ECONOMIC POLICY

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2020/2021

Type of Course:

Elective Course

Optional/Mandatory:

Optional

Degree:

Bachelor's Degree Programme in TOURISM ECONOMICS AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT

Location:

OLBIA

Disciplinary Sector:

Political Economy

Language:

Italian

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

VANNINI Marco Eugenio Carlo

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

Principles of Economics

AF code:

40000430

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

One hour and a half written examination focussed on four questions (in the form of short essay questions that demand a written answer of maximum 2 pages, or short problems) carrying the same weight. For a pass students must show a basic understanding of the core concepts of the topic/issue being asked; for an A students must show familiarity with the technical tools involved (usually covered in the lectures) and discuss the relevant issues in a critical manner.

Teaching period

First trimester

Objectives

The course aims at familiarising students with the fundamentals (basic tools and theoretical notions) of economic policy models. On completion of the lectures, students will be able to understand the nexus between public policies and market failures, to apply economic reasoning based on benefits and costs to evaluate policies, to address economic issues from both a normative and positive perspective.

Contents

Economic policy and its objectives (basic components of economic policy models, welfare economics); microeconomic policies to mitigate market failures (Coase's solutions, tax, subsidies, permits, command and control); macroeconomic policies (monetary and fiscal policies for stabilization, sustainability of public debt.

Recommended Bibliography

International students may refer to the relevant chapters of
H. Rosen and T. Gayer, Public Finance, McGraw-Hill and G. Mankiw, Macroeconomics, Worth Publishers. Additional material can be downloaded from the Teams course group.

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

face to face (mainly using blackboard, minimum use of mathematics and maximum of graphical analysis; no digital devices involved)

Contacts/More Information

1) Readiness to offer individual assistance to foreign students in English

2) Availability of supporting material and bibliographic references also in English

3) Readiness to accept examination of incoming students in English

For more information on office hours please consult www.edisea.uniss.it CONTACTS: vannini@uniss.it; TELEPHONE: +39079213510

Other courses

Course year: 1

ENGLISH FOR TOURISM
9 credits
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
9 credits - Base
GENERAL MATHEMATICS
9 credits - Base
PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS
9 credits - Base
PRIVATE LAW
9 credits - Base
STATISTICS
9 credits - Caratterizzante
ECONOMIC AND TOURISM GEOGRAPHY
6 credits - Affine/Integrativa
TOURISM AND SARDINIA'S LANDSCAPE
6 credits - Affine/Integrativa
DESTINATION MANAGEMENT
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
ECONOMIC POLICY
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
ENGLISH FOR ECONOMICS
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
EUROPEAN LAW LAB
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
GERMAN LANGUAGE
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
INTEGRAZIONE DI LIVELLO DI LINGUA
3 credits - A scelta dello studente
MARITIME AND AIR LAW
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
STRATEGIC MARKETING FOR TOURISM
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
TOURISM POLICY
6 credits - A scelta dello studente

Course year: 2

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND TOURISM MARKETING
9 credits - Caratterizzante
COMMERCIAL LAW
9 credits - Caratterizzante
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
9 credits - Caratterizzante
FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS
6 credits - Caratterizzante
TOURISM ECONOMICS
9 credits - Caratterizzante
TOURISM LAW
9 credits - Caratterizzante
ANALYSIS OF TOURIST FLOWS
9 credits - Affine/Integrativa

Course year: 3

BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
9 credits - Caratterizzante
FINANCE OF TOURIST ENTERPRISES
6 credits - Caratterizzante
PLANNING AND CONTROL OF TOURIST COMPANIES
9 credits - Caratterizzante
RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
6 credits - Caratterizzante
TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
9 credits - Affine/Integrativa
FINAL TEST
3 credits - Lingua/Prova Finale

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