Game Theory and Microeconomics, 9 ECTS, Instructor: Domenico Menicucci

The goal of this course is to introduce some basic ideas of Microeconomic Theory, in particular the fundamental principles of choice under uncertainty, game theory for games with simultaneous moves and for dynamic games, general equilibrium. Students need to know basic probability theory (the content of the preliminary notes available in the website of the course Statistical Inference suffices), and basic calculus for functions of one variable and of several variables (one useful reference in this respect is).

Here is the website for this course, to which students can access to the website as guests (“ospiti” in Italian), even though they are not yet enrolled in the MSc Economics and Development -- please contact professor Menicucci (domenico.menicucci@unifi.it) to receive the password for guests. The website includes classnotes, problems (with solutions), and the text of a few past written tests.

 

Mathematics for Economic Applications, 9 ECTS, Instructor: Antonio Villanacci

This course introduces some notions of mathematics which are necessary to understand models in economics: Linear algebra, Some topology in metric spaces, Differential calculus in Euclidean spaces, Nonlinear programming.

Here is the website for this course, which includes very useful teaching material. Students can access to the website as guests (“ospiti” in Italian), even though they are not yet enrolled in the MSc Economics and Development -- please contact professor Villanacci (antonio.villanacci@unifi.it) to receive the password for guests. The website includes classnotes, exercises, and a pdf file for each lecture given by professor Villanacci.

 

Statistical Inference, 6 ECTS, Instructor: Alberto Cassese

This course introduces the cornerstones of inferential statistics: the concept of statistical model, the tools of point estimation, interval estimation, statistical hypothesis testing.

Here is the website for this course, to which students can access as guests (“ospiti” in Italian), even though they are not yet enrolled in the MSc in Economics and Development, using the password for guests -- please contact professor Cassese (alberto.cassese@unifi.it) to receive the password for guests.

The material available in the website includes

• Notes on mandatory pre-knowledge, along with all course-related content.

• Tutorial materials, including links to video recordings.

• Statistical tables necessary for solving exercises.

• Examples of past written exams.

⚠ Important: Understanding the theory explained in the notes is crucial to mastering the course topics and to prepare to take the exam. Focussing only on the past exams is not sufficient to be well prepared.

 

The webpage of the curriculum in Economics