Principles of Economics and Sustainable Development
People
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Description
The course will deal with various topics of microeconomics, macroeconomics and sustainable development through a predominantly descriptive and not very formalized approach and through examples and applications taken from the real word and everyday experience.
The topics covered are the following:
- Introduction to political economy and sustainable development
- Supply, demand and markets
- Consumer behavior and behavioral economics
- Market failures and behavioral bias
- Firms' behavior and market structures
- Introduction to macroeconomics: an overview
- Production, growth and sustainable development
- Sustainable development, energy systems and climate change
Objectives
The main objective of this course is to introduce students to the fundamental principles of political economy and to motivate them to reason and think like economists. In addition, the course will introduce and discuss the concept of sustainable development and will analyze the relationship between economic growth and sustainable development.
Sustainable development goals
- Affordable and clean energy
- Decent work and economic growth
- Responsible consumption and production
- Climate action
Teaching mode
In presence
Learning methods
The weekly teaching program is structured as follows:
- Lectures with some exercises (3 hours)
- Tutorials (1 hour): solution and discussion of selected problems
Examination information
Final written exam
Bibliography
- Filippini, Massimo, Suchita, Srinivasan. Introduction to energy economics and policy. Cambridge University Press, 2024. (Chapter 1,2 and 7; OPEN ACCESS)
- Mankiw, Nicholas Gregory. Essentials of economics. Ninth edition. Boston, MA, USA: Cengage, 2021.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Lecture, Corso CORE, 1st year
