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

A.A. 2024/2025 A.A. 2023/2024 A.A. 2022/2023 A.A. 2021/2022 A.A. 2020/2021

This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.
If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea in Economia, imprese e mercati internazionali - 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
A
IUS/01
9
A
SECS-P/07
9
A
SECS-P/01
9
A
SECS-S/06
9
B
SECS-P/08
9
C
SECS-P/12
English language B1 level
3
E
-

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

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
B
SECS-S/03
9
B
SECS-P/02
9
B
SECS-P/01
9
B
SECS-P/07
9
C
SECS-P/09
1 module among the following
9
B
IUS/14
9
B
IUS/07
9
B
IUS/09

3° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
SECS-P/07
9
B
SECS-P/01
9
B
SECS-S/06
9
B
SECS-P/05
2 modules among the following
6
C
SECS-P/03
6
C
SECS-P/01
6
C
SECS-P/03
6
C
SECS-P/01
Training
6
F
-
Final exam
3
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
A
IUS/01
9
A
SECS-P/07
9
A
SECS-P/01
9
A
SECS-S/06
9
B
SECS-P/08
9
C
SECS-P/12
English language B1 level
3
E
-
activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
SECS-P/07
9
B
SECS-P/01
9
B
SECS-S/06
9
B
SECS-P/05
2 modules among the following
6
C
SECS-P/03
6
C
SECS-P/01
6
C
SECS-P/03
6
C
SECS-P/01
Training
6
F
-
Final exam
3
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
15
D
-

Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)

TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.

A Basic activities
B Characterizing activities
C Related or complementary activities
D Activities to be chosen by the student
E Final examination
F Other training activities
S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Microeconomics  (2021/2022)

Teaching code

4S00239

Academic staff

Simone Quercia, Cristina Elisa Orso

Coordinator

Simone Quercia

Credits

9

Also offered in courses:

  • Microeconomics of the course Bachelor's degree in Business Innovation and Economics

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

SECS-P/01 - ECONOMICS

Period

primo semestre (lauree) dal Sep 20, 2021 al Jan 14, 2022.

Lessons timetable MoodleMoodle Seminars 0

Learning outcomes

The aim of this unit is to provide students with appropriate tools for understanding how firms and consumers take their decisions and how markets are organized, which are fundamental skills to understand and analyze global markets. Upon completing the course, the student must demonstrate to know the organization of markets and the behavior of firms and consumers within such markets. The course will provide an evidence-based approach to microeconomics, presenting empirical and experimental evidence for each topic covered. Classic microeconomic theory will be compared and integrated with novel approaches regarding behavior of individuals and firms with a particular focus on behavioral economics.

Program

Textbook: "Microeconomia" by Hal R. Varian, Cafoscarina, 2011.
Additional material is available on the e-learning website.

A. Consumer Theory:
• Budget constraint (Varian, Chapter 2).
• Preferences and indifference curves (Varian, Chapter 3).
• Utility (Varian, Chapter 4).
• Choice (Varian, Chapter 5).
• Demand (Varian, Chapter 6).
• Slutsky equation (Varian, Chapter 8).
• Exchange (Varian, Chapter 9).
• Intertemporal choice (Varian, Chapter 10).
• Choice under uncertainty (Varian, Chapter 12).
• Consumer's Surplus (Varian, Chapter 14).
• Market demand and elasticity (Varian, Chapter 15).
• Equilibrium (Varian, Chapter 16).

B. Production Theory:
• Technology (Varian, Chapter 18).
• Profit maximization (Varian, Chapter 19).
• Cost minimization (Varian, Chapter 20).
• Cost Curves (Varian, Chapter 21).
• Perfect competition in the short and the long term (Varian, Chapters 22 and 23).
• Monopoly (Varian, Chapter 24).
• Monopolistic behaviour (Varian, Chapter 25).
• Oligopoly (Varian, Chapter 27).

C. Game theory
• Game theory (Varian, Cap. 28)
• Game theory applications (Varian, Cap. 29)

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Examination Methods

There will be an intermediate exam. If you pass the intermediate exam with at least 18, the final exam will only be on thesecond part of the course contents. The final grade is the average between the intermediate and final exam. If you do not pass the intermediate exam, the final exam will be on the whole course contents.

The intermediate exam and the final exam have the same structure. They are composed by a multiple-choice part and an exercise part. The final grade will be the average between the grades of the two parts. The whole exam lasts 90 minutes.

Multiple choice
- The test is composed of 15 questions, 8 theory questions and 7 short exercises.
- +2 points per correct answer, 0 points for each unanswered question or wrong answer.
- In this part, it is necessary to accumulate at least 16 points; if you do not reach 16 points in this part the exam is failed.

Exercise part
- This part is composed of one exercise which needs to be solved on a sheet which must be handed in. We will evaluate both the correctness of the response and how the exercise was solved.

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