PRESENTAZIONE

The course deals with some of the most important issues in the recent economic policy debate: the implications of ageing and of technological innovation.

OBIETTIVI FORMATIVI

The course mainly deals with economic policy issues associated with ageing innovation policy, monetary policy and behavioural policy

Modalità didattiche

Tradition lecture and group presentations.

PROGRAMMA/CONTENUTO

1) voting theory

2) economic implications of ageing

• sustainability and distributive effects of pay-as-you-go and funded pension schemes
• social policies (long term-care and against poverty)
• financial tools supporting old age consumption

3) innovation and productivity

• productivity definitions and measures
• recent productivity dynamics and their determinants
• technological innovation and productivity
• the implications of the digitalization of the economy
• economic policy in the digital era

4) introduction to macro-dynamics

5) a few models on monetary policy theory

TESTI/BIBLIOGRAFIA

Please see aulaweb.

Commissione d'esame

LUCA BELTRAMETTI (Presidente)

GABRIELE CARDULLO

Modalità didattiche

Tradition lecture and group presentations.

INIZIO LEZIONI

According to official calendar.

Modalità d'esame

Oral and written essay.

Modalità di accertamento

Three open questions, one of which on analytically funded models.