POLITICAL ECONOMY AND INFORMATION
Stampa
Enrollment year
2021/2022
Academic year
2022/2023
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
SECS-P/01 (POLITICAL ECONOMY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Course
COMMUNICATION, INNOVATION, MULTIMEDIA
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Year of study
Period
1st semester (26/09/2022 - 16/12/2022)
ECTS
6
Lesson hours
36 lesson hours
Language
Italian
Activity type
WRITTEN TEST
Teacher
Prerequisites
Being able to interpret a graph
Learning outcomes
The two main Objectives are:
1) understanding the logic of economic choices and their effects on the working of markets
2) gaining the basics concepts of macroeconomics ad how their trends are communicated and perceived by people
Course contents
PART 1:
- the logic of individual choice in microeconomics
- demand, supply, equilibrium and efficiency
- externalities and public goods
- the labour market
- definition of GDP and its components
Teaching methods
Lectures will take place in presence on the premises of the
University, if allowed by the concurrent health conditions, according to
the rules set by the University.
Reccomended or required readings
The CORE Team, L' economia. Comprendere il mondo che cambia. Il Mulino

I. Lavanda - G. Rampa, MICROECONOMIA. SCELTE INDIVIDUALI E BENESSERE SOCIALE, Carocci
Assessment methods
Written exam, 1h
Further information
Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030
The course aims to contribute to the awareness and knowledge of the sustainable development goals (SDG) promoted by the UN by 2030, with
special attention to the contribution that economic theory brings to the
attainment of the goals:
1. No Poverty
10. Reduced Inequalities
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