Facoltà di Economia

Lucia LeonelliProf.ssa Lucia Leonelli
Preside della Facoltà

La Facoltà di Economia dell'Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata" è un centro di formazione e di ricerca di eccellenza, riconosciuto a livello nazionale ed internazionale, ed è costituito da due dipartimenti: Economia e Finanza e Management e Diritto.

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La Facoltà di Economia è costituita dai dipartimenti:

Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza

Prof. Alberto Iozzi
Direttore

Dipartimento di Management e Diritto

Prof.ssa Martina Conticelli
Direttore

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Terza Missione

La Facoltà di Economia, da sempre impegnata a favore della crescita del tessuto socioeconomico italiano e nella cooperazione internazionale, declina la sua Terza missione impegnandosi in una ricerca di eccellenza utile a fini produttivi, capace di contribuire all’avanzamento della conoscenza, dei saperi culturali, scientifici e tecnologici atti a migliorare il benessere della società, attraverso una formazione di qualità, la creazione di partnership istituzionali e progetti con le imprese e per il territorio, il supporto della proprietà intellettuale e dell’imprenditorialità, il placement dei propri laureati, la promozione di iniziative volte a garantire sviluppo sostenibile, innovazione sociale, civic engagement e resilienza.

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Syllabus

EN IT

Updated A.Y. 2024-2025


University of Rome Tor Vergata
Degree Programs in Administration and International Relations Sciences 
Academic Year 2024/2025

Program of the Course

MICROECONOMICS
Credits 9
Prof. Gustavo Piga
https://economia.uniroma2.it/faculty/52/piga-gustavo


Contents and learning objectives
The course will explore the basic elements of the theory of individual consumption and production choices, with particular attention to the neoclassical theory of value and costs, as well as the market forms of monopoly and perfect competition, framing them within a critical and not always utilitarian vision of the market.

Teaching method
Only face-to-face lessons (in presence) without external links or recordings.

Specific content


Topic 1    Thinking like an economist: supply and demand of goods. The market: freedom or constraint?
Topic 2    The rational choice of the consumer.
Topic 3    Individual demand and market demand. 
Topic 4    Consumer surplus and welfare from trade
Topic 5    The manufacturing company.
Topic 6    Technology.
Topic 7    Costs.
Topic 8    Perfect competition
Topic 9    Monopoly
Topic 10    Paretian and Marshallian optimality

Textbooks
Microeconomics lessons, G. Giappichelli Editore, 2023, fourth edition.
Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Andrea Salustri, “Microeconomics Exercises” - G. Giappichelli Editore, 2016, plus online exercise corrections.
Assessment

To sit the exam you must book online within 5 days of the exam date. Those who do not book will not be admitted to the exam.
The exam consists of two written tests, one halfway through the semester (April 16th, 2-5 pm) and one at the end of the semester (the latter based on the second part of the program), or a single final exam on the whole program. In any written test, half of the questions will always be related to the theoretical part (50% of the score) and half to the practical part (50% of the score).
If you pass the first exam at the halfway point of the semester, this will count for 50% of the final grade. If, after the final exam, you obtain a grade lower than 18 or you refuse the final grade, you will lose the grade of the exam at the halfway point of the semester. To pass the exam overall, with a grade of at least 18/30, it is necessary to obtain at least 15/30 in one exam, making up the average in the other exam if necessary. The grade of the mid-semester exam can be “spent” in any exam of the summer session but not in subsequent sessions.
It is possible to take the exam at least 10 days later during the summer session and in the fall session. A student who has obtained a pass mark for the written exam but decides to reject the grade can sit the exam again in the same session. In this case, however, it is not permitted to keep the written exam grade. The student is considered to have taken the exam if he/she remains in the classroom for the written exam 15 minutes after the start of the exam.


Office hours
Prof. G. Piga (Faculty of Economics, Building B, 3rd Floor): after class or by appointment via email gustavo.piga@uniroma2.it 
Practical session: after the practical session or by appointment via email.
Prof.ssa Erminia Florio (erminia.florio@uniroma2.it) 
Web-based teaching
When not in person, for extraordinary reasons related to public order or emergencies, lessons will take place on the Zoom platform at the link
https://zoom.us/my/aulapme

https://economia.uniroma2.it/corso/221/ 

Description of learning assessment methods and criteria

The exam assesses the student's overall preparation, the ability to integrate knowledge from different parts of the program, the consistency of reasoning, analytical skills and independent judgment. In addition, language skills and clarity of exposition are evaluated, in accordance with the Dublin descriptors (1. Knowledge and understanding; 2. Applying knowledge and understanding; 3. Making judgments; 4. Learning skills; 5: Communication skills.

The final grade will be based 70% on the level of knowledge and 30% on the student's ability to express themselves (written and oral) and to make independent critical judgments.

The exam will be evaluated according to the following criteria: 

Unsuitable: significant deficiencies and/or inaccuracies in the knowledge and understanding of the topics; limited capacity for analysis and synthesis, frequent generalizations and limited critical and judgmental abilities; the topics are presented in a non-coherent way and with inappropriate language.

18-20: knowledge and understanding of the topics barely sufficient, with possible generalizations and imperfections; ability to analyze, synthesize and make judgments independently sufficient, the topics are often presented in an inconsistent manner and with inappropriate/technical language;

21-23: superficial knowledge and understanding of the topics; correct analysis and synthesis skills with sufficiently coherent logical argumentation and appropriate/technical language.

24-26: fair knowledge and understanding of the topics; good analysis and synthesis skills with rigorously expressed arguments, but with language that is not always appropriate/technical.

27-29: complete knowledge and understanding of the topics; remarkable capacity for analysis and synthesis. Good independent judgment. Topics presented rigorously and with appropriate/technical language.

30-30L: excellent level of knowledge and in-depth understanding of the topics. Excellent analytical and summarizing skills and independent judgment. Arguments expressed in an original way and with appropriate technical language.