POLITICAL ECONOMICS

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

000177L

Academic Year of enrolment:

2020

Year of supply:

2020/2021

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in BUSINESS LAW

Disciplinary Sector:

Political Economy

Location:

PESCARA

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

DI BUCCHIANICO Stefano

Cycle:

Second semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

153

Prerequisites:

The course does not require any prerequisites but students’ active participation is strongly encouraged.

Objectives

The course introduces the basic tools of economics, useful to understand the reality and explain the historical evolution of our economic and social system. At the end of the course students will be able to:
- understand the main elements of micro-economics analysis, and particularly the concepts of market and firm and of their relationship with broader social phenomena;
- understand the effect of economics (and strategic) decisions through simple models;
- understand the use of economic indicators and, more generally, of quantitative economic evidence;
- critically analyze economic phenomena;
- identify and evaluate the economic implications of some policy options.

Contents

The course introduces the fundamental concepts of economics. It focuses on the relationship between individual economic decisions, institutional rules and individual and social well-being.

Extended Syllabus

The detailed program corresponds to the book ToC.
Chapter 1: The Capitalist revolution
Chapter 2: Technological change, population and growth
Chapter 3: Scarcity, work and choice
Chapter 4: Social interactions
Chapter 5: Property and power: Mutual gains and conflict
Chapter 6: The firm: Owners, managers and employees
Chapter 7: The firm and its customers
Chapter 8: Supply and demand: Price-taking and competitive markets
Chapter 9: The Labour market: Wages, profits, and unemployment
Chapter 10: Banks, money and the credit market
Chapter 11: Price-setting, rent-seeking, and market dynamics
Chapter 12: Markets, efficiency and public policy
Chapter 13: Economic fluctuations and unemployment
Chapter 14: Unemployment and fiscal policy
Chapter 15: Inflation, unemployment and monetary policy

Recommended Bibliography

L’economia – Comprendere il mondo che cambia, il Mulino, Bologna, 2018.
The English version, The Economy, is available on the CORE project
website at the following address: www.core-econ.org/the-economy
Further readings may be provided during the course

Teaching Methods

Lectures, along with classroom exercises, economic experiments and group discussions.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

Achievement of learning objectives is tested through a written exam. The oral exam can take place at the request of the teacher , to better evaluate the results of the written examination, or at the request of the student, to improve the final mark. The written test includes multiple choice questions, open questions and exercises on optimal choice, profit maximization and/or game theory. Overall, the test aims at checking the acquisition of the entire set of competences indicated in the above described learning objectives. In particular: the ability to interpret descriptive data referred to the socio-economic context, also in a historical perspective, the ability to critically interpret micro- and macro-economic phenomena, and the ability to understand and manipulate simple models.

Other courses

Course year: 1

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
9 Credits - Basic
FOUNDATIONS OF EUROPEAN LAW
12 Credits - Basic
PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
9 Credits - Basic
PRIVATE LAW
9 Credits - Basic
POLITICAL ECONOMICS
9 Credits - Characterising
MEDIATION AND ADR LAW
6 Credits - Elective Course
OPTIONAL COURSE
6 Credits - Elective Course
THEORY OF LEGAL INTERPRETATION AND ARGUMENTATION
6 Credits - Elective Course
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
3 Credits - Language/Final Examination
FOREIGN LANGUAGE (ENGLISH)
3 Credits - Language/Final Examination
FOREIGN LANGUAGE (FRENCH)
3 Credits - Language/Final Examination
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
3 Credits
FOREIGN LANGUAGE (FRENCH)
3 Credits
INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ENGLISH
3 Credits

Course year: 2

INTERNATIONAL LAW
9 Credits
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
9 Credits - Characterising
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
9 Credits - Characterising
COMMERCIAL AND CORPORATE LAW
9 Credits - Characterising
COMPARATIVE PRIVATE LAW
6 Credits - Characterising
COMPUTER SCIENCE
6 Credits - Characterising
FORENSIC STATISTICS
9 Credits - Characterising
TAXATION LAW
9 Credits - Characterising
TRANSPORT LAW
6 Credits - Characterising
BANKING LAW
6 Credits - Related/Supplementary
CIVIL LIABILITY
6 Credits - Related/Supplementary
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
6 Credits - Related/Supplementary
MEDIATION AND ADR LAW
6 Credits - Elective Course
OPTIONAL COURSE
6 Credits - Elective Course

Course year: 3

CIVIL PROCEDURE
9 Credits - Characterising
CRIMINAL LAW
9 Credits - Characterising
LABOUR LAW
9 Credits - Characterising
ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION LAW
9 Credits - Related/Supplementary
EUROPEAN UNION LAW
6 Credits - Related/Supplementary
FINANCIAL REPORTING
9 Credits - Related/Supplementary
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS LAW
6 Credits - Related/Supplementary
INSTITUTIONS OF FEDERALISM
9 Credits - Related/Supplementary
FINAL EXAMINATION
6 Credits - Language/Final Examination
FORMATIVE STAGE
6 Credits - For stages and internships

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