ECONOMICS OF TRANSPORTS AND LOGISTICS

Academic year
2018/2019 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
ECONOMICS OF TRANSPORTS AND LOGISTICS
Course code
EM1067 (AF:259827 AR:151040)
Modality
On campus classes
ECTS credits
6
Degree level
Master's Degree Programme (DM270)
Educational sector code
SECS-P/06
Period
2nd Term
Course year
2
Where
TREVISO
Moodle
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The course aims to provide the conceptual framework useful to understand the paradigm shift (disruption) in progress in the world of transport and logistics for:
the globalization of the markets (globalization of supply chains) e
for the adoption of successive waves of technical progress (mainly linked to the "digital transition").
The focus will be on maritime transport and its logistics:
1) which treat 80% of world trade in volumes on board of ships and in ports (70% in value)
2) which is the "way" that allows Italy and Europe to reach non-European markets that are gaining even greater importance than the intra-European ones.
The theme of the adaptation of the infrastructures required by the technological and organizational evolution of the maritime (and terrestrial) transport along the global logistic chains will also be taken into consideration .
Principles of general and applied economics, basic knowledge of economic geography and strategy and organization design, working knowledge of English language.

CONTENTS OF THE COURSE
The global economy and its future scenarios;
The XXIst Century as Asian and African Century
International Trade and globalization processes;
Global free trade between multeralism and new protectionism
International maritime trade: Europe, the Mediterranean and beyond Suez and Gibraltar;
Maritime trasport as innovation drive along global logistic chain routes
From trans-european transport networks (TEN-T) to global ones for connecting Italy to the rest of the world
From One Belt One Road Strategy to Belt and Road Initiative. China along the XI° century silk ways;
Aiming for such a policy of ports and their logistics as to connect Italy to the rest of the world;
Transport and the economics of their infrastructure
Infrastructure as a component of the national final demand;
Infrastrucure for economic competitivity and social quality of life
SUGGESTED READINGS:
1 COSTA, P., MARESCA, M. (2014). The European future of the Italian port system. Venezia, Marsilio (skipping pages from 121 to 216)
2) ITF-OECD (2018). ITF Transport Outlook 2017. OECD Publishing
3) UNCTAD (2018) Review of Maritime Transport N.50

REFERENCE READINGS:
GEERLINGS H., KUIPERS B., ZUIDWIJK R (2018). Ports and Networks, London, Routledge
STOPFORD, M. (2009). Maritime economics. London, Routledge
ARVIS J F, VESIN V, CARRUTHERS R, DUCRUET C, de LANGEN P (2018) Maritime Networks, Port Efficiency, and Hinterland Connectivity in the Mediterranean

OTHER COURSE MATERIALS
Slides distributed during the course and avaiable online

The exam takes place through a written test consisting in answering some questions related to the topics discussed in the course. The question will be formulated in order to verify the ability to use concepts and methods acquired and used in the course with reference to Italian, European and world reality

Cooperative learning and case studies. Students are required to actively paticipate to the classroom debate
English
This programme is provisional and there could still be changes in its contents.
Last update of the programme: 15/11/2018