Courses and Requirements

Please note that the study program might be subject to minor changes.

Classes start at the beginning of September and attendance is mandatory. 

You can not attend the program by distance learning.
 

The program features three curricula to be chosen when applying:
Economics, Finance, Accounting


First year - a.y. 2023-24 (39° Cycle)

• 1 Preparatory course in Mathematics + 13 compulsory courses
• Seminars organized by the Departments of Economics, Finance and Accounting (attendance is strongly recommended)
  

SEMESTER	COURSE TITLE	HOURS	PROFESSOR	CURRICULUM
1	MATHEMATICS - PREPARATORY COURSE*	12	S.Fukuda	Economics - Finance - Accounting
1	INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICS	24+12	S.Fukuda	Economics - Finance - Accounting
1	MICROECONOMICS  1	24+12	A.Di Tillio	Economics - Finance - Accounting
1	MICROECONOMIC FOUNDATION FOR BUSINESS STUDIES*	24+12	A.Fosfuri	Accounting
1	MACROECONOMICS 1	24+12	N.Pavoni	Economics
1	FINANCE 1	24+12	F. Rossi	Finance - Accounting
1	INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY	24+12	S. Fortini	Economics - Finance
1	ECONOMETRICS 1	24+12	VP L.Fresard	Economics - Finance - Accounting
1	INTRODUCTORY ECONOMETRICS FOR BUSINESS STUDIES*	24+12	L. Gagliardi	Accounting
1	MICROECONOMICS  2	24+12	P. Battigalli	Economics - Finance
1	STRATEGIC INTERACTIONS AND FIRM BEHAVIOR**	24	A. Fosfuri	Accounting
1	MACROECONOMICS 2	24+12	A. Trigari	Economics
1	ACCOUNTING 1 — INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING RESEARCH	24+12	A. Prencipe, S.Penman	Accounting
2	ACCOUNTING 2 — ACCOUNTING THEORY	24+12	M.B. Gietzmann	Accounting
1	FINANCE 2	24+12	F. Ortu	Finance
2	ECONOMETRICS 2 (Microeconometrics)	24+12	P. Giustinelli	Economics - Finance - Accounting
2	ADVANCED ECONOMETRICS FOR BUSINESS STUDIES*	14+12	M. Amore	Accounting
2	MICROECONOMICS 3	24+12	M. Ottaviani,	Economics - Finance
2	MACROECONOMICS 3	24+12	M. Maffezzoli	Economics
2	FINANCE 3	24+12	M. Croce	Finance - Accounting
2	ECONOMETRICS 3	24+12	M. Marcellino	Economics - Finance
2	MICROECONOMICS  4	24+12	N.Kos	Economics - Finance
2	MACROECONOMICS 4	24+12	L. Iovino	Economics
2	FINANCE 4	24+12	N.Serrano-Velarde	Finance - Accounting
2	ACCOUNTING 3 — STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING RESEARCH	24+12	A. Ditillo	Accounting
2	ACCOUNTING 4 — DISCLOSURE AND REAL EFFECTS	24+12	A.Marra	Accounting

* Joint course with PhD BA&M 

Second year — a.y. 2023-24 (38° Cycle)

• 2 fields have to be chosen  
• 10 courses: 4 courses from the major field; 6 courses from any fields or off-field. Students must also attend at least one regular seminar series
• Writing of a field paper for one of the chosen fields
• Seminars organized by the Departments of Economics, Finance and Accounting
  

Note: The courses listed below refer to the a.y. 2023-24. The 2024-25 study program may be subject to changes

SEMESTER	COURSE TITLE	HOURS	PROFESSOR	FIELD
1	ACCOUNTING 5 (ACCOUNTING AND GOVERNANCE)	24	W.Zhao	Accounting
1	ACCOUNTING 6 (FINANCIAL REPORTING REGULATION AND CAPITAL MARKETS)	24	P.F. Pope	Accounting
2	ACCOUNTING 7 (DATA ANALYTICS AND FINANCIAL NARRATIVES)	24	W.Zhao	Accounting
2	ACCOUNTING 8 (AUDITING, AUDITORS AND REGULATION)	24	A. Florou	Accounting
1	INSTITUTIONS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE	24	M. Botticini	Development & Institutions
1	POLITICAL ECONOMICS ADVANCED (LM/LMS)	48	G.Tabellini	Development & Institutions
2	BEHAVIORAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS	24	S. Nunnari	Development & Institutions
2	DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS	24	S.Fiorin	Development & Institutions
1	STRUCTURAL ECONOMETRICS	24	J. Adda	Econometrics
1	ADVANCED ECONOMETRICS 2	24	L. Sala	Econometrics
2	ADVANCED ECONOMETRICS 4	24	F. Corielli	Econometrics
1	TOPICS IN APPLIED ECONOMETRICS	24	F.Decarolis	Econometrics/Microeconomics
1	CORPORATE FINANCE  3	24	N. Serrano-Velarde	Finance
1	FINANCIAL MARKETS MICROSTRUCTURE	24	B. Rindi	Finance
1	CORPORATE FINANCE 4	24	E. Carletti	Finance
2	CONTINUOUS TIME FINANCE	24	A. Battauz	Finance
1	ADVANCED TOPICS IN ASSET PRICING	24	M. Croce	Finance
1	ADVANCED MACROECONOMICS 1	24	N. Pavoni	Macroeconomics
1	ADVANCED MACROECONOMICS 2	24	B. Grassi	Macroeconomics
2	ADVANCED MACROECONOMICS 3	24	C. Favero	Macroeconomics
2	ADVANCED MACROECONOMICS 4	24	T.Monacelli	Macroeconomics
1	ADVANCED MICROECONOMICS 1	24	S. Cerreia-Vioglio	Microeconomics
1	ADVANCED MICROECONOMICS 2	24	T. Feng	Microeconomics
1	INFORMATION IN MARKETS & ORGANIZATIONS	24	L.Braghieri	Microeconomics
2	INTERNATIONAL TRADE	24	G.Ottaviano, J.D. Bakker	Off-field courses
1-2	TOPICS IN ECONOMICS & FINANCE 1 (not offered this a.y.)			Off-field courses
1-2	TOPICS IN ECONOMICS & FINANCE 2	24	T.Le Barbanchon, A.Trigari	Off-field courses
1-2	TOPICS IN ECONOMICS & FINANCE 3	24	T.Martens, C.D'Augusta	Off-field courses

  
  

Third year (37° Cycle) - Fourth year (36° cycle) — a.y. 2023-24

• At least two reading groups per year
• Seminars organized by the Departments of Economics and Finance, respectively
• Study/research period at other Universities + TA/RA activities (optional)
• Writing of a third-year paper and the plan of the thesis (3rd year)
• Presentation of the third-year paper (3rd year)
• Presentation of the final work (4th year, internal seminar)
  

 
Note: The courses listed below refer to the a.y. 2023-24 the 2024-25 study program may be subject to changes; activation of readings depends on choices made by students.
 

COURSE TITLE - READINGS	HOURS	PROFESSOR
ACCOUNTING 1	24	P.F. Pope, S.Penman
ACCOUNTING 2	24	VP N.Soderstrom
POLITICAL ECONOMICS	24	G.Tabellini
DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL ECONOMICS	24	E.Desserrano, A. Delfino
INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND URBAN ECONOMICS	24	M.Prato
ECONOMICS POLICIES	24	L.Zingales
ECONOMICS	24	B. Grassi
ASSET PRICING	24	M. Croce, C. Jensen
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION	24	E.Carletti
CORPORATE FINANCE	24	VP M. Oehmke