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CODE 95174
ACADEMIC YEAR 2019/2020
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/02
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 2° Semester
TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

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

The course mainly deals with economic policy issues associated with ageing innovation policy, monetary policy and behavioural policy

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)
  • 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

5) a few models on monetary policy theory

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Please see aulaweb.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

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
16/01/2020 14:30 GENOVA Orale
14/02/2020 14:30 GENOVA Orale
01/06/2020 14:30 GENOVA Orale
15/06/2020 14:30 GENOVA Orale
03/07/2020 14:30 GENOVA Orale
09/09/2020 14:30 GENOVA Orale