The course offers an integrated overview of political economy and technological innovation, with a practical focus on economic data analysis.
In the first part, students will acquire a solid foundation in political economy, exploring fundamental concepts such as supply and demand, markets, and public policies. Subsequently, they will be introduced to the role of innovation and technological progress in the modern economy.
The second part will be dedicated to practical application, with exercises analyzing real economic problems using Google Sheets.
Finally, the third part will delve into current economic issues related to the course topics. The course aims to provide theoretical and practical tools to interpret and address contemporary economic challenges.
Course program
- Theory: Basic economic concepts;
- Technical progress, demographics, and economic growth;
- The firm: owners, managers, and employees;
- The firm and its customers;
- Technical progress, employment, and living standards in the long run;
- Applied Economics: Measuring climate change;
- Collecting and analyzing data from experiments;
- Measuring the effect of a sugar tax;
- Measuring wellbeing;
- Measuring inequality: Lorenz curves and Gini coefficients;
- Measuring management practices;
- Current Topics.
