03568 - Economic Policy

Learning outcomes

The course would make the students be able to analyse the economic policies and their effects on the economic and social development.

The student knows the structural economic problems of Italian economy (local development, public debt, Southern-Northern differences, employments).

The student could be understand and analyse the principal economic documents.

To reach these objectives the students will be able to use the most important national and international data bases to study the economical policies (Regio- Data Base Eurostat, Istat-Data Base).

Course contents

Introduction to political economy (1 hour);

Italian policy economy (13 hours)

- The development and the Italian economic trends in the latter postwar;

- The Italian endogenous models and local systems, the industrial districts and the globalization;

- Measure of Territorial Capital

- Territorial development policies. From the Cassa per il Mezzogiorno to EU regional policies. Similarities and differences.

- Fair and Sustainable Welfare (BES) indicators: Amartya Sen's theory as a background and targets for Italian economic policy.

-Structural problems of the Italian economy and economic policy measures (4 theoretical hours and 2 laboratory hours):

- Poverty in Italy and the adoption of the Citizenship Income
- the South and the end of the extraordinary intervention, employment and unemployment.
-The public debt in Italy

  Measurement and perception of corruption and institutional quality (2 theoretical hours and 2 laboratory hours).

The main EU policies (8 hours and 2 laboratory hours)

The role of the Italian economic policy in the European contest;

-EU Cohesion Policy: History, Principles and Characteristics

-Implementation in Italy: opportunities and problems

- The single market, the Maastricht agreements, the economic and monetary union;

The EU budget 2021-2027. The planning cycle of the Cohesion Policy 2021-2027 (2 hours)

-The future of European policies in light of the Covid-19 health emergency of 2020

- The programming cycle of the Cohesion Policy 2021-2027

Given the issues addressed in this Economic Policy course, it contributes to greater awareness and, therefore, to the achievement of the objectives,  5, 8, 10 and 16, of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Readings/Bibliography

Documents about European and Italian Economic Policy that can be downloaded from the web-site IOL (Teaching On Line), slides  and some chapters/paragraphs indicated in the last slide related to the topic:

Politica Economica – Valli, 2005 Cap.1 e Cap. 4

Politica Economica Volume I – Valli, 1998 Cap.13 e paragrafi 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4, 14.5 e 15.5

Politica Economica – Valli, 2005

Mezzogiorno a tradimento – Viesti – Cap.3

Le cause del divario Nord-Sud in Italia e gli effetti delle politiche pubbliche sulla società nel Mezzogiorno, tesi SVIC di Alessandra Buonaiuto

Politica Economica – Valli, 2005 - Par. 5.8

Lo sviluppo locale – Ciapetti, 2010

Il distretto industriale Marshalliano come concetto socio-economico - G. Becattini, 1991

LA GOVERNANCE NEI DISTRETTI INDUSTRIALI DEL TERZO MILLENNIO Il caso della Regione Marche e l’area di crisi industriale complessa del Fermano Maceratese, tesi di laurea Svic di M. G. Paccapelo a.a. 2019/2020 SVIC

Le nuove politiche regionali dell'Unione Europea – Viesti, Prota – Cap.1 e 2

Politica Regionale – Commissione Europea [http://www2.stat.unibo.it/brasili/polec_2017/regional_policy_it.pdf]

I fondi strutturali europei: otto lezioni dall'esperienza italiana – Viesti, Luongo 2014

Le nuove politiche regionali dell'Unione Europea – Viesti, Prota – Cap.7

Le nuove politiche regionali dell'Unione Europea – Viesti, Prota – Cap.8

Investire nelle regioni: la riforma della Politica di coesione dell’UE 2014-2020

Sintesi dell’accordo di partenariato per l’Italia, 2014-2020, European Commission 2014

Accordo di partenariato 2014-2020 Italia allegato 1 risultati attesi - azioni

Politica Economica Europea - Valli, 1999 par.2.2 e 2.3

Politica Economica e Macroeconomia Vittorio Valli e altri, paragrafi 7.6, 7.7, 7.8 (2010), Ed. Carocci

Padoa-Schioppa Tommaso, L’Euro in prospettiva storica, il Mulino, n.399, 1/2002

La finanza pubblica e il debito pubblico Dott.ssa Arianna Moschetti Da pag 10 a pag 13 E da pag 21 a pag 45

I numeri della corruzione – C. Brasili (2012)

Relazione dell’Unione sulla lotta alla corruzione (2014)

Relazione dell’Unione sulla lotta alla corruzione – foglio paese Italia (2014)

Letture integrative:

Rapporti BES 2018, 2019 e 2020

Istat, I distretti industriali 2011

I distretti industriali del Terzo Millennio – F. Guelpa, S. Micelli, 2007 Cap.1

I distretti industriali del Terzo Millennio – F. Guelpa, S. Micelli, 2007 Cap.7

Lo sviluppo è libertà – Sen, 2000

La povertà in Italia - Sintesi Rapporto Istat 2016 (13/07/2017)

Città e sviluppo locale – Bertini, Brasili, 2014

I “nuovi” distretti agroalimentari tra i “nuovi” distretti industriali- C. Brasili, R. Fanfani

Nel DEF 2017 per la prima volta gli indicatori BeS

Il Quadro Strategico Nazionale 2007-2013

Mantovani A., Mattarin L, Economia dell’integrazione europea, Il Mulino, Bologna 2008 (cap 5 pp. 163-200)

Teaching methods

The teaching method followed is to theoretically address a problem of economic policy (through lectures, 30 hours) and then to show the empirical analysis approach through the use and discussion of databases and data related to the problem addressed in the lectures in the computer lab (6 hours).

Assessment methods

Verification of the degree of learning of the topics will be conducted through the written or oral exam.

Written tests will be carried out in the June and July exam sessions: two theoretical open questions of your choice on 3 and 1 open question relating to the laboratory topics for a total of an hour and a half. Each will be evaluated with a maximum score of 10. If only one of the questions is insufficient (evaluation 5), it can be integrated by an oral one. Three tens, obtained in the open questions correspond to an evaluation of 30 with honors.

The September and winter exams will be oral and the questions will be set as for the written one (2/3 theoretical questions and one laboratory).

The evaluation of the oral exam will be given according to the criterion:
• Sufficient preparation and analytical skills, expressed in a formally correct language → 18-22;
• Technically adequate preparation, sufficient analytical skills, even if not particularly articulated, expressed in correct language → 23-26;
• In-depth knowledge of the topics covered in the course, good analytical and critical skills, mastery of specific terminology → 27-29;
• Very in-depth knowledge of the topics covered in the course, critical analysis and connection skills, mastery of specific terminology → 30-30L.

At the end of the course students are expected to hold the following competences:

• Knowledge of EU economic policies and their relations with Italian and International economic policies;

• Ability to apply methods and tools presented during the course;

• Ability to discuss the outcomes of the empirical analysis in the light of recent literature and current political economy strategies.

Teaching tools

Reading materials can be found at:

Unibo Virtuale - Università di Bologna https://virtuale.unibo.it

Lessons will not be recorded.

Office hours

See the website of Cristina Brasili