Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
Period | From | To |
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Periodo generico | Oct 1, 2022 | May 31, 2023 |
Primo semestre (lauree magistrali) | Oct 3, 2022 | Dec 23, 2022 |
Secondo semestre (lauree magistrali) | Feb 20, 2023 | May 19, 2023 |
Session | From | To |
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Sessione invernale (lauree magistrali) | Jan 9, 2023 | Feb 17, 2023 |
Sessione estiva (lauree magistrali) | May 22, 2023 | Jul 7, 2023 |
Sessione autunnale (lauree magistrali) | Aug 28, 2023 | Sep 22, 2023 |
Session | From | To |
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Sessione autunnale | Dec 5, 2022 | Dec 7, 2022 |
Sessione invernale | Apr 4, 2023 | Apr 6, 2023 |
Sessione estiva | Sep 5, 2023 | Sep 7, 2023 |
Exam calendar
Exam dates and rounds are managed by the relevant Economics Teaching and Student Services Unit.
To view all the exam sessions available, please use the Exam dashboard on ESSE3.
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Academic staff
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
1° Year
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2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2023/2024
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Type D and Type F activities
SOFT SKILLS
Find out more about the Soft Skills courses for Univr students provided by the University's Teaching and Learning Centre: https://talc.univr.it/it/competenze-trasversali
CONTAMINATION LAB
The Contamination Lab Verona (CLab Verona) is an experiential course with modules on innovation and enterprise culture that offers the opportunity to work in teams with students from all areas to solve challenges set by companies and organisations.
Upon completion of a CLab, students will be entitled to receive 6 CFU (D- or F-type credits).
Find out more: https://www.univr.it/clabverona
PLEASE NOTE: In order to be admitted to any teaching activities, including those of your choice, you must be enrolled in the academic year in which the activities in question are offered. Students who are about to graduate in the December and April sessions are therefore advised NOT to undertake extracurricular activities in the new academic year in which they are not enrolled, as these graduation sessions are valid for students enrolled in the previous academic year. Therefore, students who undertake an activity in an academic year in which they are not enrolled will not be granted CFU credits.
years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° | Ciclo tematico di conferenze: “Conflitti. Riconoscere, prevenire, gestire” - 2022/2023 | D |
Riccardo Stacchezzini
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Securitisation transactions - Focus on securitisations of OF NPL / NPE /UTP | D |
Michele De Mari
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Soft Skills Coaching Days - 2022/2023 | D |
Paola Signori
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | The Fashion Lab - 2022/23 | D |
Caterina Fratea
(Coordinator)
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years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° | Economic Thinking and Thesis Writing | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Job club | D |
Paola Signori
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Data Analysis Laboratory with R (Vicenza) | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Data Visualization Laboratory | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Python Laboratory | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Data Science Laboratory with SAP | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Advanced Excel Laboratory (Vicenza) | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Excel Laboratory (Vicenza) | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Laboratory on research methods for business | D |
Cristina Florio
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Laboratory on research methods for business | D |
Cristina Florio
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Piano di marketing 2022/23 | D |
Fabio Cassia
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Programming in Mathlab | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Programming in SAS | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° | An introduction to multivariate statistical analysis using R - 2022/2023 | D |
Francesca Rossi
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Business & predictive analytics for International Firms (with Excel Applications) - 2022/23 | D |
Angelo Zago
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | English for business and economics | F |
Riccardo Fiorentini
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Multinational companies and their foreign direct investment - 2022/2023 | D |
Riccardo Fiorentini
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Soft skills training for economics - 2022/23 | D |
Claudio Zoli
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Topics in applied economics and finance - 2022/23 | D |
Claudio Zoli
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Experience 3 Days as a Manager | D |
Riccardo Stacchezzini
(Coordinator)
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years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° | Geopolitics & international negotiations & relations 2022/2023 | D |
Angelo Zago
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | The Chartered Accountant as a business consultant | D |
Riccardo Stacchezzini
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Integrated Financial Planning 2022/2023 | D |
Riccardo Stacchezzini
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Professional Communication for Economics 2022/2023 | D |
Claudio Zoli
(Coordinator)
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years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° | Project "B-EDUCATION: ideas that count" - 1 cfu | D |
Roberto Bottiglia
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Project "B-EDUCATION: ideas that count" - 2 cfu | D |
Roberto Bottiglia
(Coordinator)
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Export Decisions, FDI, and Global Value Chains (2023/2024)
Teaching code
4S008986
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
9
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
SECS-P/01 - ECONOMICS
Period
Primo semestre (lauree magistrali) dal Oct 2, 2023 al Dec 22, 2023.
Courses Single
Authorized
Learning objectives
Departing from traditional theory of international trade based on comparative advantage, in this course we focus on theories of trade based on the firm. Globalization has substantially changed the world economy and the nature of firms. There has been an increase in Foreign Direct Investments (FDI). Sub-contracting abroad in now a common practice. A third of total trade is intrafirm. Therefore, by acknowledging that firms - not countries - are involved in trade, recent developments have investigated the decisions to export and invest abroad at the firm level. The aim of the course is thus to provide analytical and conceptual tools - both theoretical and empirical - to understand the internationalization choices of companies, whether they export, import, or make foreign direct investments. The course is held in English. At the end of the course, students will be able to: - understand the economic reasons and the effects of the internationalization choices of firms; - have an overview of the problems inherent in internationalization processes; - to read and elaborate critically and autonomously the problems and perspectives that characterize the firms engaged in foreign markets both for the production and for the marketing of their products. - Finally, the student will also learn transferable skills, such as autonomy of judgment and critical sense with respect to the topics covered, written communication skills, and ability to learn independently.
