The course aims to provide students with the elements and categories necessary for understanding the main characteristics and peculiarities of the Italian production system, through the use of theoretical models, the reconstruction of historical dynamics, and the use of data and empirical analyses.
Particular attention will be paid to the effects of recent crises and the impact on businesses of the processes of globalization and technological change that have affected the Italian economy over the last 20 years.
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Particular attention will be paid to the effects of recent crises and the impact on businesses of the processes of globalization and technological change that have affected the Italian economy over the last 20 years.
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teacher profile teaching materials
Overview of the Neoclassical theory of the firm
The Neo-Institutional theory of the Firm
Ronald Coase and the transaction cost theory
The contribution of Oliver Williamson
Quasi-Rents: Klein, Crawford, Alchian
Property Rights Theory : Grossman, Hart e Moore
2. The dynamics of Italian industry
The economic miracle of the 60's
The exogenous shocks of the '90s
Industrial restructuring in the last twenty five years
3. Structure, Organization and Performance
Productivity
R&D
Technological change: firms' digitalization and industrial policy
Internationalization: macro and micro analysis
Global Value Chains
4. Characteristic indicators of industries
Dinamiche industriali, di Lotti F. e Meliciani V., (2021) Bologna, Il Mulino. Capitoli VIII, IX, X
L'industria italiana contemporanea, (2024) edited by Donato Iacobucci, Roma, Carocci Editore, Capitoli 1, 2, 4, 9, 10
Un mondo a parte, Arrighetti A.. e Landini F. (2026), Bologna, Il Mulino, Capitoli, 4, 5
A reading list will be also provided during the course and available on the course Moodle
Mutuazione: 21210004 ECONOMIA DELLE IMPRESE E DEI SETTORI PRODUTTIVI in Economia dell'ambiente, lavoro e sviluppo sostenibile LM-56 R GIUNTA ANNA
Programme
1.Overview of the Neoclassical theory of the firm
The Neo-Institutional theory of the Firm
Ronald Coase and the transaction cost theory
The contribution of Oliver Williamson
Quasi-Rents: Klein, Crawford, Alchian
Property Rights Theory : Grossman, Hart e Moore
2. The dynamics of Italian industry
The economic miracle of the 60's
The exogenous shocks of the '90s
Industrial restructuring in the last twenty five years
3. Structure, Organization and Performance
Productivity
R&D
Technological change: firms' digitalization and industrial policy
Internationalization: macro and micro analysis
Global Value Chains
4. Characteristic indicators of industries
Core Documentation
Che cosa sa fare l'Italia, di Giunta A., Rossi S. (2017), Roma, Laterza. Capitoli 2, 3, 4Dinamiche industriali, di Lotti F. e Meliciani V., (2021) Bologna, Il Mulino. Capitoli VIII, IX, X
L'industria italiana contemporanea, (2024) edited by Donato Iacobucci, Roma, Carocci Editore, Capitoli 1, 2, 4, 9, 10
Un mondo a parte, Arrighetti A.. e Landini F. (2026), Bologna, Il Mulino, Capitoli, 4, 5
A reading list will be also provided during the course and available on the course Moodle
Attendance
Attendance in person is highly recommendedType of evaluation
For attending students Written test in class (60% of the final grade) and oral presentation (40% of the final grade). Written test: two open-ended questions. Time allowed: 1.5 hours. Oral presentation: individual presentation on topics covered in the course. Time allowed: 15 minutes. For non-attending students Written test in class: three open-ended questions. Written exam (60% of your grade), oral presentation (40% of your grade)