CODE 64452 ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 3 ECONOMIA AZIENDALE 8697 (L-18) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/02 TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester PREREQUISITES Propedeuticità in ingresso Per sostenere l'esame di questo insegnamento è necessario aver sostenuto i seguenti esami: Business Administration 8697 (coorte 2021/2022) MICROECONOMICS 41126 A MICROECONOMICS 41126 D MICROECONOMICS 41126 B MICROECONOMICS 41126 C MACROECONOMICS 55648 D MACROECONOMICS 55648 C MACROECONOMICS 55648 B MACROECONOMICS 55648 A TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW Course description The course provides an overview of the main macroeconomic issues and the corresponding strategies of economic policy, emerging from the present national and international contex AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims at providing the students with a basic knowledge of the targets, strategies instruments and effects of monetary and fiscal policy, with respecto to the current international economic context. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims at providing the students with the basic knowledge on the theoretical models and strategies of economic policy. Special attention will be dedicated to the analysis of macroeconoic and public finance topics in the current phase of evolution of the national and international economic context and to the implications of economic policies for the decisions of the firms. Knowledge and comprehension. The students will acquire suitable knowledge and comprehension of the foundations of Economic Policy. Ability to apply knowledge and comprehension. The students will be able to appy the knowledge acquired from markets analyses to the behaviour of economic operators and poicy makers. Autonomy The students will be able, both on the theoretical and operational level to apply their acquired knowledge with autonomy in their valuation and business implications. Communication skills The students will acquire the technical terminology of the discipline and will be able to communicate clearly and without ambiguities both with skilled and not skilled people. Learning abilities The students will develop kearning abilities allowing them to keep on studying autonomously the relevant economic literature and actively applying them in their professional life. Ability to properly communicate in written and oral form, ability to adapt communication to the context, use of sources and tools of various nature, critical thinking, ability to use, develop and value information, ability to expose. PREREQUISITES Microeconomics and Macroeconomics TEACHING METHODS Lessons by the teacher. The sessons may include additional seminars on specific topics. Debates during lessons where "bonus" point can be attributed, in order for the students to acquire the following learning outcome: Ability to properly communicate in written and oral form, ability to adapt communication to the context, use of sources and tools of various nature, critical thinking, ability to use, develop and value information, ability to expose. SYLLABUS/CONTENT 1) Savings, capital accumulation and production 2) Techological progress and growth 3) Financial markets and expectations. 4) Expectations, consumptions and investments. 5) Open commodity markets and open financial markets 6) The market for goods in an open economy 7) Production, interest rate and exchange rate 8) Fiscal policy 9) Monetary policy RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Blanchard, O., Amighini, A., Giavazzi, F. “Macroeconomia – Una prospettiva europea”, 2016 or 2020 Il Mulino, VOLUME UNICO, chapters. 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23. The students who have difficulties with the Italian textbook might use the correspondent chapters of the English version of the book TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD MARCO MAZZOLI Ricevimento: Office hours will be published on the "AulaWeb" site of the course as soon as the administration offices have prepared the lessons timetable. The office hours only apply during the lessons periods of the Ist and 2nd Semesters. Out of the Ist and 2nd semesters the students may contact the teacher by e-mail to set an appointment Exam Board MARCO MAZZOLI (President) LUCA BELTRAMETTI ANNA BOTTASSO GABRIELE CARDULLO MAURIZIO CONTI SIMONE LOMBARDINI ELENA SEGHEZZA LESSONS LESSONS START Second term Class schedule ECONOMIC POLICY EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Written exam. Teaching methods amd exam methods might be subject to changes due to the epidemiological conditions and public health conditions. Please refer to Aulaweb for any updating, both for what concerns the teaching methods and the exam methods. ASSESSMENT METHODS Written examination, in english; open questions. Teaching methods amd exam methods might be subject to changes due to the epidemiological conditions and public health conditions. Please refer to Aulaweb for any updating, both for what concerns the teaching methods and the exam methods. No restrictions in repeating the exam, in case of failure Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 09/01/2024 11:00 GENOVA Scritto 23/01/2024 11:00 GENOVA Scritto 03/06/2024 11:00 GENOVA Scritto 17/06/2024 11:00 GENOVA Scritto 12/07/2024 11:00 GENOVA Scritto 12/09/2024 11:00 GENOVA Scritto FURTHER INFORMATION Attendance Not compulsory Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goals Quality education Gender equality Decent work and economic growth