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CODE 102350
ACADEMIC YEAR 2026/2027
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/03
LANGUAGE Italian
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 2° Semester

OVERVIEW

Course on the foundations of the economy of the non-profit organization sector

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The objective of the course is to enable the student to understand the role that non-profit organizations can play within contemporary advanced economic systems and to analyze their functional relationships with public and for-profit organizations.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The student acquires the skills to understand the role that non-profit organizations can play within contemporary advanced economic systems and to analyze their functional relationships with public and for-profit realities.

PREREQUISITES

Microeconomics

TEACHING METHODS

The training activity is divided into lectures, interactive teaching, guided study, practical exercises and seminars.

The lessons are face-to-face and, in accordance with the rules for access to university premises adopted to combat the spread of the COVID pandemic, the lessons can possibly be carried out on TEAMS. The TEAMS code will eventually be communicated via aulaweb

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

1. Economics of non-profit organizations

2. Economy of charitable contributions

3. The non-profit sector in Italy

4. Tax and donations

5. Charitable contributions in Italy

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

F. Amati, S. D'Acunto, M. Musella, Economia politica del Terzo settore, Giappichelli Editore

Articles and papers distributed in class

Articoli e papers distribuiti a lezione

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

LUCA GANDULLIA (President)

MARTA SANTAGATA

ELENA SEGHEZZA

LESSONS

LESSONS START

April 5, 2027

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral exam

ASSESSMENT METHODS

For students attending, the learning assessment includes one written test during the course and an oral exam at the end of the course. 
For non-attending students the verification consists only of the oral exam.  Questions about the contents of the program and graphic exercises

FURTHER INFORMATION

"Students with disabilities or other special educational needs are advised to contact both the Prof. Aristide Canepa (aristide.canepa@unige.it), and the lecturer at the beginning of the course, to agree on the teaching methods and examinations that, in compliance with the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning methods and provide suitable compensatory tools.

To request compensatory tools or dispensatory measures, students with disabilities or SLD must fill in the dedicated Webform available at https://unige.it/disabilita-dsa, at least 7 working days before the exam.
Students with SEN may instead send their request by e-mail to the lecturer, copying the Department Representative, Prof. Aristide Canepa (aristide.canepa@unige.it) and the Inclusion Office (inclusione.studenti@info.unige.it).
Requests from students will be assessed by the lecturer and may be approved or rejected".