Economics

A.Y. 2020/2021
9
Max ECTS
63
Overall hours
SSD
SECS-P/01
Language
Italian
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide the student with a cultural dimension and a series of technical tools essential both for a concrete and current understanding of the legal problem and, more generally, for a realistic knowledge of the economic and social aspects of the contemporary world. The course therefore aims to provide an introductory conceptual system to the fundamental questions concerning the organization and functioning of modern economic systems. The emphasis is on the need for a critical orientation in the examination of the various problems and on the methodological need to have some simple, but rigorous, tools for analysis of reality.
More precisely, the course aims to provide students with the basic notions of micro-economics and macro-economics so that they will be able to:
- acquire knowledge and understand the mechanisms underlying the economic agents' choices in the different markets and the economic rules for the functioning of a national economy;
- apply this knowledge and understanding in the solution of simple economic problems:
- analyze, evaluate and comment in a conscious and critical way, with autonomy of judgement, the main micro and macroeconomic facts, through the knowledge and the competences acquired;
- develop communication skills, participating with awareness and language ownership in the debate proposed in the classroom on the economic problems that will be stimulated by the teacher during the discussion of any topics;
- finally, through the knowledge of the course program, develop their learning skills in relation to the study of both other economic disciplines and juridical disciplines.
Expected learning outcomes
- Knowledge and understanding skills: the students will develop knowledge and will have to demonstrate understanding of the mechanisms that underlie the choices of economic operators in the different markets and the economic rules for the functioning of a national economy;
- Application skills: during the frontal lessons will be offered the possibility to apply knowledge and understanding through the proposal of simple and practical economic problems that will be solved in the classroom with the involvement of the students;
- Autonomy of judgment: the student, through the knowledge and competences acquired, will then be able to analyze, evaluate and comment in a conscious and critical way, with autonomy of judgment, the main micro and macroeconomic facts, as well as news and reports on economics presented by the media;
- Communicative skills: the student will have to develop communication skills by participating with awareness and language properties in the debate proposed in the classroom on economic issues. This ability must, however, emerge during the written evaluation;
- Learning skills: knowledge of the proposed program will enable students to develop their learning capacities in relation to the study both of other economic and legal disciplines
Single course

This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.

Course syllabus and organization

Surname A-C

Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
TEACHING METHODS
Classes will be live-streamed on Microsoft Teams, following the lessons timetable. Live-streamed classes will be recorded and will be available to students on the same platform.
Relevant information about how to join the classes on Microsoft Teams and other instructions will be available on the Ariel website of the course. Please browse it regularly.
Students will be informed as soon as possible, through ARIEL website of the course, also in case they will be able to attend classroom lessons at University. This possibility will depend upon the evolution of the health emergency and the respect of the security directives.
In any case the classroom lessons will be recorded and will be available on the online platform.

Course syllabus and Teaching Resources (reference material)
The course syllabus and reference material are unchanged.

