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

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transformation during the Age of Giolitti.
The First World War and its repercussions
in Europe. The Italian fascist economy
(1922-1928). The 1929 crisis and its
consequences. The Italian economy in
the 30’s. The Second World War and the
main post-war issues. The reconstruction.
The ‘economic miracle’. The 1963
standstill. The 60s contradictions. The
end of the golden age. Between growth
and recession. From double-digit inflation
to the euro.
Bibliography
Class notes and recommended readings.
For a general overview:
- P. PECORARI, L’Italia economica. Tempi e
fenomeni del cambiamento (1861-2000),
Cedam, Padova, 2005.
- C.M. CIPOLLA, La storia economica, il
Mulino, Bologna, 2005.
Warning
To pass the test a general knowledge of
contemporary history is required (XIX
and XX centuries). For this you just need
a good high school manual.
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Prof. Enrico Geretto
Aims
The course focuses on the technical and
economic features of open market financial
tools; in particular it aims to provide
the basic skills required for financial
instrument evaluation.
Contents
Evaluating financial instruments:
- technical features;
- economic issues.
Bonds. Risk and return for:
- zero coupon bonds;
- fixed rate bonds;
- floating rate bonds.
Bond markets;
Shares:
- types;
- warrants;
- operations on stock capital.
Convertible bonds. Features and evaluation.
Share markets.
Derivative instruments. Economic features
and evaluation of:
- futures;
- forward rate agreement;
- options;
- swaps.
Derivative markets.
Structured bonds.
Pre-requisites
‘Business Economics’ is a preparatory
course.
Bibliography
Recommended reading
- G.N. MAZZOCCO (ed.), Gli strumenti
finanziari di mercato aperto, second edition,
Giappichelli, Torino, 2004.
Further reading
- A. FERRARI, E. GUALANDRI, A. LANDI, P.
VEZZANI, Strumenti Mercati Intermediari
finanziari, Giappichelli, Torino, 2001.
- P.L. FABRIZI, G. FORESTIERI, P. MOTTURA
(eds.), Gli strumenti e i servizi finanziari,
Egea, Milan, 2003.
- A. BANFI (ed.), I mercati e gli strumenti
finanziari, Utet, Turin, 1998.
HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT 2
Prof.ssa Francesca Visintin
Contents
The course is made up of two main parts.
The first, which is mostly theoretical,
examines the fundamentals of human
resource management, with a particular
focus on the new strategic positioning of