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Economics and economic policy. The macroeconomic models.
Theory of economic policies: objectives and instruments.
Typology of economic policies.
Keynesian schools and policies.
Public intervention in the economy: theories and empirical evidence.
Unemployment and the labour market.
Monetarists and the debate on stabilization policies.
Inflation and disinflation policies.
Rational expectations and credibility of economic policies.
Monetary policy: objectives, strategies and theories on central banking.
Fiscal policy, sustainability of public debt and adjustment policies.
Macroeconomic policies in open economies.
Growth and development in the world.
Globalization and trade policies.
The integration process in the EU: form the Customs Union to the Single Market.
The Maastricht Treaty and the European Economic and Monetary Union.
The European Central Bank and the European monetary policy.
Rules on public budgets: from the Growth and Stability Pact to the Fiscal Compact.
Financial crisis, Sovereign Debt crisis and the EU response.
The sluggish growth and the structural problems of the Italian economy.
Policies for employment and growth in Europe and Italy.