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 is paid to the study of the behavior of economic actors (consumers and firms) and the analysis of the role of the market in the resources allocation process.

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

Exam Board

MAURIZIO CONTI (President)

CONCETTA MENDOLICCHIO

LESSONS

LESSONS START

September 2023

Class schedule

MICROECONOMICS A

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam will assess students' ability to apply their knowledge to real cases and exercises

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

Attendance is recommended. Registration in the Unige learning platform Aulaweb is  recommended