CODE 63739 ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 2 ECONOMIA DELLE AZIENDE MARITTIME, LOGISTICA E TRASP. 8698 (L-18) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/06 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester PREREQUISITES Propedeuticità in ingresso Per sostenere l'esame di questo insegnamento è necessario aver sostenuto i seguenti esami: Maritime, Logistics and Transport Economics and Business 8698 (coorte 2024/2025) MICROECONOMICS 41126 C MICROECONOMICS 41126 A MICROECONOMICS 41126 B MACROECONOMICS 55648 B MACROECONOMICS 55648 A MACROECONOMICS 55648 C TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The teaching unit introduces the most significant and current topics of the discipline, focusing on the introduction of distance as a variable in the study of the functioning of the economic system, and analyzes the manifestation of economic laws in transport activities and in the relationships between transport and the rest of the economic system. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course provides the most relevant specific skills in this sector and at the same time it focuses on its contribution to general economics. It also provides the knowledge of specific features of different transport modes, of competition and industrial organization in the markets where these firms operate, as well as of the economic policy guidelines relevant to this sector. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to provide the student with the fundamental and propaedeutic knowledge for the in-depth analysis of the functioning of the transport system, and partially also useful for the purposes of the different disciplinary approaches to the topic. In particular, as more extensively described in the program/content of the course, the topic of transport is analyzed from the point of view of microeconomic aspects (demand theory, theory of the firm, markets) and macroeconomic and political-economic ones (aggregate supply and demand, market regulation and public intervention). In-depth studies are dedicated to the organizational methods and specificities of the different modes of transport (maritime, air, road, rail) and to the complex scenario of urban and metropolitan transport, as well as the topic of technological innovation in the different transport systems. The course also aims to provide, at a basic level, functional literacy (ability to communicate effectively in written and oral form, with the use of suitable sources and aids), personal competence (ability to identify one's own skills and ability to concentrate and reflect critically on a topic) and learning ability ("learning to learn", learning strategies, organization and evaluation of personal learning) also applying active, interactive and constructive teaching methodologies. At the end of the course, the student must be able to analyze transport problems from the perspective of the categories of economic analysis, and to identify problems, critical issues and solutions within the scope of possible case studies submitted to his/her attention. PREREQUISITES Basic knowledge of microeconomics and macroeconomics. TEACHING METHODS General part: face-to-face lectures, with the use of Aulaweb and the most suitable audiovisual aids. Special part: use of active, interactive and constructive teaching methodologies, in particular Cooperative Learning (Debate, Think-Pair-Share) and group and/or project-based teaching. Attendance is not compulsory. Students with certified disabilities, specific learning disorders or special educational needs should contact, at the beginning of the course, both the instructor and the Department's disability liaison, Prof. Serena Scotto (scotto@economia.unige.it), to agree on teaching and examination arrangements that, while respecting the objectives of the teaching unit, take into account individual learning methods and allow the use of any compensatory tools. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Part I: Introduction – transport, economy, society; transport macroeconomics; sustainability and innovation. Part II: Transport microeconomics – economics of service, demand, production, costs; economics of infrastructure and planning issues; market organization, competition, oligopoly, monopoly, pricing; market regulation. Part III: Transport sectors – freight and passenger transport; complex cycles; modal choices, intermodality and unitization; maritime transport and ports; road transport; rail transport; air transport and airports. Part IV: Transport governance – urban and metropolitan transport: city formation, urban and regional development; transport and industrialization; transport and globalization – transport policies: balance between public intervention and market, market failures, externalities and natural monopolies, liberalizations and privatizations, trends in transport policy. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY The textbook to prepare for the exam is: Enrico MUSSO, Trasporti. Economia, storia, imprese, ambiente - Giappichelli, Torino, 2024 For students who regularly attend lectures, the slides published on Aulaweb are also useful. Any further bibliographical indications will be communicated during lectures and published on Aulaweb. It is strongly discouraged to use notes of uncertain origin, often found on the internet, usually collected by students and in any case never reviewed or approved by the instructor. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ENRICO MUSSO Ricevimento: Every Tuesday, 11:30-13:00 at CIELI (Department of Economics building, Via Francesco Vivaldi 5, 2nd floor, in front of the elevator), phone +39 010 209.51931/.51932/.5462/.5466. Should these hours be inconvenient, please send an email to enrico.musso@unige.it to ask for information or to arrange a meeting at another time or on Teams (TEAM "Enrico Musso ricevimento studenti", code v5kw68y). LESSONS LESSONS START The course takes place in the second semester (February-May) according to the timetable issued by the Department. Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The exams are based on written tests carried out in the classroom with the support of Aulaweb and on oral examinations. The details are communicated in due time on Aulaweb and in the classroom. On a voluntary basis, individual students or small groups can agree on insights through workshops and laboratories - conducted with active, interactive and constructive teaching methodologies (cooperative learning, group or project teaching) - on topics that combine concepts and problems addressed in the course with specific topics also linked current affairs, giving rise to short essays or presentations at the end of the work. Interested students contact the teacher to agree on the topics. The exam structure is mandatory for all students. Registration for exam sessions on the unige.it platform is mandatory. ASSESSMENT METHODS The written tests, mainly structured through closed or open questions, graphs and numerical examples, aim at assessing (A) the learning of the basic concepts and information delivered in the course or through the textbook or teaching material, and (B) the ability to set up simple applications of such basic concepts and information, correctly interpreting numerical examples, statistics, practical cases, applications of the rules presented in the theoretical part. The oral test is based on a more in-depth and articulated reflection that takes its cue from the basic concepts and information to evaluate the student's ability to apply them to complex cases, thus demonstrating a mature assimilation of knowledge transmitted. For both parts, and in particular for the oral interview, preparation on the reference textbook (E.Musso, Trasporti. Economia, storia, imprese, ambiente, Giappichelli, Turin, 2024) is strongly recommended. The workshop, with consequent short essay or presentation, aims at assessing the student's ability to interpret a problem and independently set up (individually or in teamwork) research project combining the application of concepts addressed in the course with specific topics related to current events in the world of transport. The specific evaluation criteria are: the ability to analyse the problems presented, the ability to contextualise the information, clarity of exposition, and the use of appropriate terminology. Please note signing up for the exam through the University website (www.unige.it) is mandatory. FURTHER INFORMATION All students are invited to periodically consult the page of this teaching unit on the AulaWeb e-learning portal (accessible from the University website or at the address: http://www.economia.aulaweb.unige.it/). 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