hub:
course unit
in ITALIAN

Learning objectives

[Educational Goals]
1. Knowledge: This course will allow students to make practical application of the principles of micro and macroeconomics that they have learned during their ‘Laurea Triennale’ (three-year degree); the goal is to better understand the mechanisms of economic growth – with a particular emphasis on the role of manufacturing – as described in the media.
2. Judgment: Students will improve their capacity to read and understand the contents of media articles - with special emphasis on the analysis of “new” industrial policies -, thereby learning how to independently evaluate the effects of public policies towards industries and firms.
3. Communication skills: This course encourages the communication skills of students, structuring talks on European topics (“EuroScenari”) in the following ways: (i) informal and collective discussion of media articles taken from the internet; or (ii) a paper presentation; the organization of both (i) and (ii) will be explained in class at the beginning of the course.

Prerequisites

[Pre-requisites] Basic tools of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.

Course unit content

[Topics]: The first part of this course will present the main trends, tools, and indicators of the economic cycle, and gives a thorough analysis of the effects of the economic crises (e.g., COVID-19) The second part of the course will then examine the “manufacturing renaissance” taking place in all of the major Western advanced countries (first and foremost, in the EU and its "Regions"), and the effects of the “New Industrial Policy” on markets and firms.

Full programme

[Extended/detailed Syllabus]
Students will have access to Course Syllabus before classes begin, and there will be a section dealing with the economic impact of COVID-19.
The extended Syllabus will be published on the website ELLY of this Course: 'Scenari economici e monetari' (Dept. of Economics and Management).

Bibliography

[Textbook and papers] Students will have access to the required readings before classes begin.

Teaching methods

[Teaching methods]
The course will be taught following three main teaching tools:
1. Standard lectures
2. Guest speakers
3. (optional) “EuroScenari” (see above: Communication skills).

Assessment methods and criteria

[Examinations] 1) Starting from December 2021: Written exam (three 'open' questions on the whole program).
2) Oral exam - carried out remotely and held on the Teams platform - including September 2021 session.
3) If the state of emergency due to the pandemic persists, new information will be released and published on the ELLY platform in due course.

Other information

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