Learning objectives
The course proposes to shed light on the area of public policy which operates under the name of ‘Industrial Policy’ (IP). By following the work, from different periods, of Alexis Jacquemin (80’s) and Dani Rodrik (2000’s) students will observe not only IP in the context of market failures but also how politics stimulates mass industrial structural changes, that is, the rise of new industries.
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
Market failiures (a brief overview) and Industrial Policy. Beyond market failiures. The work of A. Jacquemin (1987). The work of D. Rodrik (2004, 2007. 2010). Other recent theortical contributions. The new industrial policy, theory & practice: a) the American experience; b) The European Union experience; c) the German experience; d) the Italian experience; e) the Emilian experience. The revival of Manufacturing: various empirical cases.
Full programme
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Bibliography
F. MOSCONI (editor) Le nuove politiche industriali nell’Europa allargata, Monte Università Parma editore, 2005 (2nd revised edition, 2012);
F. MOSCONI (2012), The Jacquemin-Rodrik Synthesis and the Design of a New European Industrial Policy, Jean Monnet Interregional Centre of Excellence, University of Pavia (available: www.cattedramonnet-mosconi.org).
Letture di Politica Industriale, A hand-out available from ‘Servizio fotoriproduzione e stampa’, Department of Economics (v. Kennedy 6)
Teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars (Guest lectures), and Case-studies.
Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam.
Other information
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