Master's degree in Social Work and Social Policies

Master's degree in Social Work and Social Policies

Economic Analysis and Planning (2014/2015)

Course code

4S000595

Credits

6

Coordinator

Giandemetrio Marangoni

Academic sector

SECS-P/01 - ECONOMICS

Language of instruction

Italian

Timetable

Not inserted.

Learning outcomes

The course aims to explore some specific issues of macroeconomic analysis and political economy.

Syllabus

• Macroeconomics
• Production and Income
• The employment and income multiplier
• The investments
• The public sector
• Financial markets
• Stocks, bonds, government bonds
• Inflation. The price index
• Labour productivity, employment and wages

• Economic policy
• The general equilibrium
• Cost-benefit analysis
• The income policies
• The policies for full employment
• The monetary policy

• Analysis of case studies and discussion of current issues of economics and economic policy

Textbooks:
• M. Baranzini, G. Marangoni, S. Solari, Economia, II ed., Cedam, 2008.
• Lecture notes on the classroom discussion of case studies and current issues of economics and economic policy

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam and discussion.