09446 - Microeconomics (M-Z)

Academic Year 2011/2012

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Forli
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS (cod. 0904)

Course contents

See the content of the Pindyck - Rubinfeld Manual. Studying it, you can skip the following:

Chapter 15, paragraphs 3.4 –  17.2 - 17.6 – 18.3 – 18.7 and all the optional paragraphs with the star.

-        The appendix in chapter 11 and the final appendix.

+ Giulio Palermo, "EQUILIBRIO ECONOMICO GENERALE E FALLIMENTI DEL MERCATO", available on line.

Readings/Bibliography

Textbook:

·        Robert S. Pindyck e Daniel L. Rubinfeld, Microeconomia, settima edizione, Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori 2009.

or (equivalent):

·        Robert S. Pindyck e Daniel L. Rubinfeld, Microeconomia, Zanichelli, 3° ed. 2002.

Exercises:

·        Isidoro Martinelli, Esercizi svolti per la prova scritta di microeconomia, Ed. Simone, Napoli, III° ed. 2004.

·        Matteo M. Cati, Eserciziario di Microeconomia, Esculapio, Bologna 2004

·        Roberto Cellini e Luca Lambertini, Esercizi di Microeconomia, Clueb, Bologna, 3° ed. 1997.

·        Emanuela Carbonara, Esercizi di microeconomia, Il Mulino, Bologna 2002.

On the EEG model and its limits, see also the paper by Giulio Palermo, available on line: EQUILIBRIO ECONOMICO GENERALE E FALLIMENTI DEL MERCATO.

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons and exercises; experiments in the LES laboratory.

Assessment methods

Written examination. Multiple choice + questions + exercises.

Teaching tools

frontal lessons with power point slides

Office hours

See the website of Raimondello Orsini