Bachelor's Degree in Economics: Behavior, Data and Policy

1° Course Year

• Business Economics and Marketing
• Coding
• Data Protection and Consumer Law
• Mathematics
• Microeconomics
• Philosophy of Science
• Probability and Statistics

2° Course Year

• Causal Inference and Policy Evaluation
• Competition and Advertising Law
• Econometrics
• Experimental Economics
• Macroeconomics
• Microeconomics of Uncertainty
• Public Economics

3° Course Year

• Behavioral Economics
• Consumer Behavior and Marketing Strategy
• Development and Sustainability
• Final Exam
• Labour Markets and Migration
• Machine Learning for Economics

Further Elective Courses

• Students must earn 12 credits for elective activities (including laboratories up to )
• Students must earn 6 credits by selecting among the following alternatives
• Computer skills
• Internship
• Transversal skills
• Additional language skills (max )
• Other activities in which laboratories can be included (max )

Additional Language Skills (Choose One)

• French
• German
• Italian
• Spanish

Knowledge and Comprehension Skills

The Bachelor's Degree Programme in Economics: Behavior, Data, and Policy aims to provide theoretical and applied knowledge and skills in the fields of economics, business, law, computer science, and mathematical statistics. Graduates will be able to understand:

• Economic modeling
• The mechanisms of individual decision-making in economics and related fields
• The functioning of markets and the policies that regulate them
• The functioning of economic systems, also from an international perspective
• The main quantitative and statistical methods used in the analysis of economic data

In addition, graduates will also acquire strong competencies in mathematical and statistical tools, a basic knowledge of business disciplines, and the fundamental principles and institutions of the legal system that regulate the mechanisms underlying production, exchange, and consumers' choices.

Application of Knowledge and Comprehension Skills

Knowledge and comprehension skills are provided mainly through lectures, seminars, assignments, individual and group presentations, exercise classes, as well as through individual study. The knowledge and comprehension skills acquired will enable the graduates to deal with economic modeling. They will also acquire the practical skills necessary to gather, process, and analyze data in order to conduct economic analysis. Graduates will thus find their natural working environment in private companies, public administrations, and other organizations with an international perspective.

The first two years of the Degree program ensure basic knowledge in different areas, which contribute to methodological training in the quantitative field (mathematics and statistics). Students will acquire the basic principles of economics, and they will acquire essential tools for the analysis of individual choices, the functioning of markets, and the dynamics underlying economic variables. Through targeted training activities, students will also acquire the ability to process and interpret statistical data.

In their third year, students will enrich their knowledge through courses focused on the analysis of behavioral mechanisms of consumer choices. Several courses will also give the opportunity to deepen the acquired knowledge and use it from a practical perspective through individual and group presentations as well as thanks to the participation in laboratories.

Making Judgements

At the end of the Degree program in Economics: Behavior, Data, and Policy, graduates will develop critical skills related to the usefulness and limitations of economic modeling. They will also be able to make autonomous judgments about empirical research applied to economic phenomena and about the identification of causal links.

In particular, their independent thinking will embrace: individual decision-making mechanisms in economics; how individual decision-making influences the organization and functioning of markets; the effectiveness and results of economic policies implemented by governments and authorities; and the costs and benefits of policies aimed at regulating markets and promoting competition. In addition, the Degree program aims to provide critical awareness of social issues closely related to economic development such as inequality and sustainability.

Communication Skills

Graduates will be able to effectively communicate and disseminate in a clear manner (both in written and oral English) the results of their work, with a solid proficiency in the use of the disciplinary language. In particular, they will be able to present and discuss the output of their research by means of reports and convey information on economic issues, using innovative digital and information technologies. They will also be able to set up cooperative and collaborative relationships within working groups.

Learning Skills

Graduates in Economics: Behavior, Data, and Policy will learn how to develop and deepen their skills, through consulting bibliographic materials; consulting databases, and other information on the Web. Graduates will also learn to gather and select information from relevant sources and to process and analyze data to shed light on economic phenomena. Graduates will also learn to frame individual economic choices within a rational decision-making perspective.

The Degree Program will provide useful methodological and empirical skills both to proceed with the academic career in international Master's Degree programs and to shape a professional profile well-equipped to enter the labor market.

Professional Profile and Employment Opportunities

The Degree Programme in Economics: Behavior, Data and Policy aims to train the following professional figures.

Profile: Data Technician

• Function in a Work Context: Assist specialists in experimental research and in demographic, epidemiological, social, and economic surveys; verify and apply research and data acquisition procedures; quality control of collected data and statistical processing and analysis of the data
• Skills Associated with the Function: Solid quantitative and methodological basis for collecting data and conducting statistical analysis
• Employment Outlets: Enterprises, public and private organizations

Profile: Market Analyst

• Function in a Work Context: Assist specialists in defining marketing strategies; carry out research on consumer reactions and market conditions; evaluate commercial penetration opportunities for products or services; identify competitive situations, prices, and types of consumers; apply established procedures to collect relevant information; organize and analyze collected information, and present it in a relevant and meaningful way to specialists and managers
• Skills Associated with the Function: Solid quantitative basis for conducting statistical analysis, in-depth knowledge of market systems, and behavioural mechanisms of consumer choices
• Employment Outlets: Enterprises, public and private organizations