Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Study Plan

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If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea magistrale in Economics and data analysis - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

1° Year

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
B
SECS-P/05
1 module between the following
Training
3
F
-

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
2 modules among the following
6
C
SECS-P/03
6
C
SECS-P/02
2 modules among the following
6
B
SECS-P/11
1 module between the following
Final exam
15
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
B
SECS-P/05
1 module between the following
Training
3
F
-
activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
2 modules among the following
6
C
SECS-P/03
6
C
SECS-P/02
2 modules among the following
6
B
SECS-P/11
1 module between the following
Final exam
15
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°
Between the years: 1°- 2°
Further language skills
3
F
-

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S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Teaching code

4S02460

Credits

12

Language

English en

The teaching is organized as follows:

PART I en

Credits

6

Period

primo semestre (lauree magistrali)

PART II en

Credits

6

Period

primo semestre (lauree magistrali)

Learning outcomes

The course covers topics of consumer theory, production theory, and behavioral economics with a focus on social preferences and behavioral industrial organization. It is divided into two modules. The first module will analyze traditional economic models of individual decision-making, consumer behavior, and firm behavior. The second module will introduce concepts of behavioral economics and pay attention to alternative theories of individual choice behavior and industrial organization. Theoretical lectures will be complemented by practical exercise classes aiming at applying the concepts and methods developed during the course. At the end of the course, students should be able to i) understand the determinants of optimal consumers' and firms' choices, ii) use analytical and graphical tools to solve optimization problems, iii) apply orthodox and behavioral economic models for the analysis of markets structure and behavior, and iv) critically assess the implications of the different models for the analysis of individuals’ and firms’ choices.

Program

MODULE 1
Traditional Approach to Consumer Theory:
- preference relations
- choice
- utility functions
- utility maximization problem
- expenditure minimization problem
- duality

Production Theory:
- technology
- profit maximization problem
- cost minimization problem

Markets Structures and Organization:
- perfect competition
- advanced monopoly theory
- markets for homogeneous/differentiated products
- self-enforcing collusion

MODULE 2
Behavioral and experimental economics:
- methods of experimental economics
- models of other-regarding preferences
- applications to industrial organization

Bibliography

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
Jehle Geoffrey and Reny Philip Advanced Microeconomic Theory (Edizione 3) Pearson 2011
Shy Oz Industrial Organization: Theory and Applications (Edizione 2) MIT Press 1999
Sanjit Dhami The foundations of behavioral economic analysis Oxford University Press 2016

Examination Methods

Students' preparation will be assessed through a written (if in presence) or oral (if online) exam that will include open questions on the theory and a number of exercises. The two exams are equivalent in terms of content and require the same skills and knowledge. The exam, whatever its form, will test the students' accurate and thorough understanding of the concepts, methods, and models explained during the course as well as their ability to use theoretical tools in order to solve empirical questions.

Moreover, students are given the opportunity to present an article to the class. The lecturers will distribute the articles among which a student can select the one (s)he wants to present.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE