000432LA - ECONOMICS AND INNOVATION POLICY - A

courses
ID:
000432LA
Duration (hours):
48
CFU:
6
SSD:
POLITICA ECONOMICA
Located in:
PESCARA
Url:
LEGAL SCIENCES FOR INTERNATIONALISATION AND BUSINESS INNOVATION/CORSO GENERICO Year: 1
Year:
2025
Course Catalogue:
https://unich.coursecatalogue.cineca.it/af/2025?co...

Overview

Date/time interval

Secondo Semestre (02/03/2026 - 31/05/2026)

Syllabus

Course Objectives


Knowledge and understanding

The main objective of the course is to provide students with the basic economic tools needed to analyse the determinants, the nature and the effects of innovation. The course fits the context of the degree in Scienze Giuridiche per l’Internazionalizzazione e l’innovazione delle Imprese (Giur.Inn) by providing economic knowledge and skills useful to understand the institutional and market framework whereby firm activities take place, particularly innovation activities, so as to be able to tackle complex situations and to elaborate innovative strategies from an interdisciplinary perspective. The acquired competences are also susceptible to make the graduate in Scienze Giuridice capable to use the legal tools aimed at protecting products and services with a relevant innovative component and to address legal questions related to digital technologies with a greater awareness of the underlying economic dynamics. They are functional to various job responsibilities: from internal general counsel, to the expert in euro-projects and law of new technologies, to positions of responsibility within chambers of commerce, professional associations and local development offices, to professional and consulting activities.



Autonomous judgement

Particular attention will be devoted to the practical application of the main economic concepts illustrated, so as to stimulate the ability to apply the acquired knowledge in real contexts with a higher degree of complexity with respect to textbook examples and critical spirit. Moreover, the tools needed to read and interpret economic data relevant to the innovative context will be provided.





Written and oral communication abilities

The course aims to provide students with the ability to correctly use the economic terminology, to effectively communicate and to autonomously organize their reasoning on topics related to innovation and new technologies, so as to be able to interact effectively with economists and technicians in an interdisciplinary context.




Course Prerequisites


Basic knowledge of microeconomic concepts.




Teaching Methods


Interactive lectures, case studies, class presentations and debates on selected topics.




Assessment Methods


The exam foresees a written part that may contain open questions and/or exercises, graded on a scale of 30. Passing the written part with a grade of at least 17/30 is a necessary condition to take the oral part of the exam, which may be requested by the student or the instructor. The final mark will be given by the arithmetic average of the written and the oral part (if any), always on a scale of 30.

The exam will cover the topics illustrated in the course and indicated in the program. The evaluation will concern not only the specific knowledge of the topic contents, but also the use of terminology, the effectiveness in communication, the organization of discourse and the ability to elaborate and critically interpret the different topics.




Texts


The references for this course are given by a set of book chapter and scientific articles selected by the instructor. Please, see the extended program for the exact references.



Articles, slides and other additional material to support lectures and practical sessions will be provided by the instructor.




Contents


The course introduces the student to the knowledge of the main economic aspects of innovation dynamics at the firm and economic system level, as well as to the tools and effects of innovation policies. In particular, the course addresses the main incentive problems related to innovation investment – appropriability of results and financing of innovative ideas – and compares the different policy instruments that can be used to mitigate them. This provides an overview of the institutional context within which innovative firm activities take place. Specific attention will be devoted to the ratio and the economic effects of the industrial property system, to the entrepreneurial strategies related to the patenting, and to the strategies of open innovation. Determinants of innovation different from the legal-institutional context will also be examined, and particularly: market structure, demand and the firm’s corporate governance structure. Moreover, the economic aspects of digital innovation both online (within the e-commerce context) and in the traditional sectors (within the context of Industry 4.0) will be addressed. The student will be introduced to the economic implications of network effects, multi-sided platforms, big data and artificial intelligence. Finally, some space will be devoted to address innovation issues related to the recent Covid-19 pandemic.




Course Language


Italian




More information


Lecture material will be made available on the FAD website for the course.




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