QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR ECONOMICS
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2017/2018
- Teacher
- ROBERTO GHISELLI RICCI
- Credits
- 8
- Curriculum
- Professioni e amministrazione d’impresa
- Didactic period
- Primo Semestre
- SSD
- SECS-S/06
Training objectives
- The aim of the course is the study of differential calculus in euclidean spaces in order to solve economic problems of optimization, with a special emphasis on various applications.
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- carry out optimization of several variables functions;
- analyze and solve real problems within theoretical frameworks such as Linear Programming or Data Envelopment Analysis. Prerequisites
- Basic notions related to the following topics are required:
-differential calculus for one-variable mappings;
-linear algebra. Course programme
- First part (8 hours): Matrix theory, determinants, classification of symmetric matrices.
Second part (22 hours): Euclidean spaces. Unconstrained optimization of several variables functions.
Third part (24 hours): Constrained optimization of several variables functions.
Fourth part (10 hours): Linear Programming and Data Envelopment Analysis. Didactic methods
- Theoretical lectures and tutorials.
Learning assessment procedures
- Written examination.
The written exam consists of two or more open-ended questions aimed at verification of all the course contents.
The final grade is given by the sum of the scores assigned to the single questions.
The exam will be passed if and only if the minimum grade is 18. Reference texts
- Text book for the first part of the course:
Castagnoli, Cigola, Peccati:
"Matematica in Azienda 2 - Complementi di Analisi", (terza edizione)
Editore Egea (2010).
Further material is available at the course web site:
http://www.unife.it/economia/lm.economia/insegnamenti/metodi-quantitativi-perleconomia
