CODE 44892 ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 2 ECONOMIA E ISTITUZIONI FINANZIARIE 8700 (LM-56) - 9 cfu anno 2 MANAGEMENT 8707 (LM-77) - 6 cfu anno ECONOMIA E ISTITUZIONI FINANZIARIE 8700 (LM-56) - 6 cfu anno MANAGEMENT 8707 (LM-77) - SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/02 LANGUAGE Italiano TEACHING LOCATION SEMESTER 2° Semester OVERVIEW The course deals with some of the most important issues in the recent economic policy debate: the implications of ageing and of technological innovation. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Il corso affronta temi di politica economica associati all'invecchiamento della popolazione , al sostegno dell'innovazione tecnologica ed all'interazione tra cultura ed economia. Si trattano anche aspetti di politica economica quali l'incoerenza temporale e le implicazioni forme di razionalità limitata TEACHING METHODS Tradition lecture and group presentations. SYLLABUS/CONTENT 1) voting theory 2) economic implications of ageing sustainability and distributive effects of pay-as-you-go and funded pension schemes social policies (long term-care and against poverty) gender policies financial tools supporting old age consumption 3) innovation and productivity productivity definitions and measures recent productivity dynamics and their determinants technological innovation and productivity the implications of the digitalization of the economy economic policy in the digital era 4) introduction to macro-dynamics RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Please see aulaweb. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD LUCA BELTRAMETTI Ricevimento: http://www.economia.unige.it/index.php/il-dipartimento/personale/docenti-ad-economia/11-luca-beltrametti Exam Board LUCA BELTRAMETTI (President) GABRIELE CARDULLO LESSONS LESSONS START According to official calendar. Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral and written essay. ASSESSMENT METHODS Three open questions, one of which on analytically funded models. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 06/06/2017 14:00 GENOVA Orale 20/06/2017 14:00 GENOVA Orale 04/07/2017 14:00 GENOVA Orale 18/07/2017 14:00 GENOVA Orale 12/09/2017 14:00 GENOVA Orale