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B000193 - ECONOMICS
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Course program
Academic Year 2017-18
Course year
First year - First Semester
Belonging Department
Legal Sciences (DSG)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
SECS-P/01 - ECONOMICS
Credits
9
Teaching Hours
72
Teaching Term
13/09/2017 ⇒ 07/12/2017
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Lectureship
Mutuality
Course teached as:
- ECONOMIA POLITICA
5-years Single Cycle Degree in LAW
- ECONOMIA POLITICA
5-years Single Cycle Degree in LAW
Teaching Language - Last names A-D
Italian
Course Content - Last names A-D
Principles of economics. The economic model of supply and demand; consumer's and producer's behaviour model, competitive market and market expressions beyond the competition. Introduction to welfare economics. National accounts, Keynesian explanation of the economy and its evolution, critical analysis of Keynes and economic policy decisions arising from the various explanations offered by the economic System.
Suggested readings - Last names A-D (Search our library's catalogue)
Attending students:
- Lecture notes or readings suggested during lectures.
Other students:
- A. Fineschi, Appunti di macroeconomia, Giappichelli, Torino 2007.
- A. Fineschi (ed.), Lezioni introduttive di microeconomia, Zanichelli.
- Lecture notes or readings suggested during lectures.
Other students:
- A. Fineschi, Appunti di macroeconomia, Giappichelli, Torino 2007.
- A. Fineschi (ed.), Lezioni introduttive di microeconomia, Zanichelli.
Learning Objectives - Last names A-D
Knowledge
The course is meant to provide law students with the basic knowledge of economics. It includes introductory notions of microeconomics and macroeconomics and a sketch of economic analysis of law.
Abilities
Ability to reason in economic terms and to use some of the economists’ elementary analytical tools. Aptitude to understand economic press of general, non-specialised information. Capacity to discuss about basic issues of the economic debate. Capacity to grasp the relevance of economic knowledge for legal knowledge.
Competences
Mastery of basic economic information as currently expected of legal practitioners.
The course is meant to provide law students with the basic knowledge of economics. It includes introductory notions of microeconomics and macroeconomics and a sketch of economic analysis of law.
Abilities
Ability to reason in economic terms and to use some of the economists’ elementary analytical tools. Aptitude to understand economic press of general, non-specialised information. Capacity to discuss about basic issues of the economic debate. Capacity to grasp the relevance of economic knowledge for legal knowledge.
Competences
Mastery of basic economic information as currently expected of legal practitioners.
Teaching Methods - Last names A-D
Lectures: 72 hours.
Type of Assessment - Last names A-D
Students can choose between a entirely oral exam and a written exam (with optional oral exam for a better grade).
Course program - Last names A-D
Introductory principles of economics, microeconomics and macroeconomics. As to microeconomics, the course will deal with the model of supply and demand, the theory of consumers’ and producers’ behaviour, competitive markets and forms of market other than competition. Moreover, students will be introduced to welfare economics and some topics of economic analysis of law. As to macroeconomics, the course will deal with national accounts, Keynes’ explanation of economy and how this explanation has evolved, critical analyses of Keynes’ model and economic policy decisions arising from various explanations of the economic system. The topics of macroeconomics will be examined with specific reference to the problems of the current economic depression.