Prof. Jonathan Neil Chapman

• We will be covering this book closely in class, so it is strongly recommended in order to understand the class material.
• Additional teaching material (lecture slides, exercises, articles and case studies) will be made available through the Virtuale platform.

Argomenti del programma: Prerequisites: The course assumes that students are familiar with basic microeconomic models (perfect competition, monopoly) and are comfortable with using algebra and basic calculus (e.g. linear systems of equations, derivatives and partial derivatives, optimization problems in one and two variables).

Argomenti del programma: Individuals often deviate from the selfish utility-maximization assumed in classical microeconomics. We give gifts to friends, donate to charity, and turn out to vote. We also discriminate against minorities, engage in feuds, and ostracize outsiders. This course examines how social norms and culture can affect economic decision-making in these and other contexts.

Argomenti del programma: Individuals often deviate from the selfish utility-maximization assumed in classical microeconomics. We give gifts to friends, donate to charity, and turn out to vote. We also discriminate against minorities, engage in feuds, and ostracize outsiders. This course examines how social norms and culture can affect economic decision-making in these and other contexts.

Argomenti del programma: Individuals often deviate from the selfish utility-maximization assumed in classical microeconomics. We give gifts to friends, donate to charity, and turn out to vote. We also discriminate against minorities, engage in feuds, and ostracize outsiders. This course examines how social norms and culture can affect economic decision-making in these and other contexts.

Argomenti del programma: This course is part of the BAES program (UnaEuropa) and is not open to Erasmus (or other) students. The course will cover the following topics: Economic Growth in the Long Run Geography and Economic Development Institutions and Economic Development Standards of Living and the Malthusian Trap Innovation and the Industrial Revolution The Neoclassical growth model and Convergence Consumer and Firm Decision Making The…