I MODULE
Introduction to Macroeconomics. Definition and measurement of main macroeconomic variables: gross domestic product, price indices, unemployment rate. Market of Goods and services: determinants of aggregate demand and supply. Money and inflation. Money market: determinants of demand and supply; the role of Central Bank.
II MODULE
The economy in the short period. Introduction to economic fluctuations and the role of the economic policy. The analysis of fiscal and monetary policies in the closed economy (IS-LM model framework) and in the open economy (Mundell-Fleming model framework)
III MODULE
The theory of economic growth. The macroeconomic debates: stabilization policies; public debt, unemployment. The currency areas and the Economic and Monetary Union in Europe.