CODE 55648 ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 1 ECONOMIA DELLE AZIENDE MARITTIME, LOGISTICA E TRASP. 11872 (L-18 R) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 1 SCIENZE ECONOMICHE E FINANZIARIE 11946 (L-33 R) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 1 ECONOMIA AZIENDALE 11871 (L-18 R) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/01 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester SECTIONING Questo insegnamento è diviso nelle seguenti frazioni: A B C PREREQUISITES Propedeuticità in ingresso Per sostenere l'esame di questo insegnamento è necessario aver sostenuto i seguenti esami: Business Administration 8697 (coorte 2025/2026) MICROECONOMICS 41126 2025 Maritime, Logistics and Transport Economics and Business 8698 (coorte 2025/2026) MICROECONOMICS 41126 2025 Economics 8699 (coorte 2025/2026) MICROECONOMICS 41126 2025 Propedeuticità in uscita Questo insegnamento è propedeutico per gli insegnamenti: Business Administration 8697 (coorte 2025/2026) ECONOMIC POLICY 64452 Maritime, Logistics and Transport Economics and Business 8698 (coorte 2025/2026) TRANSPORT ECONOMICS 63739 Economics 8699 (coorte 2025/2026) MARKET FORMS, PRICES, AND WAGES 64797 Economics 8699 (coorte 2025/2026) ECONOMIC POLICY 60066 OVERVIEW The course aims at introducing the determinants of the main economic aggregates such as output (GDP), unemployment, inflation and interest rates. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course intends to provide some theoretical schemes needed to follow and interpret the dynamics of the main national and international macroeconomic variables. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of the lectures, students are assumed to be proficient with macroeconomic modelling and in evaluating fiscal and monetary policies. PREREQUISITES Students are supposed to be familiar with the resolution of first-order equations. TEACHING METHODS The course is given through frontal lectures. Students who have valid certification of physical or learning disabilities and who wish to discuss possible accommodations or other circumstances regarding lectures, coursework and exams, should speak both with the instructor and with Professor Serena Scotto (scotto@economia.unige.it), the Department's disability liaison. SYLLABUS/CONTENT The syllabus of the course is the following: I. The main topics of Macroeconomics: definition of output, unemployment and inflation rate II. The market for goods II. Financial markets IV. The IS-LM model V. The extended IS-LM model VI. The labour market VII. The Phillips curve, the natual rate of unemployement and the inflation rate VIII. The IS-LM-PC model Further indications will be eventually provided during the lectures RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY The textbook is the following: Blanchard, O., Amighini, A., Giavazzi, F. (2024), Macroeconomia: una prospettiva europea (ISBN: 978-88-15-38981-7), edizioni Il Mulino. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD CONCETTA MENDOLICCHIO Ricevimento: Thursday 10:00 - 12:00 a.m. by appointment. LESSONS LESSONS START Lectures will be given in the second semester. Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The exam is given by a written assessment with open questions and numerical/analytical exercises. ASSESSMENT METHODS The answers to the open questions and the solutions of the numerical/analytical exercises will be evaluated according to their correctness by considering also a proper use of the technical language typical of the subject. FURTHER INFORMATION The program of the course is the same for attending and non-attending students. Any additional information will be provided during lectures and on Aulaweb. Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goals No poverty Quality education Decent work and economic growth Responbile consumption and production