Università Roma Tre

Part 1: Microeconomics (E. Saltari, G. Di Bartolomeo, R. Tilli "Principi di Economia Politica"):
• Introduction and Basic Concepts (introduction)
• Fundamental Elements of Demand and Supply (chapter 1)
• Consumer Theory and the Demand Curve (chapter 2)
• Labor Supply and Savings (chapter 3)
• Firm Theory and the Supply Curve (chapter 4)
• Technology and Production Costs (chapter 5)
• Theory of Competitive Markets: Products (chapter 6)
• Theory of Competitive Markets: Factors (chapter 7)
• General Economic Equilibrium and Pareto Optimality (chapter 8)
• Incomplete Markets (chapter 9)
• Monopoly (chapter 10)

Part 2: Macroeconomics (O. Blanchard, A. Amighini, F. Giavazzi "Macroeconomia. Una prospettiva Europea" )
• Introduction (chapters 1, 2 + slides)
• What is Macroeconomics
• Aggregates and Relationships in National Accounts
The Short Run (chapters 3, 4, 5, 6)
• Goods Market
• Financial Markets
• IS-LM Model
The Medium Run (chapters 7, 8, 9)
• Labor Market
• Phillips Curve, Natural Rate of Unemployment, and Inflation
• IS-LM-PC Model

- E. Saltari, G. Di Bartolomeo, R. Tilli "Principi di Economia Politica". Carocci Editore, quinta ristampa
- O. Blanchard, A. Amighini, F. Giavazzi "Macroeconomia. Una prospettiva Europea" Il Mulino, 2020

Part I
Introductory concepts
The market: supply and demand

Part II. Microeconomics
Consumption theory
Theory of production
Externalities, taxes and the role of the State
Non-competitive markets and fundamentals of game theory
Welfare economics
Social economics and CSR

Part III. Macroeconomics
Economic aggregates
The main macroeconomic models: Income--Expenditure, IS--LM, AD--AS
Growth theory
Employment and unemployment
Credit markets and the monetary system
International trade
Open economy

The course is based on the topics covered in most of the basic textbooks on microeconomics, macroeconomics and political economy.
The course will be mainly based on the following textbooks:

Bernheim, B.D e M.D. Whinston (2018). Microeconomia. Mc Graw Hill (o edizioni successive).
Blanchard, O., A. Amighini, F. Giavazzi (2020). Macroeconomia. Una prospettiva Europea. Il Mulino.

Other recommended texts are:

Acemoglu, D., D. Laibson, J.A. List (2020). Principi di economia politica. Teoria ed evidenza empirica. 2a ed., Pearson (o edizioni successive).
Samuelson, P.A., D.W. Nordhaus, C.A. Bollino (2006). Economia. Mc Graw Hill, XXI ed.
Becchetti, L., L. Bruni, S. Zamagni (2014). Microeconomia. Un testo di economia civile. Il Mulino.