Courses

Doctoral teaching is structured around core courses, elective courses, and supplementary training activities, delivered in English and organized as follows.

Core courses

Macroeconomics

  • Module 1. The Economics of aggregate demand  (Link identifier #identifier__168774-1syllabus)
    Prof. Antonella Palumbo (8 hours) and Prof. Attilio Trezzini (12 hours)
  • Module 2. Neoclassical and endogenous growth theory, DSGE and OLG models (Link identifier #identifier__58979-2syllabus)
    Prof. Alberto Franco Pozzolo (14 hours), Prof. Stefano Di Bucchianico (14 hours), Prof. Luca Spinesi (6 hours), and Prof. Francesco Giuli (6 hours)

Microeconomics (Link identifier #identifier__62768-3syllabus)

  • Module 1. Surplus approach to value and distribution
    Prof. Roberto Ciccone and Prof. Enrico Sergio Levrero (18 hours)
  • Module 2. Neoclassical theory: consumption, production, equilibrium and income distribution
    Prof. Paolo Trabucchi, Prof. Daria Pignalosa, and Prof. Saverio M. Fratini (42 hours)

Statistical Methods for Economics (Link identifier #identifier__157802-4syllabus)

  • Module 1. Statistical Inference: from Data to Models and back
    Prof. Francesco Dotto (26 ore)
  • Module 2. Statistical Linear Modelling
    Dr. Fabrizio Solari (24 hours)

Mathematics (Link identifier #identifier__144123-5syllabus)

Prof. Loretta Mastroeni (50 hours)

Research Design and Methodologies (Link identifier #identifier__143733-6syllabus)

Prof. Francesco Salustri (10 hours)

Elective courses

Throughout the academic year, elective courses will be available for selection according to the research interests of doctoral candidates. Last year, the following courses have been delivered:

  • Applied Macroeconomics (16h, Prof. Matteo Deleidi, Link identifier #identifier__23383-7syllabus)
  • Economics of Migration (10h, Prof. Rama Dasi Mariani, Link identifier #identifier__54389-8syllabus)
  • The Growing Relevance of Wealth and Inheritance (10h, Prof. Salvatore Morelli, Link identifier #identifier__12703-9syllabus)
  • Assessment of Tax Policies (6h, Prof. Elina De Simone, Link identifier #identifier__197625-10syllabus)
  • Empirical Micro-econometric Methods in Economic Research (Prof. Alberto Franco Pozzolo, Link identifier #identifier__978-11syllabus)

Supplementary training

Doctoral candidates will also have the opportunity to participate in advanced training activities organized by the Department or its affiliated research centres in partnership with other institutions, including:

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FRANCESCO SALUSTRI 23 January 2026