OVERVIEW

The course aims at providing basic elements for the analysis of territorial and regional economic phenomena.
By the end of the course, students will have achieved competences that will allow them to understand and interpret the economic dynamics at local level.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course provides a good knowledge of the localization theory of productive activities, of the analysis models of regional economics and development policies with a special focus on local development.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

In particular, the course at providing knowledge on a series of macro-areas that will allow the students to understand different economic phenomena such as local development, unbalances regional development and globalization:

• Economics in the geographical space
• the city as an economic space
• Territorial economic policies

TEACHING METHODS

Oral lectures

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

6-credit Couse (fully carried out by Enrico Musso):

INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS-  The economic system – microeconomics and key actors: individuals (families) and companies, demand and supply of goods and factors  – macroeconomics: production, GDP, income, expenditures - circular income flow  – consumption, savings and investment- currency and interest rate - the role of the State: taxes and public expenditures – the big "open questions" and economic policy.

TERRITORY AND ECONOMICS -  Economics in the geographical space: territorial systems in the global economy – economic regions, productive specialization, localization factors – localization and local development theories and models – industrial districts (introduction) – globalization and growth unbalances.

THE CITY AS AN ECONOMIC SPACE:  - The economics of territorial concentration - City formation and value of the urban space theories – urban cycle, technological revolutions, city localization drivers –  innovation, city networks, city and productive localization (introduction). 

TERRITORIAL ECONOMIC POLICIES (SOME HINTS) - Regional and urban development, benefits and costs – political goals and instruments of the territorial planning policy. 

9-credit Course: 

The first 6 credits will follow the structure explained above and carried out by Enrico Musso. The remaining 3 credits will be taught by Cécile Sillig, and they include in depth studies on:

LOCAL DEVELOPMENT: basic concepts, Keynes' and Leontief's multipliers, exogenous development (Perroux), endogenous development (districts, clusters, milieu innovateur, territorial social capital).)

IINTENATIONALIZATION OF FIRMS: international trade, foreign direct investment, firms' networks and types of partnerships, de-localization of industrial districts.

PUBLIC INVESTMENTS – Goals, techniques and evaluation tools. 

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

6-Credit Course: Flavio Boscacci (2011), Economia del territorio, Pitagora Editrice, Bologna, Capitoli 1-6

9-CreditCcourse:

• Like above for the first 6 credits
• For the remaining 3 credits: for those who DO NOT attend the lectures: the remaining chapters of the book; for those who attend the lecture: indications will be provided by the professor in class.

   

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ENRICO MUSSO (President)

MARIA INES CUSANO

CLAUDIO FERRARI

CECILE NERINA SILLIG

ALESSIO TEI

LESSONS

LESSONS START

The course will take place in the First semester that starts in October 10th. Further information will be provided in due time.

Class schedule

GEOGRAPHICAL ECONOMICS

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Mandatory written examination

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Organization of the exam:

• Mandatory written exam for all students
• Optional oral examination after passing the written exam

The inscription to the exam through the University website (www.unige.it) is mandatory.

Exam schedule