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75572 - GREEN TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

Anno Accademico 2018/2019

                
                        Docente:
                        Alessandro Tavoni
                    
                        Crediti formativi:
                        6
                    
                        SSD:
                        SECS-P/02
                    
                        Lingua di insegnamento:
                        Inglese
                    
                        Modalità didattica:
                        Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza
                        
                            Campus:
                            Rimini
                        
                            Corso:
                            Laurea Magistrale in
                            Resource economics and sustainable development / economia delle risorse e dello sviluppo sostenibile (cod. 8839)

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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

Lecture 1 (Tue, 3 hrs) Introduction + Green Growth

Lecture 2 (Thu, 3 hrs) Green Investment

Lecture 3 (Tue, 3 hrs) Technological Change Definitions + Technological Progress

Lecture 4 (Thu, 3 hrs) Market Failures in Knowledge

Lecture 5 (Tue, 3 hrs) Globalisation & Innovation. Deadline for submitting the presentations

Lecture 6 (Thu, 3 hrs) Demand for Energy Efficiency

Lecture 7 (Tue, 3 hrs) Presentations 1

Lecture 8 (Thu, 3 hrs) Presentations 2

Lecture 9 (Tue, 3 hrs) Energy Economics (historical perspective)

Lecture 10 (Thu, 3 hrs) Innovation and Behaviour + Review (time permitting)

Testi/Bibliografia

Assigned readings and lecture slides.

The interested student may look for further insights in the following chapters:

Chapter 28 - Economic Growth and the Environment: A Review of Theory and Empirics. By William A. Brock and M. Scott Taylor. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1574-0684(05)01028-2