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

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Economic and financial forecast.
The course of ‘Corporate economics’ is
preparatory.
Bibliography
Corse textbook
- R. CAPPELLETTO, Elementi di finanza
aziendale, Giappichelli, Turin, 2003.
DATA ANALYSIS
Prof.ssa Laura Pagani
Contents
1. Introduction
Introduction to basic statistical concepts:
observed phenomenon (distinguishing
between different kinds of variables); statistical
units; population; complete or
sample survey.
2. Frequency distribution
Absolute, relative and percent frequency
(both simple and cumulative) for discrete
variables (both in the qualitative and
quantitative case). Absolute and relative
frequency and density functions for the
continuous variable case. Frequency distributions
graphs. Distribution function
for the continuous variable in the case of
class categorization.
3. Indexes
Location measures: mean, median,
mode, percentiles. Dispersion measures:
range, interquartile range, variance, standard
deviation and coefficient of variation.
Gini concentration index (with the Lorenz
curve plot). The box & whiskers plot.
4. Bivariate analysis
Association analysis: two-way frequency
tables, scatter plot, conditional mean and
variance, covariance and Pearson correlation
index. Simple linear regression: least
squares point estimates; regression line;
goodness of fit.
5. Exercises
All topics will be supported by some
examples and exercises.
Bibliography
- S. BORRA, A. DI CIACCIO, Statistica,
Metodologie per le scienze economiche e
sociali, McGraw-Hill, 2004.
- L. PAGANI, Lezioni di Elementi di informatica
e analisi dei dati, second edition,
Forum, Udine, 2003.
Optional textbooks
- G. BONOLLO, Applicazioni statistiche con
Excel, Franco Angeli, Milano, 2001.
- B.J. DRETZKE, K.A. HEILMAN, Statistics
with Microsoft Excel, Prentice Hall, NJ,
1998.
- L. PACE, A. SALVAN, Introduzione alla Statistica,
Cedam, Padova, 1996.
- L. PAGANI, Complementi ed esercizi di statistica
descrittiva, second edition, Cisalpino
Istituto Editoriale Universitario, Bologna,
1997.
ECONOMIC HISTORY
Prof. Frediano Bof
Aims
The aim of the course is to give students
the fundamental historical knowledge to
comprehend correctly the main economic
issues, to get them used to understanding
the evolutionary processes of economic
macro and micro-systems and to
give them the analytical tools to carry out
complex analysis.
Contents
Methodological and historiographical
guidelines. The Italian economy after the
Unification, focusing on financial, monetary,
public debt, agricultural, trading and
industrial issues. The budget balance and
the defeat of the ‘Destra storica’. Abolition
of ‘controlled exchange’ and its
national and international consequences.
The ‘great depression’ of the 80s and
early 90s. From post-unitary free trade to
protectionism. Credit reform and public
finance reorganization. World economic
cycle reversal. Growth and economic