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Study Plan
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Laurea in Economia, imprese e mercati internazionali - Enrollment from 2025/2026The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
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Technological change and the economy (2022/2023)
Teaching code
4S008947
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
SECS-P/01 - ECONOMICS
Period
Secondo semestre (lauree) dal Feb 20, 2023 al May 31, 2023.
Learning objectives
The aim of the course is to show how technological innovation is changing consumption and production activities and consequently the relationships between different economic actors involved. The student will be able to understand the impact of the web on consumption and leisure activities; the impact of automation on the location and production choices of firms; the impact of technological innovation on transport and on the relationships between firms along the value chains. In particular, students will be able to understand how innovation can influence business strategies as well as the balance of power and the distribution of the economic surplus between the various participants and stakeholders involved in economic activity.
Prerequisites and basic notions
Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.
Program
Economic growth in the long run.
The origins of wealth and inequality.
The great digital transition.
Didactic methods
Lectures.
Learning assessment procedures
90-minute written exam.
There is an intermediate test of 2 questions which is worth 50% of the final grade. The test exempts from the questions on that part in the first two exams of the summer session. The final exam, for those who have accepted the grade of the intermediate exam, concerns the remaining material.
The exam is the same for attending, non-attending and Erasmus students.
Evaluation criteria
The ability to critically read the economic phenomena analyzed in the course is particularly appreciated.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
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Exam language
English