Learning Assessment methods
The exam consists of a written test with multiple choice questions and in the proctoring mode.
If the health situation will allow it, compatibly with the availability of classrooms and compliance with the necessary safety conditions, the written exam will take place in presence at University.
However, the possibility of carrying out the written exam through Microsoft Teams will be ensured for students who will be unable to move from their place of residence and / or domicile.
More indications and updates will be available on the Ariel website of the course. Please browse it regularly.
Course syllabus
Economics studies the social laws concerning the use of scarce resources for the satisfaction of human, individual and collective needs in different historical and institutional contexts. Economics, in fact, is divided into two fundamental cores: microeconomics and macroeconomics
Analytical Course syllabus
What is economics? - Graphical analysis as an indispensable tool to visualize the "economic laws"
- Microeconomics.
The principles behind microeconomic choices: the cost-benefit analysis at the margin - Demand, supply and market equilibrium - The theory of optimal consumer choice -The elasticity of demand - The firm theory: production and cost - The theory of markets: the perfect competition market - The theory of non-competitive markets: Monopoly, Monopolistic competition and oligopoly - Market failures: externalities, public goods and asymmetric information;
- Macroeconomics.
The main macroeconomic variables and the national accounts system - the income-expenditure model and the Keynesian multiplier - The IS-LM model - The Keynesian AD-AS model - the neo-Keynesian model with imperfect competition - The Phillips curve and the causes of inflation in the short and long term- The open macroeconomic systems - International trade theory.
Prerequisites for admission
Knowledge of elementary algebra
Teaching methods
Teaching is provided by means of face-to-face lessons designed to present the foundations of microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, including the analysis of case studies and exercises.
Teaching Resources
Antonelli G., De Liso N., Guidetti G., Leoncini R., Vitucci Marzetti G., Zamparini L, Economia, 5th edition, Giappichelli Editore, 2019.
Additional teaching materials will be made available by the teachers on the ARIEL platform.
Micro: Cap 1 until pag. 21; pag. 24-42; pag. 49 - 50 and pag. 52 - 54; cap. 2 until pag. 87; cap.3 until pag. 143; cap. 4 until pag. 197; cap. 5 until pag.234 and pag.238-249; cap. 6 until pag. 275.
Macro: cap. 7; cap. 8 until pag.359; cap. 9; cap. 10; cap. 11; cap. 12 until pag. 480 and par.12.7; cap. 13 until pag.515 and 13.4 (from pag.520 to 531) e 13.5 (from pag. 532 to 541).
The AS-AD model contained in Chapters 10 and 11 could be replaced by the slides made available on the ARIEL platform.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Written exam with closed questions, graphs and excercises. Passing grades range from 18 to 30 cum laude. Grades will be communicated through the on line verbalization procedure and the student can refuse the grade and retake the exam. Students will have the chance to take a partial exam (not compulsory or binding) at the end of the microeconomics classes. The examination is aimed at assessing and verifying whether and how much the student knows, has understood and is able to explain and illustrate the micro and macroeconomic mechanisms, also through a graphic analysis. Information about intermediate tests enrollments and dates will be communicated just in class and in Ariel platform.
SECS-P/01 - ECONOMICS - University credits: 9
Lessons: 63 hours
Professor: Parravicini Paola

Surname D-L

Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Teaching methods
Classes will be live-streamed on Microsoft Teams, following the lessons timetable. Live-streamed classes will be recorded and will be available to students on the same platform and/or on the Ariel website of the course.
Relevant information about how to join the classes on Microsoft Teams and other instructions will be available on the Ariel website of the course. Please browse it regularly.
Students will be informed as soon as possible, through ARIEL website of the course, also in case they will be able to attend classroom lessons at University. This possibility will depend upon the evolution of the health emergency and the respect of the security directives.
In any case the classroom lessons will be recorded and will be available on the online platform.


Course syllabus and Teaching Resources (reference material)
The course syllabus and reference material are unchanged.

