Study-unit ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION
| Course name | Economics and management |
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| Study-unit Code | A004825 |
| Location | PERUGIA |
| Curriculum | Economia e management dell'innovazione |
| Lecturer | Fabrizio Pompei |
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| CFU | 9 |
| Course Regulation | Coorte 2024 |
| Supplied | 2024/25 |
| Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
| Area | Economico |
| Sector | SECS-P/06 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Type of learning activities | Attività formativa monodisciplinare |
| Language of instruction | Italian |
| Contents | This course deals with innovation, dynamics and evolution across sectors and firms in the economy. After introducing some basic concepts about innovation, we will discuss how innovation is measured and refer to the knowledge production function. We will then move on to understand the nature and evolution of technologies and delve into the geography of innovation. A specific section of the course will look at the economics of patents. We will also investigate the relationships between innovation and the dynamics of industries, with a special emphasis to the role firm growth and productivity international business activities of firms This course will also highlight the dark side of innovation and the role of policy in supporting innovation. Finally, we will look into the economics of Artificial Intelligence. |
| Reference texts | Dodgson, M., & Gann, D. (2018) Innovation: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press. Fagerberg, J., Mowery, D. C., & Nelson, R. R. (Eds.). (2005). The Oxford handbook of innovation. Oxford University Press. (selected chapters) Hall, B. H., & Rosenberg, N. (2010). Handbook of the Economics of Innovation (Vol. 1). North-Holland. (selected chapters) The complete list of reading materials will be communicated at the beginning of the Second Semester. |
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| Teaching methods | Lectures, discussion of cases and groupwork activities |
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| Learning verification modality | Written exam and optional classwork activity |
| Extended program | Basic concepts on innovation Measuring Innovation Nature of technologies and the geography of innovation Economics of Patents Productivity, firm growth and industrial dynamics Internationalisation and innovation Innovation and employment Economics of artificial intelligence Innovation and employment |