CODE 41126 ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 1 ECONOMIA DELLE AZIENDE MARITTIME, LOGISTICA E TRASP. 8698 (L-18) - GENOVA 9 cfu anno 1 ECONOMIA E COMMERCIO 8699 (L-33) - GENOVA 9 cfu anno 1 ECONOMIA AZIENDALE 8697 (L-18) - GENOVA 9 cfu anno 3 FILOSOFIA 8455 (L-5) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 1 METODOLOGIE FILOSOFICHE 8465 (LM-78) - GENOVA 9 cfu anno 2 METODOLOGIE FILOSOFICHE 8465 (LM-78) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 2 METODOLOGIE FILOSOFICHE 8465 (LM-78) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/01 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester SECTIONING Questo insegnamento è diviso nelle seguenti frazioni: A B C D PREREQUISITES Propedeuticità in uscita Questo insegnamento è propedeutico per gli insegnamenti: Business Administration 8697 (coorte 2018/2019) ECONOMIC POLICY 64452 Business Administration 8697 (coorte 2018/2019) MACROECONOMICS 55648 Business Administration 8697 (coorte 2017/2018) ECONOMIC POLICY 64452 Business Administration 8697 (coorte 2017/2018) PUBLIC FINANCE - ECONOMICS OF TAXATION 64836 Business Administration 8697 (coorte 2017/2018) MACROECONOMICS 55648 Business Administration 8697 (coorte 2016/2017) ECONOMIC POLICY 64452 Business Administration 8697 (coorte 2016/2017) MACROECONOMICS 55648 Maritime, Logistics and Transport Economics and Business 8698 (coorte 2018/2019) TRANSPORT ECONOMICS 63739 Maritime, Logistics and Transport Economics and Business 8698 (coorte 2018/2019) MACROECONOMICS 55648 Maritime, Logistics and Transport Economics and Business 8698 (coorte 2016/2017) TRANSPORT ECONOMICS 63739 Maritime, Logistics and Transport Economics and Business 8698 (coorte 2017/2018) TRANSPORT ECONOMICS 63739 Economics 8699 (coorte 2017/2018) PUBLIC FINANCE 60078 Economics 8699 (coorte 2017/2018) ECONOMIC POLICY 60066 Economics 8699 (coorte 2017/2018) MARKET FORMS, PRICES, AND WAGES 64797 Economics 8699 (coorte 2017/2018) ECONOMETRICS 24615 Economics 8699 (coorte 2017/2018) EU AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS 63744 Economics 8699 (coorte 2017/2018) HEALTH ECONOMICS & POLICY 60069 Economics 8699 (coorte 2017/2018) ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS 64799 Economics 8699 (coorte 2018/2019) MACROECONOMICS 55648 Economics 8699 (coorte 2018/2019) ECONOMIC POLICY 60066 Economics 8699 (coorte 2018/2019) MARKET FORMS, PRICES, AND WAGES 64797 Economics 8699 (coorte 2016/2017) MARKET FORMS, PRICES, AND WAGES 64797 Economics 8699 (coorte 2016/2017) ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS 64799 Economics 8699 (coorte 2016/2017) EU AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS 63744 Economics 8699 (coorte 2016/2017) PUBLIC FINANCE 60078 Economics 8699 (coorte 2016/2017) HEALTH ECONOMICS & POLICY 60069 Economics 8699 (coorte 2016/2017) ECONOMIC POLICY 60066 Economics 8699 (coorte 2016/2017) ECONOMETRICS 24615 TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW Microeconomics provides basics for understanding the functioning of the economic system. Particular attention is paid to the study of the behavior of consumers and firms and the analysis of the role of the market in the resources allocation process. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to provide the first elements for understanding the functioning of the economic system. Particular attention was paid to the study of the behavior of economic entities (consumers and businesses) and the analysis of the role of the market in the allocation process of resources. TEACHING METHODS Lectures SYLLABUS/CONTENT 1. Scarcity and economics; The coordination of individual choices. The evolution of economic thought. The economic models. 2. The theory of consumer behavior. Price-consumption curve and income-consumption curve; individual demand and market demand. Elasticity and expenditure; introduction to behavioral economics. 3. Basic theory of the firm. Production and costs (long-run and short-run). Perfect competition: the individual and the market supply curve. The profit-maximisation hypothesis. The firm and the industry in the long run. 4 Factor demand and supply. Intertemporal choices and uncertainty choices. 5. Market power: monopoly, natural monopoly, product differentiation and monopolistic competition; price discrimination, duopoly (Cournot, Bertrand, Stackelberg). Collusion and prisoner dilemma; sequential games. Management theories. Oligopoly. 7. General equilibrium and welfare. 8. Asymmetric information (adverse selection and moral hazard), externalities, public goods. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Frank R H., Cartwright E., Microeconomia, McGraw-Hill, VII edizione TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ANGELA TESTI Ricevimento: Tuesday 10,30 during the lessons period (Dipartimento di Economia, Via Vivaldi 2, Darsena) or sending a mail to testi@economia.unige.it for other days or during the other periods. Exam Board ANGELA TESTI (President) LUCA BELTRAMETTI ANNA BOTTASSO SERENA SCOTTO LESSONS LESSONS START September 2019 Class schedule MICROECONOMICS A EXAMS ASSESSMENT METHODS Assessment Written exam Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 16/01/2019 10:30 GENOVA Scritto 30/01/2019 10:30 GENOVA Scritto 05/06/2019 10:30 GENOVA Scritto 19/06/2019 10:30 GENOVA Scritto 02/07/2019 10:30 GENOVA Scritto 11/09/2019 10:30 GENOVA Scritto FURTHER INFORMATION Attendance is recommended. Registration in the Unige learning platform Aulaweb is recommended
