- Docente: Luigi Alberto Franzoni
- Credits: 8
- SSD: SECS-P/03
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Law and Economics (cod. 0899)
Learning outcomes
This course provides an introduction to the economic theories of the firm.
Course contents
Programma/Contenuti
1. Economic theories of intellectual property
2. Economic theories of the firm
3. Firm and property rights
4. The "law and finance" debate
5. Corporate governance in several countries (Germany, UK, USA, Japan)
Readings/Bibliography
Franzoni - Marchesi, Economia e Politica Economica del Diritto, Il Mulino, ch. 3, 6, 7.
Denicolò-Franzoni "Weak Intellectual Property Rights, Research
Spill-Overs and The Incentive to
Innovate”, in American Law and Economics
Review, 2012, 14/1, pp. 111 - 140 (
link )
Hart, Imprese contratti e struttura finanziaria, Giuffrè, ch. 2
Buchanan and Yoon, Symmetric tragedies: commons and
anticommons, Journal Law and Economics, 2000 (
link)
Assessment methods
Final exam (1.5 hours)
Office hours
See the website of Luigi Alberto Franzoni