Training and Research
PhD Programme Courses/classes - 2019/2020
Lezioni Dottorandi
Credits: 50
Language: Italian
Teacher: Valeria Franceschi, Catia Scricciolo
Behavioral and Experimental Economics
Credits: 5
Language: Italian
Teacher: Maria Vittoria Levati, Chiara Nardi, Luca Zarri
Corporate governance
Credits: 4
Language: Italian
Teacher: Alessandro Lai
Development Economics
Credits: 4
Language: Italian
Teacher: Federico Perali
Econometrics for management
Credits: 4
Language: Italian
Teacher: Francesca Rossi, Laura Magazzini
Energy Economics
Credits: 2,5
Language: Italian
Teacher: Luigi Grossi
Game Theory
Credits: 4
Language: Italian
Teacher: Francesco De Sinopoli
Inequality
Credits: 5
Language: Italian
Teacher: Francesco Andreoli, Claudio Zoli
Macro economics
Credits: 2,5
Language: Italian
Teacher: Alessia Campolmi
Macroeconomics I
Credits: 10
Language: Italian
Teacher: Claudio Zoli, Angelo Zago, Martina Menon
Mathematics
Credits: 7,5
Language: Italian
Teacher: Alberto Peretti, Athena Picarelli, Letizia Pellegrini
Organization Theory
Credits: 4
Language: Italian
Teacher: Cecilia Rossignoli, Alessandro Zardini, Lapo Mola
Political economy
Credits: 5
Language: Italian
Teacher: Emanuele Bracco, Roberto Ricciuti, Marcella Veronesi
Probability
Credits: 7,5
Language: Italian
Teacher: Marco Minozzo
Metodi quantitativi per la gestione aziendale
Credits: 5
Language: Italian
Teacher: Riccardo Scarpa
Statistica
Credits: 7,5
Language: Italian
Supply Chain Management
Credits: 4
Language: Italian
Teacher: Barbara Gaudenzi
Political economy (2019/2020)
Academic staff
Referent
Credits
5
Language
Italian
Class attendance
Free Choice
Location
VERONA
Learning outcomes
The course aims to give some theoretical and empirical background in the study of political decisions.
Program
Module A – 8 hours (Roberto Ricciuti)
This module introduces state capacity a topic of current research in political economy. In particular, it will deal with:
1. Development clusters
2. Fiscal capacity
3. Legal capacity
4. Political violence
The main refence is Besley and Persson, Pillars of Prosperity (chapters 1-4).
Module B – 6 hours (Emanuele Bracco)
This module provides further theoretical underpinning to part C, looking in particular at electoral and political systems, and accountability.
• Morelli, M., “Party Formation and Policy Outcomes under Different Electoral Systems,” Review of Economic Studies, 2004.
• Myerson, R., “Theoretical Comparisons of Electoral Systems: 1998 Schumpeter Lecture,” European Economic Review, 1999.
• Lizzeri, A. and N. Persico [2001], “The provision of public goods under alternative electoral incentives”, AER 91, 225-245.
• Rogoff, Kenneth. “Equilibrium Political Budget Cycles.” The American Economic Review, vol. 80, no. 1, 1990, pp. 21–36.
• Persson, Torsten, et al. “Comparative Politics and Public Finance.” Journal of Political Economy, vol. 108, no. 6, 2000, pp. 1121–1161.
Module C – 6 hours (Marcella Veronesi)
This module introduces students to methods frequently used in political economy to infer causality. A close understanding of these methods is central to current empirical work in political economy. This module will focus on both experimental and non-experimental methods with a focus on hands-on implementation of methods using actual data. Students will be expected to read the assigned papers, discuss the basic issues, the methods used, and reproduce the results. There is no single textbook on which lectures are based. Specific readings will be suggested during the course such as
Acemoglu, D., S. Johnson, J. A. Robinson (2001), “The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation,” American Economic Review, 91(5): 1369-1401. http://economics.mit.edu/faculty/acemoglu/data/ajr2001
Brollo, F., T. Nannicini, R. Perotti, and G. Tabellini (2013), “The Political Resource Curse,” American Economic Review 2013, 103(5): 1759–1796. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.103.5.1759
Dal Bó, P., A. Foster, and L. Putterman (2010), “Institutions and Behavior: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Democracy,” American Economic Review 100: 2205–2229. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.100.5.2205
Nannicini, T., A. Stella, G. Tabellini, and U. Troiano (2013), “Social Capital and Political Accountability,” American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 5(2): 222–250. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pol.5.2.222
Examination Methods
Grades will be calculated based upon the following criteria:
20% Assignment on case studies
80% Essay. It could be either a survey of the literature (4000 words) or (preferably) an empirical application on a relevant economic issue (3000 words).
PhD school courses/classes - 2019/2020
PhD School training offer to be defined
Faculty
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Magazzini Laura
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Manzoni Elena
PhD students
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