•GUIDA ECONOMIA 07-08 - Università degli studi di Udine

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(Chapter 21); Firm supply (Chapter 22);
Industry supply (Chapter 23); Monopoly
(Chapter 24); Monopoly behaviour (Chapter
25); Oligopoly (Chapter 27).
Bibliography
- H.R. VARIAN, Intermediate micoreconomics,
Norton, New York, 1999.
MICROECONOMICS
ADVANCED COURSE
Prof.ssa Clara Graziano
Aims
To provide the student with a good
knowledge of microeconomic theory at
an advanced level. The course topics deal
primarily with company theory, consumer
theory and the pricing mechanism
in imperfectly competitive markets.
Contents
I Module
Technology
Profit maximization
Profit function
Cost minimization
Cost function
Utility maximization
Choice
Midterm exam.
II Module
Demand
Consumer surplus
Uncertainty
Competitive markets
Monopoly
Oligopoly
Exchange
Final Exam.
Bibliography
Textbooks will be recommended during
the course.
Evaluation
Paper presentation 30%, midterm and
final exams 70%.
MONETARY POLICY
Prof.ssa Patrizia Tiberi
Aims
To supply evaluation procedures on the
role of the State in managing the economy,
both in the short and in the long run,
stressing the scope of Monetary Policy in
terms of targets and instruments. The
structure and functioning of the Institutions
built to this purpose are studied in
the final part of the course, paying particular
attention to the role of the Central
European Bank.
Contents
Theoretical lectures on the effects and the
scope of Economic Policy, in particular of
Monetary Policy, will be coupled with
other lectures, more empirically oriented,
dealing with the role of the most important
Institutions (in particular the ECB).
As an introduction, some tutorials will
create a link between Macroeconomics
and Economic Policy, adopting a ‘problem
solving’ perspective, in connection
with contemporary issues. In the final
part of the course, some applied topics
will be chosen to develop a discussion on
relevant themes for Monetary Policy.
After considering the main instruments
and methods of Monetary Policy, in a
general framework, particular attention
will be given to EU integration with a
focus on EU enlargment. To conclude,
the role of the ECB will be studied, both
in terms of scope and capacity to deal
with financial and monetary issues.
Pre-requisites
Macroeconomics; Economic Policy.