Precourse of Economics: Timetable and program
Published: Monday, September 19, 2022
Precourse of Economics
The course provides a basic introduction to the economics discipline, its main principles, and the way of reasoning adopted by economists. It is divided into two main sections, devoted respectively to Micro- and Macro- Economics, and includes some basic knowledge of International Economics.
The course is held by Thiago Dumont Oliveira (thiago.dumontoliveira@unito.it).
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Link for streaming lectures (26/9):
8-10 am, room D4
26, 27, 28 September
3, 4, 5 October
10, 11, 12 October
17, 18, 19 October
24, 25, 26 October
31 October
2 November
7, 8, 9 November
Program
INTRODUCTION: What Is Economics?
- First Principles
- Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade
Part 1 - MICROECONOMICS
Supply and Demand
- Supply and Demand
- Price Controls and Quotas
- Elasticity and Taxation
Production
- Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs
- Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve
- Monopoly, Oligopoly and Monopolistic Competition
Public Policy
- Externalities and Public Goods
- Poverty, Inequality, and the Welfare State
Part 2 - MACROECONOMICS
Principles
- Macroeconomics: The Big Picture
- GDP and the CPI
- Unemployment and Inflation
Economic Growth and Fluctuations
- Long-Run Economic Growth
- Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply
Stabilization Policy
- Fiscal Policy
- Monetary Policy
Part 3 - INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
- Comparative Advantage, International Trade, and Protectionism
- Balance of Payments
- Exchange Rates
Learning material
Paul Krugman, Robin Wells. Essentials of Economics. Worth Publishers Inc., U.S., 2013 (or other editions)