Prerequisites and basic notions
Having attended the course in International Economics
Program
In this course we will cover the main models that consider the firms' decisions to export and/or invest abroad; we will discuss how trade choices may affect (and are affected by) the organizational form of firms; we will discuss the evolution of global value chains; the main flows of trade in goods and services; the main entry modes into foreign markets. While the focus is on general trends and phenomena, we will also touch on the problems of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) competing in global markets.
- Heterogeneous firms and the decision to export. Melitz model. Effects of trade liberalization and reallocation effects.
- Firms and the decision to invest in Foreign Direct Investments (FDI). Horizontal FDI. The Brainard model. Horizontal FDI and heterogenous firms (Yeaple, Melitz and Helpman 2003). Vertical FDI and country price differences (Helpmand 1984).
- Theory of the firm: Coase, Williamson and the transaction cost theory of the firm. Property rights and the theory of the firm. The Grossman-Hart model. Incomplete contracts, specific investments, ownership of the firm.
- Outsourcing and internationalization. Monopolistic competition, increasing returns, incomplete contracts (Antràs 2003). Incomplete contracts and heterogeneous firms (Antràs & Helpman 2003).
- Gravity equations.
- Foreign markets entry decisions: foreign distributors, strategic alliances partners, mergers and acquisitions.
Bibliography
Didactic methods
During the course, other speakers will intervene:
1. academic colleagues coming from foreign universities to speak about specific topics, such as (for instance):
- Prof. Bruce McKern (University of Technology Business School, Sydney), on multinationals business models and the new tendencies given by geopolitical considerations;
- Prof. Raphael Chiappini (University of Bordeaux), on gravity equations;
2. business leaders, to discuss issues related to multinational firms operating in global markets. The common theme of the business talks for the academic year 2023-24 will be ‘Internationalization and sustainability’.
Learning assessment procedures
The content and the examination procedures are the same for students attending or not the course. Consistently with the content of lectures, the examination for the course includes:
I) a WRITTEN EXAM, in which students are asked to:
a) answer some open questions of trade theory and discuss a case, e.g., to comment critically current economic facts related to the course provided during the exam;
b) answer some theory questions in a multiple-choice format.
These two parts together determine the grade for the written exam.
Evaluation criteria
II) In addition, students are required to prepare an ESSAY, on a case chosen by the student, developing an article of about 2000 words that must be handed in at the exam date (printed in front and in the back of white A4 paper, single-spaced, stapled without covers). The essay can be prepared in group – option recommended - in groups of 3-4 students maximum, where each student has to prepare about 2000 words. The essay should may be a critical assessment of the entry into a foreign market – already made or planned – of a firm chosen by the student (or group of students).
III) Finally, during the course students are given the opportunity to prepare a group presentation.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
For the overall grade, therefore, one can add the following BONUS to the written exam:
i) Essay - mandatory. Its assessment is done on a 0-30 scale: if insufficient (<18/30), points -1; if 18-20/30, 0 points; if 21-23/30, 1 point; if 24-26/30, 2 points; if 27-30/30, 3 points.
ii) Presentation - for attending students. It gives up to 1 point.
In brief, the FINAL VOTE therefore includes:
1. the grade obtained in the written exam,
2. the bonus for the mandatory essay,
3. the bonus for the group presentation(s).
All bonuses are valid for the whole academic year 2023-24, that is, until the Fall 2024 session included.
Exam language
Inglese
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Prova finale
La prova finale consiste in un elaborato in forma scritta di almeno 60 cartelle, che approfondisce un tema a scelta relativo a uno degli insegnamenti previsti dal piano didattico dello studente. Il tema e il titolo dell’elaborato dovranno essere selezionati in accordo con un docente dell’Ateneo di un SSD fra quelli presenti nel piano didattico dello studente. Il lavoro deve essere sviluppato sotto la guida del docente. La tesi è oggetto di esposizione e discussione orale, in una delle date appositamente stabilite dal calendario delle attività didattiche, dinanzi a una Commissione di Laurea nominata ai sensi del RDA. In accordo con il Relatore, la tesi potrà essere redatta e la discussione potrà svolgersi in lingua inglese.
Per maggiori informazioni e la consultazione delle scadenze e delle commissioni di laurea si rimanda all'apposita sezione dei Servizi di Segreteria studenti.
List of thesis proposals
theses proposals | Research area |
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PMI (SMES) and financial performance | MANAGEMENT OF ENTERPRISES - MANAGEMENT OF ENTERPRISES |
I modelli organizzativi ex. d.lgs 231/2001: diffusione sul territorio | Various topics |
Modalità di frequenza, erogazione della didattica e sedi
Le lezioni di tutti gli insegnamenti del corso di studio, così come le relative prove d’esame, si svolgono in presenza.
Peraltro, come ulteriore servizio agli studenti, è altresì previsto che, salvo diversa comunicazione del singolo docente, le lezioni siano videoregistrate e che vengano messe a disposizione sui relativi spazi e-learning degli insegnamenti alcune settimane dopo il loro svolgimento. Eccezioni a questa tempistica saranno possibili solo nel caso degli studenti a tempo parziale.
La frequenza non è obbligatoria.
Maggiori dettagli in merito all'obbligo di frequenza vengono riportati nel Regolamento del corso di studio disponibile alla voce Regolamenti nel menu Il Corso. Anche se il regolamento non prevede un obbligo specifico, verifica le indicazioni previste dal singolo docente per ciascun insegnamento o per eventuali laboratori e/o tirocinio.
È consentita l'iscrizione a tempo parziale. Per saperne di più consulta la pagina Possibilità di iscrizione Part time.
La sede di svolgimento delle lezioni e degli esami è l'University Hub