CODE 83681 ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 1 SCIENZE DEL TURISMO: IMPRESA, CULTURA E TERRITORIO 9912 (L-15) - IMPERIA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/01 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION IMPERIA SEMESTER 2° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW Course description This is an introductory course in economics. It deals both with the standard decision problems of households and firms and with the basic IS/LM model in macroeconomics. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to provide the basic elements to explain the economic decisions of individual operators (families and businesses), with particular regard to the results of their interrelation on the market and the reasons for its failure (monopolistic and strategic behaviors, informational asymmetries, externalities) . PREREQUISITES None. TEACHING METHODS Standard lectures SYLLABUS/CONTENT 1 Macroeconomic history 2 Trust 3 Communities 4 Markets 5 Science and Technology as institutions 6 Households and firms 7 Sustainable economic development 8 Social wellbeing and democratic government RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Dasgupta, P. (2007) Economics: a very short introduction. Oxford University Press TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD GABRIELE CARDULLO Ricevimento: In Imperia: Tuesday 2.30 pm (second semester only) In Genoa: Thursday 4:00 pm Exam Board GABRIELE CARDULLO (President) CHIARA PICCARDO ELENA TANFANI LESSONS LESSONS START Sem: 2 beginning of march 2021 Class schedule MICROECONOMICS EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Written exam ASSESSMENT METHODS The student will be able to understand the way economists think and apply such a resaoning to solve simple economic problems. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 07/01/2021 11:00 IMPERIA Scritto 21/01/2021 11:00 IMPERIA Scritto 04/02/2021 11:00 IMPERIA Scritto 03/05/2021 13:30 IMPERIA Scritto 07/06/2021 11:00 IMPERIA Scritto 21/06/2021 11:00 IMPERIA Scritto 05/07/2021 11:00 IMPERIA Scritto 01/09/2021 11:00 IMPERIA Scritto FURTHER INFORMATION Attendance Suggested