Learning outcomes of the curricular unit

Completing the course will allow the students to become familiar with the fundamental principles of economic analysis and to understand the concepts indispensable to follow and participate in the debate about contemporary economic life. As typical of principles courses, the syllabus covers topics in both micro and macroeconomics.

Syllabus

The syllabus is divided into the following ten chapters:

1. Market interaction
2. Demand
3. Production and costs
4. Perfect competition
5. Market power
6. Market failures and public intervention
7. Aggregate demand, aggregate supply and the determination of GDP
8. Unemployment and inflation
9. Fiscal policy, monetary policy, and aggregate demand
10. International trade