INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY MOD. 1
- Academic year
- 2025/2026 Syllabus of previous years
- Official course title
- ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE MOD. 1
- Course code
- EM6067 (AF:558734 AR:322745)
- Teaching language
- Italiano
- Modality
- On campus classes
- ECTS credits
- 6 out of 12 of INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY
- Degree level
- Master's Degree Programme (DM270)
- Academic Discipline
- SECS-P/06
- Period
- 1st Term
- Course year
- 1
- Where
- VENEZIA
Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals
Expected learning outcomes
- learn the main theories of the firm
- place clusters and districts within such theories
- frame firms’ strategies within an industrial and territorial system
- be familiar with major international experiences in the organization of production and innovation processes
- understand the evolution of theory and debate around industrial policy
2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
- know how to frame case studies in the theoretical framework of reference provided
- know how to distinguish the different types firms
- know how to frame the industrial structure and the innovation system the firm belongs to
- know how to highlight the advantages and challenges deriving from different modes of organization of production
- be able to identify advantages and disadvantages from the use of industrial policy
3. Ability to judge
- be able to critically assess the evolution of the organization of production in various contexts
- be able to critically assess advantages and disadvantages of the industrial localization
- know how to suggest interventions to support the functioning of the productive system
4. Communication skills
- students will be able to exercise their ability to present, argue, discuss theoretical and empirical knowledge/case studies - on the topics discussed in class through participation to the laboratories
Pre-requirements
Contents
- Evolution of Industrial Economics and link with Strategic Management
- Market strutture (types)
- Industrial structure (characteristics, classifications, boundaries and evolution)
- Industrial localization and territorial competition (localized competences, specializations and knowledge; clusters and industrial districts; innovation systems; governance structures)
- From industrial structure to strategic behaviors (firms’ competitive factors; innovation paths; digital technologies and sustainability)
- Business systems and value chains
- International network strategies (global production network and global innovation network)
Referral texts
Di Tommaso, M.R., Rubini, L., Barbieri, L., Tassinari, M. “Economia e Politica Industriale. Organizzazione della produzione, innovazione e politiche di interesse pubblico”, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2021.
Specific to module I:
See exam materials on Moodle
More detailed information about referral texts will be provided during class
Assessment methods
All the other students: Written exam (100 percent of the final grade)
Type of exam
Grading scale
- Sufficient knowledge and understanding in relation to the program.
- Ability (although limited) to apply knowledge and evaluate proposed cases or scenarios, or analyse data, formulating independent judgments.
- Sufficient communication skills, especially concerning the use of specific economic language, are displayed.
B. Scores in the range of 23-26 are awarded when:
- Fair knowledge and understanding in relation to the program.
- Fair ability to apply knowledge and evaluate proposed cases or scenarios, or analyse data, formulating independent judgments.
- Fair communication skills, especially concerning the use of specific economic language, are displayed.
C. Scores in the range of 27-30 are awarded when:
- Good or excellent knowledge and understanding in relation to the program
- Good or excellent ability to apply knowledge and evaluate proposed cases or scenarios, or analyse data, formulating independent judgments.
- Good or excellent communication skills, especially concerning the use of specific economic language, are displayed.
D. Honors are awarded when excellent knowledge and understanding applied in relation to the program, excellent judgment capacity, and communication skills are demonstrated
Teaching methods
Further information
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