29786 - Economic and Business Demography

Learning outcomes

The objective of the course is to familiarise students with some of the main demographic trends and techniques and their applications in business. The attention is devoted to real circumstances in which demographic methods, data and theory can be actively applied.

Course contents

Part 1

- Applied demography: concepts, definitions of applied demography and data sources;

- Demographic trends and consumer behaviour.

- Poverty and inequality in Europe and in Italy.
Part 2

- The demography of enterprises. Application of demographic methods to business organizations.

- Human resources planning, organizational demography.
- Demographic techniques for enterprises analysis: life tables, cohort analysis, standardization.

 

Readings/Bibliography

Texts 1 and 2 are to be chosen.

1) Racioppi F. , RIVELLINI G, (2013), Applied demography. La demografia per le aziende e la governance locale, Edizioni Nuova Cultura, Roma  (specified parts).

2) MICHELI G.A., RIVELLINI G., ( 1997) Popolazione e mercato, F. Angeli, Milano ( specified parts).

Eurostat − OECD (2007), Manual on Business Demography Statistics, European Communities / OECD, Luxembourg, cap. 2 e 4  (http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu)

European Commission (2013) Business demography statistics( http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Business_demography_statistics)

Istat (2013), Demografia d'impresa. Anni 2006-2011, Istat, Roma (http://www.istat.it/it/archivio/99964).

Addistional texts will be distributed by the teacher

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons; discussion of arguments that the students can deepen.

Assessment methods

Oral examination.Oral examination includes students' work too.
To support assesment, the student must enroll via electronic bulletin board in accordance with mandatory deadlines. If the student fails to enroll by the due date he must communicate, before the official closing of the  lists, the problem to the teacher who will place him in the list.

Teaching tools

PC, videoprojector, overhead projector.

Office hours

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