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Teaching Economia politica (91763)

Program:
The Microeconomics section proposes the study of the choices of economic agents in consumption and production, paying particular attention to the determinants of demand and supply functions and their interaction in a perfectly competitive market, and then comparing the competition market with other forms of market such as monopoly and monopoly competition.

The Macroeconomics section proposes the study of basic national accounting, the traditional Keynesian short-term model, the issues of inflation and unemployment, fiscal policy and monetary policy.

Reference books:
Frank, B. Bernanke, M. McDowell, R. Thom, Pastine, I. Principles of Economics, Third European Edition, 2012; Chapters of the first part of the course: 1, A.1, 2, 3, A.3, 4, A.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6, A.5.1, 6, A.6, 7.1, 7.4, 8, 9, A.9.1. Chapters of the second part of the course: 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22.3, 23, 24, A.24, 25, 27. Reading: ch. 16.
Pugno M. L’inflazione, 2019 (available online o on request).

Teaching Economia del capitale umano (91786)

Program:
The topics of this course are: 1. the definition of human capital, 2. the relationship of human capital with people’s well-being, 3. human capital and identity (Akerlof), 4. the mechanisms of the formation of the human capital (model of Becker), 5. formation of cognitive e non-cognitive skills in the family and early education (Heckman), 6. formation of negative skills (harmful addiction), 7. creative skills (Scitovsky), 8. the choice to acquire education, 9. the return on human capital, 10. professional training, 11. supply and demand for human capital, 12. human capital and productive structure in Italy.

Reference books:
Becker G (2000) De gustibus, Egea, Milano, capp.1 e 6 esclusa la Appendice.
Pugno M (2020) Capitale umano e benessere, DIEG e CreaM, Università di Cassino (lecture notes to be requested from the professor).
Checchi D (2001) Scuola formazione e mercato del lavoro. Cap. 2 del Brucchi L, Manuale di economia del lavoro, Il mulino, Bologna
Pugno M (2019) Istruzione, istruzione, istruzione. Alle origini del declino economico italiano, Eticaeconomia, 16/1/2019 (with an Appendix to be requested from the professor).

Teaching Economia del capitale umano (91786)

Program:
The topics of this course are: 1. the definition of human capital, 2. the relationship of human capital with people’s well-being, 3. human capital and identity (Akerlof), 4. the mechanisms of the formation of the human capital (model of Becker), 5. formation of cognitive e non-cognitive skills in the family and early education (Heckman), 6. formation of negative skills (harmful addiction), 7. creative skills (Scitovsky), 8. the choice to acquire education, 9. the return on human capital, 10. professional training, 11. supply and demand for human capital, 12. human capital and productive structure in Italy.

Reference books:
Becker G (2000) De gustibus, Egea, Milano, capp.1 e 6 esclusa la Appendice.
Pugno M (2020) Capitale umano e benessere, DIEG e CreaM, Università di Cassino (lecture notes to be requested from the professor).
Checchi D (2001) Scuola formazione e mercato del lavoro. Cap. 2 del Brucchi L, Manuale di economia del lavoro, Il mulino, Bologna
Pugno M (2019) Istruzione, istruzione, istruzione. Alle origini del declino economico italiano, Eticaeconomia, 16/1/2019 (with an Appendix to be requested from the professor).

Teaching International economics (92763)

Program:
The topics of the first part of the course are:
1. The gains from trade when countries differ in productivities or factor endowments;
2. The consequences on wages and jobs;
3. How the economies of scale make timing important in trade;
4. How transport costs make location of production important in trade;
5. International regulation of trade;
6. Reasons and consequences of tariff and quota policies;
7. The problem of standards in the international trade;
8. The relation between international trade, environment and climate change;
9. The Global Value Chains.
The topics of the second part of the course are:
1. The Balance of Payments
2. The exchange rate
3. Open economy macroeconomics
4. Economic policies in an open economy
5. International financial crisis
6. Growth of open economies

Reference books:
Gerber, James, International Economics, seventh edition, global edition, 2018, Pearson Education, Edinburgh. First part of the course: chapters 3-8. Second part of the course: chapters 9-12 and 16.
Other complementary (and essential) material is provided during the lectures and uploaded online.

Teaching International economics (91990)