Learning Assessment methods and Criteria.
The exam consists of a written test with multiple choice questions and in the proctoring mode.
If the health situation will allow it, compatibly with the availability of classrooms and compliance with the necessary safety conditions, the written exam will take place in presence at University.
However, the possibility of carrying out the written exam through Microsoft Teams will be ensured for students who will be unable to move from their place of residence and / or domicile.
More precise indications and updates will be available on the Ariel website of the course. Please browse it regularly.
Course syllabus
Economics studies the social laws concerning the use of scarce resources for the satisfaction of human, individual and collective needs in different historical and institutional contexts. Economics, in fact, is divided into two fundamental cores: microeconomics and macroeconomics
Analytical Course syllabus
What is economics? - Graphical analysis as an indispensable tool to visualize the "economic laws"
- Microeconomics.
The principles behind microeconomic choices: the cost-benefit analysis at the margin - Demand, supply and market equilibrium - The theory of optimal consumer choice -The elasticity of demand - The firm theory: production and cost - The theory of markets: the perfect competition market - The theory of non-competitive markets: Monopoly, Monopolistic competition and oligopoly - Market failures: externalities, public goods and asymmetric information;
- Macroeconomics.
The main macroeconomic variables and the national accounts system - the income-expenditure model and the Keynesian multiplier - The IS-LM model - The Keynesian AD-AS model - the neo-Keynesian model with imperfect competition - The Phillips curve and the causes of inflation in the short and long term- The open macroeconomic systems - International trade theory.
Prerequisites for admission
Knowledge of elementary algebra
Teaching methods
Teaching is provided by means of frontal lessons designed to present the foundations of microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, including the analysis of practical cases and exercises carried out with the participation of students.
Teaching Resources
Antonelli G., De Liso N., Guidetti G., Leoncini R., Vitucci Marzetti G., Zamparini L, Economia, 5th edition, Giappichelli Editore, 2019.
Additional teaching materials will be made available by the teachers on the ARIEL platform.
Micro: Cap 1 until pag. 21; pag. 24-42; pag. 49 - 50 and pag. 52 - 54; cap. 2 until pag. 87; cap.3 until pag. 143; cap. 4 until pag. 197; cap. 5 until pag.234 and pag.238-249; cap. 6 until pag. 275.
Macro: cap. 7; cap. 8 until pag.359; cap. 9; cap. 10; cap. 11; cap. 12 until pag. 480 and par.12.7; cap. 13 until pag.515 and 13.4 (from pag.520 to 531) e 13.5 (from pag. 532 to 541).
The AS-AD model contained in Chapters 10 and 11 could be replaced by the slides made available on the ARIEL platform.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Written exam with closed questions, graphs, and exercises. The examination is aimed at assessing and verifying whether and how much the student knows, has understood and is able to explain and illustrate the micro and macroeconomic mechanisms, also through a graphic analysis. Passing grades range from 18 to 30 cum laude. Grades will be communicated through the online verbalization procedure and the student can refuse the grade and retake the exam.

Students will have the chance to take an intermediate-partial exam (not compulsory or binding) at the end of the microeconomics classes. Information about intermediate test enrolments and dates will be communicated in class and on ARIEL.
SECS-P/01 - ECONOMICS - University credits: 9
Lessons: 63 hours
Professor: Graffi Alessandro

Surname M-Q

Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching is provided by means of synchronous lessons on Microsoft Teams. The lessons will follow the course timetable and will be recorded and made available on Microsoft Teams.
All information, including how to access Microsoft Teams to attend a lesson, will be posted on the course's ARIEL website, which should be consulted regularly.
If the health situation allows it, in compliance with the current regulations, teaching can also be provided by means of face-to-face lessons (mixed mode) that will still be recorded and made available on Microsoft Teams. Students will be promptly informed of any change in teaching methods via the ARIEL website of the course.

COURSE SYLLABUS AND TEACHING RESOURCES
The course syllabus and teaching resources are the same as described below.

ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Online written exam with multiple choice questions on Moodle platform with Proctoring.
If the health situation allows it and classrooms are available, in compliance with the necessary safety conditions, the written exam will take place in the classroom. Students unable to move from their place of residence and / or domicile will still have the possibility of carrying out the exam remotely.
Detailed instructions and updates will be posted on the Ariel website of the course.
Course syllabus
32 face-to-face classes on the following topics:
1. Microeconomics: introduction and methodology; demand and supply; consumer's preferences and consumer's choice; the income-consumption curve; income- and substitution effects; consumer's surplus; technology, costs and production decisions; prices in perfectly and monopolistic markets.
2. Macroeconomics: GDP; national accounts; money demand and supply, interest rate and the Central Bank; monetary and real markets; exchange rates and the open economy; aggregate demand and supply: prices, wages and employment.
Prerequisites for admission
Knowledge of elementary algebra.
Teaching methods
Teaching is provided by means of face-to-face lessons designed to present the foundations of microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, including the analysis of case studies and exercises.
Teaching Resources
To prepare the exam, the primary textbook is:
· Corso di Economia Politica, (edition prepared for: Università degli Studi di Milano, Corso di Laurea in Giurisprudenza, cattedre M-Q e R-Z, Anno Accademico 2020-2021), McGraw-Hill Create, in press. Students can skip reading the following parts: Approfondimenti 5.1, 5.2 and Appendice 5 of the chapter Moneta, Interesse e Reddito; Applicazione 6.1, Approfondimenti 6.1, 6.2 and paragraph 6.4 of the chapter Politica Monetaria e Politica Fiscale; Formalizzazione Matematica 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and Applicazioni 7.1, 7.2 of the chapter Legami Economici Internazionali; Approfondimenti 8.1, 8.2 and Appendice 8 of the chapter Offerta e Domanda Aggregate.
Additional teaching materials will be uploaded on the ARIEL platform.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Written exam with open questions, graphs and excercises. Passing grades range from 18 to 30 cum laude. Grades will be communicated through the on line verbalization procedure and the student can refuse the grade and sit again the exam. Students will have the chance to take a partial exam (not compulsory) at the end of the microeconomics classes.
SECS-P/01 - ECONOMICS - University credits: 9
Lessons: 63 hours
Professor: Gioia Francesca

