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29786 - Economic and Business Demography

Academic Year 2024/2025

                
                        Docente:
                        Chiara Puglisi
                    
                        Credits:
                        6
                    
                        SSD:
                        SECS-S/04
                    
                        Language:
                        Italian
                    
                        Teaching Mode:
                        Traditional lectures
                        
                            Campus:
                            Bologna
                        
                            Corso:
                            First cycle degree programme (L) in
                            Statistical Sciences (cod. 8873)

                            Teaching resources on Virtuale
                        
                                    Course Timetable
                                
from Apr 07, 2025 to May 20, 2025

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student will possess the necessary tools for the use of demographic data and the knowledge of demographic techniques for analysing economic behaviour. In particular, the student is able to - apply demographic information and methods to non-human populations - critically use demographic-social information proposed by international organisations - interpret consumption behaviour through the use of demographic methods.

Course contents

1. Demography and economics: Italian trends and challenges for welfare

Analysis of the relationship between economic development and demographic dynamics, with reference to Malthus' theories and alternative views of the relationship between economic progress and population.
Recent trends in Italian demography and consequences from an economic and welfare perspective.

2. Demographic methods for economic analysis and decision making

Sub-regional and small-area population estimates and forecasts.
Structural variables and socio-economic behavior.
The role of territory in decision-making processes: the contribution of geomarketing.
Demography for the study of business populations.

3. Cases of applied demography

Readings/Bibliography

F. RACIOPPI, G. RIVELLINI, Applied Demography. La Demografia per le aziende e la governante locale, Edizioni Nuova Cultura, 2013.

S. MANZOCCHI, M. R. TESTA, La deriva demografica. Popolazione, economia, società, Introduzione. RIVISTA DI POLITICA ECONOMICA, 2021.

To brush up on basic demographic concepts and tools of analysis, one of the following:

G. DE SANTIS, Demografia, Il Mulino, 2010

G. BLANGIARDO, Elementi di demografia, Il Mulino, 2006

Teaching methods

Lectures with slides and exercises with R program.

Assessment methods

The final examination is written and includes a practical part (exercises to be carried out with R) and a theoretical part (answering open questions).

Teaching tools

During the lectures, the reading of scientific articles on the topics addressed during the course is offered.

Office hours

See the website of Chiara Puglisi

SDGs

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.