The course aims to provide students with the notions for a thorough analysis of the Italian productive system, taking into consideration issues related to firms’ organization and performance together with a close look at the specific industries’ main competitiveness indicators. Particular attention will be devoted to the impact of globalization on firms’ organization and performance.
The course will make use of models and applications through a laboratory session.
The course will make use of models and applications through a laboratory session.
teacher profile teaching materials
1.1 Overview of the neoclassical theory of the firm
1.2 Ronal Coase and the transaction cost theory
1.3 The contribution of Oliver Williamson
1.4 Quasi-Rents: Klein, Crawford, Alchian
1.5 Property Rights Theory : Grossman, Hart e Moore
2. The organization of Italian firms
2.1 From large firms and the economic miracle of the 60's to the industrial discticts of the '80s
2.2 Firms and globalization
3. Main issues
3.1 Productivity
3.2 R&D
3.3 ICT and Industry 4.0
3.4 The internationalization of the Italian economy and Italian firms
3.5 Global Value Chains
4. Laboratory session
A reading list will be suggested during the Course and available on the course TEAMS
Mutuazione: 21210004 ECONOMIA DELLE IMPRESE E DEI SETTORI PRODUTTIVI in Mercato del lavoro, relazioni industriali e sistemi di welfare LM-56 GIUNTA ANNA
Programme
1. The Neo-Institutional Theory of the Firm1.1 Overview of the neoclassical theory of the firm
1.2 Ronal Coase and the transaction cost theory
1.3 The contribution of Oliver Williamson
1.4 Quasi-Rents: Klein, Crawford, Alchian
1.5 Property Rights Theory : Grossman, Hart e Moore
2. The organization of Italian firms
2.1 From large firms and the economic miracle of the 60's to the industrial discticts of the '80s
2.2 Firms and globalization
3. Main issues
3.1 Productivity
3.2 R&D
3.3 ICT and Industry 4.0
3.4 The internationalization of the Italian economy and Italian firms
3.5 Global Value Chains
4. Laboratory session
Core Documentation
Giunta A., Rossi S., 2017, Che cosa sa fare l'Italia, Rome, Laterza. Chapters: II,III, IVA reading list will be suggested during the Course and available on the course TEAMS
Type of delivery of the course
Frontal Lessons and Laboratory Sessions. The course includes lectures and discussions with students. If the emergency due to the COVID-19 epidemics continues, we'll follow our university's recommendation regarding teaching and evaluation. In particular, teaching will be online with the means suggested by the university and the oral written exams will be done by using Microsoft TeamsType of evaluation
Written Exam