PRESENTAZIONE

The course deals with some of the most important issues in the recent economic policy debate: the implications of ageing and of technological innovation.

OBIETTIVI E CONTENUTI

OBIETTIVI FORMATIVI

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

MODALITA' DIDATTICHE

Tradition lecture and group presentations.

PROGRAMMA/CONTENUTO

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

TESTI/BIBLIOGRAFIA

Please see aulaweb.

DOCENTI E COMMISSIONI

Commissione d'esame

LUCA BELTRAMETTI (Presidente)

GABRIELE CARDULLO

LEZIONI

INIZIO LEZIONI

According to official calendar.

Orari delle lezioni

L'orario di questo insegnamento è consultabile all'indirizzo: Portale EasyAcademy

ESAMI

MODALITA' D'ESAME

Oral and written essay.

MODALITA' DI ACCERTAMENTO

Three open questions, one of which on analytically funded models.

Calendario appelli