Course Syllabus

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Obiettivo 1: Il corso offre una comprensione rigorosa dei principali temi della Microeconomia.
Obiettivo 2: Gli studenti sapranno applicare idee, metodi e concetti microeconomici a problemi sociali ed ambientali.
Obiettivo 3: Gli studenti svilupperanno capacità critiche attraverso prove scritte e esercizi.
Obiettivo 4: Gli studenti potranno comunicare e spiegare concetti microeconomici.
Obiettivo 5: Gli studenti avranno gli strumenti analitici e l'esperienza e maturità economica per proseguire i loro studi economici.

Il corso si propone di offrire agli studenti una rigorosa e moderna introduzione ai principali temi della Microeconomia. I principali contenuti comprendono: il ruolo della microeconomia nella comprensione del mondo moderno e la sua evoluzione, il funzionamento dei mercati, il benessere dei consumatori, la teoria dei giochi, il problema delle imprese, la disuguaglianza, la dimensione economica dei cambiamenti climatici, e i fallimenti di mercato.

1—Prosperità, disuguaglianza e limiti planetari
2—Tecnologia e incentivi
3—Fare del proprio meglio: scarsità, benessere e orari di lavoro
4—Interazioni strategiche e dilemmi sociali
5—Le regole del gioco: chi ottiene cosa e perché
6—L'azienda e i suoi dipendenti
7—L'azienda e i suoi clienti
8—Domanda e offerta: mercati con molti acquirenti e venditori
9—Creditori e debitori e differenze di ricchezza
10—Successi e fallimenti del mercato: gli effetti sociali delle decisioni private

Calcolo di base

40 ore di lezioni frontali e 8 ore di attività e-learning

Esame scritto (domande chiuse-domande aperte-problemi) e esercizi e-learning.

CORE ECON, The Economy 2.0: Microeconomics

Secondo semestre

Inglese

LAVORO DIGNITOSO E CRESCITA ECONOMICA | IMPRESE, INNOVAZIONE E INFRASTRUTTURE | RIDURRE LE DISUGUAGLIANZE | CITTÀ E COMUNITÀ SOSTENIBILI | CONSUMO E PRODUZIONE RESPONSABILI | LOTTA CONTRO IL CAMBIAMENTO CLIMATICO | PACE, GIUSTIZIA E ISTITUZIONI SOLIDE | PARTNERSHIP PER GLI OBIETTIVI
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Objective 1: The course offers a rigorous understanding of the main themes of Microeconomics.
Objective 2: Students will be able to apply microeconomic ideas, methods and concepts to social and environmental problems.
Objective 3: Students will develop critical skills through written tests and exercises.
Objective 4: Students will be able to communicate and explain microeconomic concepts.
Objective 5: Students will have the analytical tools and the economic experience and maturity to continue their economic studies.

The course aims to offer students a rigorous and modern introduction to the main themes of Microeconomics. The main contents include: the role of microeconomics in understanding the modern world and its evolution, the functioning of markets, consumer welfare, game theory, the problem of firms, inequality, the economic dimension of climate change, and market failures.

1—Prosperity, inequality, and planetary limits
2—Technology and incentives
3—Doing the best you can: Scarcity, wellbeing, and working hours
4—Strategic interactions and social dilemmas
5—The rules of the game: Who gets what and why
6—The firm and its employees
7—The firm and its customers
8—Supply and demand: Markets with many buyers and sellers
9—Lenders and borrowers and differences in wealth
10—Market successes and failures: The societal effects of private decisions

Basic calculus

40 hours of lectures and 8 hours of e-learning activities.

Written exam (closed questions-open questions-problems) and e-learning exercises.

CORE ECON, The Economy 2.0: Microeconomics

Second semester

English

DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH | INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE | REDUCED INEQUALITIES | SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES | RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION | CLIMATE ACTION | PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS | PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS
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Key information

Field of research
SECS-P/01
ECTS
6
Term
Second semester
Activity type
Mandatory
Course Length (Hours)
48
Degree Course Type
Degree Course
Language
English

Staff

    Teacher

  • Stergios Athanasoglou
    Stergios Athanasoglou

Enrolment methods

Manual enrolments

Sustainable Development Goals

DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE - Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
REDUCED INEQUALITIES - Reduce inequality within and among countries
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
CLIMATE ACTION - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS - Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development