Surname R-Z

Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Teaching methods
The lectures will be delivered using Microsoft Teams during the regular teaching hours. Each lecture will be recorded and, afterwards, uploaded on Microsoft Teams. Students will find on the ARIEL page of the course all the information on how to access the lectures on Microsoft Teams.
Depending on the health situation and the rules enforced by the government, some of the lectures might be delivered in class; if that is the case, students will be promptly informed through the ARIEL page of the course. In any case, all lectures will be recorded and made available on Microsoft Teams.

Program of the course and textbook
The outline of the course and the teaching material, including the textbook, will not vary.

Exam
The exam is written and web-proctored, with multiple choice questions.
Depending on the health situation, and provided that large enough classrooms are available, the exam might be a written in-class exam. In any case however, students who were to be prevented from leaving their home will be allowed to take the exam by remote.
More detailed information will be posted on the ARIEL page of the course, which should be often checked.
Course syllabus
32 face-to-face lectures covering the following topics:
1. Microeconomics: introduction and methodology; demand and supply; consumer's preferences and consumer's choice; the income-consumption curve; income- and substitution effects; consumer's surplus; technology, costs and production decisions; prices in perfectly and monopolistic markets.
2. Macroeconomics: GDP; national accounts; money demand and supply, interest rate and the Central Bank; monetary and real markets; exchange rates and the open economy; aggregate demand and supply: prices, wages and employment.
Prerequisites for admission
Knowledge of elementary algebra.
Teaching methods
Teaching is provided by means of face-to-face lessons designed to present the foundations of microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, including the analysis of case studies and exercises.
Teaching Resources
The textbook is:
· Corso di Economia Politica, (edition prepared for: Università degli Studi di Milano, Corso di Laurea in Giurisprudenza, cattedre M-Q e R-Z, Anno Accademico 2020-2021), McGraw-Hill Create, in press. Students can skip reading the following parts: Applicazione 4.1 of the chapter Reddito e Spesa, Approfondimenti 5.1, 5.2 and Appendice 5 of the chapter Moneta, Interesse e Reddito; Applicazione 6.1, Approfondimenti 6.1, 6.2 and paragraph 6.4 of the chapter Politica Monetaria e Politica Fiscale; Formalizzazione Matematica 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and Applicazioni 7.1, 7.2 of the chapter Legami Economici Internazionali; Approfondimenti 8.1, 8.2 and Appendice 8 of the chapter Offerta e Domanda Aggregate.
Additional teaching materials will be uploaded on the ARIEL platform.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Written exam with open questions, graphs and excercises. Passing grades range from 18 to 30 cum laude. Grades will be communicated through the on line verbalization procedure and the student can refuse the grade and retake the exam. Students will have the chance to take a partial exam (not compulsory) at the end of the microeconomics classes.
SECS-P/01 - ECONOMICS - University credits: 9
Lessons: 63 hours
Professor: Micheletto Luca
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