75572 - GREEN TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

At the end of this course, students will have an in-depth understanding of the economic approach, both theoretical and empirical, to technology, science and innovation. In particular, topics covered include the sources of technological change, the institutions and policies that promote innovation and the impact of innovation and technology on business competition and the economy. Case studies and historical examples will be mostly environment- and energy-related.

Contenuti

Innovation and Economic Growth
Innovation and Industrial Dynamics
The diffusion of new technologies
Economic Growth and the Environment
Environmental Regulation and Innovation
Factors driving 'green' innovation
Analysis of firm and industry case studies

Testi/Bibliografia

Libri di testo principali:
Markus, A. A. 'Innovations in Sustainability. Fuel and Food', Cambridge University Press Cambridge 2015
Malerba F. Brusoni S. 'Perspectives on innovation' Cambridge University Press Cambridge 2007

 

Articoli

Ambec Stefan and Lanoie Paul, Does It Pay to Be Green? A Systematic Overview", Academy of Management Perspective, 2008, pp. 45-62
Ayres, R. U. , L. W. Ayres, and B. Warr. Exergy, power and work in the U.S. economy 1900-1998. Energy, The International Journal, 28(3):219–273, 2003
Brock, William A. & Taylor, M. Scott, 2005. "Economic Growth and the Environment: A Review of Theory and Empirics," Handbook of Economic Growth, in: Philippe Aghion & Steven Durlauf (ed.), Handbook of Economic Growth, edition 1, volume 1, chapter 28, pages 1749-1821 Elsevier.
Copeland Brian R. and M. Scott Taylor, 2004. "Trade, Growth, and the Environment," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 42(1), pages 7-71
Dasgupta, S. , B. Laplante, H. Wang, and D. Wheeler. Confronting the environmental kuznets curve. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 16(1):147–168, 2002
de Bruyn, S. M. & van den Bergh, J. C. J. M. & Opschoor, J. B., 1998, "Economic growth and emissions: reconsidering the empirical basis of environmental Kuznets curves," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 25(2), pages 161-175, May.
Grossman, G. M., Pollution and growth: What do we know? In Sustainable Economic Development, pages 19–47. Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Nordhaus, W. D., "Lethal model II: The limits to growth revisited", Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1992(2):1–59, 1992.
Porter M. E. and C. van der Linde. 'Toward a new conception of the environment-competitiveness relationship'. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 9(4):97–118, Fall 1995
Stern, D. I, The rise and fall of the environmental kuznets curve. World Development, 32(8):1419–1439, 2004.

Altre letture saranno indicate durante il corso

Metodi didattici

Didattica frontale, discussione in classe di articoli e casi studio

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

Esame scritto, take-home assignment e/o progetto 

Strumenti a supporto della didattica

Eventuali lucidi ed altro materiale saranno messi a disposizione degli studenti campus.unibo.it

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Marco Grazzi