Facoltà di Economia

Macroeconomics

The course will be articulated in two parts: the first and longer part will focus on some selected textbook topics on political economics: electoral models, lobbying, redistributive transfers in the welfare state, pensions, and labor market policies. The second part will focus on class discussions of recent academic papers on topics related to public economics.

Galasso, V. (2020). Political Economics: Redistributive Policies. EGEA.

Galasso, V. (2020). Political Economics: Redistributive Policies. EGEA.
- Academic papers distributed during the course
- Slides and lecture notes will be made available on the course webpage.

The course consists of lectures and student presentations. Any necessary updates in regard to the lectures will be made available on the course's web page.

The student will be evaluated via a written test at the end of the course. The written test consists of a mix of open-ended questions, multiple choice questions, and exercises, with which the student has to demonstrate knowledge of the theoretical notions of public economics, knowing how to apply them in practical cases, demonstrating that he has achieved the method of study and the learning ability necessary to continue the study of the subject autonomously.

Failure to achieve at least the score of 18/30 will fail to pass the exam.

Correct answers to all multiple-choice questions, an excellent level of preparation in all open questions, and the correct execution of all the exercises will result in a score of 30/30 cum laude.

The second part of the course will count for 50% of the final grade and will involve an assessment based on class participation and group presentations.

Conoscenze e capacità di comprensione. Conoscenza del sistema macroeconomico e comprensione delle sue modalità di funzionamento.
Utilizzazione delle conoscenze e capacità di comprensione. Applicazione delle conoscenze del sistema macroeconomico alla soluzione di problemi di politica economica.
Capacità di trarre conclusioni. Valutazione dei limiti della politica economica e delle motivazioni per la introduzione di vincoli alla politica economica.