ID:
509648
Duration (hours):
40
CFU:
6
SSD:
ECONOMIA APPLICATA
Year:
2025
Overview
Date/time interval
Secondo Semestre (23/02/2026 - 29/05/2026)
Syllabus
Course Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to:
1. appraise and critically discuss disparate theories concerning with green growth and clean innovation;
2. be able to connect theory with empirical approaches in order to interpret and critically discuss results and in turn inform policy debates;
3. carry out some preliminary simple descriptive analysis and build statistics to investigate economic and innovation dynamics.
1. appraise and critically discuss disparate theories concerning with green growth and clean innovation;
2. be able to connect theory with empirical approaches in order to interpret and critically discuss results and in turn inform policy debates;
3. carry out some preliminary simple descriptive analysis and build statistics to investigate economic and innovation dynamics.
Course Prerequisites
It helps to have some knowledge of approaches and concepts related to innovation and technological change (e.g. technological regime, measures of innovation) as those discussed in the course ‘Innovazione e Sviluppo’.
Teaching Methods
The teaching method includes lectures , data labs , student-led debates , presentations of students, seminars with experts, student-led projects
Assessment Methods
Attending:
20% class participation (including final and mid-term presentations and active participation at seminars with experts)
40% group project
40% final written individual exam (2 open questions)
Non Attending:
100% written exam (4 questions) with additional readings
20% class participation (including final and mid-term presentations and active participation at seminars with experts)
40% group project
40% final written individual exam (2 open questions)
Non Attending:
100% written exam (4 questions) with additional readings
Texts
Jones, C. (2005). Introduction to Economic Growth (2nd ed.). London and New York: Norton. Chapter 2: The Solow Model. (Focus on pages 17-32, 38-39, 43-50 and don’t worry too much about the mathematics.) (*) Vos, R. (2007). Perspective Defining sustainability: a conceptual orientation. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 82: 334-339 (*) United Nations Environmental Programme (2011). Decoupling natural resource use and environmental impacts from economic growth. Chapter 2, pages 7-39. Hickel, J. and G. Kallis (2019). Is green growth possible? New Political Economy 25: 469-486.(*) Van den Bergh, J. and G. Kallis (2012). Growth, a-growth or degrowth to stay within planetary boundaries? Journal of Economic Issues 46 : 909-920 (*) Altenburg, T., & Assmann, C. (Eds.). (2017). Green Industrial Policy. Concept, Policies, Country Experiences. Geneva, Bonn: UN Environment; GDI (DIE). Chapter 1. (*) Mazzucato, M. (2018). Mission-oriented innovation policies: challenges and opportunities. Industrial and Corporate Change, 27(5), 803-815. (*) Corrocher, N., Malerba, F., & Morrison, A. (2021). Technological regimes, patent growth, and catching-up in green technologies. Industrial and Corporate Change, 30(4), 1084-1107. Perez C. and L. Soete (1988) "Catching up in technology: entry barriers and windows of opportunity". In G.Dosi et al. eds. Technical Change and Economic Theory, London: Francis Pinter, pp. 458-479. (*) Hidalgo, C. A. (2021). Economic complexity theory and applications. Nature Reviews Physics, 3(2), 92-113. (*) Hidalgo, C. A. (2023). The policy implications of economic complexity. Research Policy, 52(9), 104863. (*) alland, P. A., Boschma, R., Crespo, J., & Rigby, D. L. (2019). Smart specialization policy in the European Union: relatedness, knowledge complexity and regional diversification. Regional Studies, 53(9), 1252-1268. (*) Corrocher, N., Grabner, S. M., & Morrison, A. (2024). Green technological diversification: The role of international linkages in leaders, followers and catching-up countries. Research Policy, 53(4), Mealy, P., & Teytelboym, A. (2022). Economic complexity and the green economy. Research Policy, 51(8), 103948. Islam, N., & Winkel, J. (2017). Climate change and social inequality. Vona, F. (2023). Managing the distributional effects of climate policies: A narrow path to a just transition. Ecological Economics, 205, 107689. (*)
Contents
How can we transition towards a sustainable economy? Can technological change facilitate such a transition? And how do different stakeholders (e.g. government, Ngo) enhance/hinder this process both locally and globally? The aim of this course is to provide theoretical and empirical knowledge of how economic systems cope with the challenges of environmental sustainability and the transition towards a green economy. A particular attention will be given to technological change, as a main driver of green growth and sustainable transition. The programme builds on knowledge from a variety of approaches in the fields of economic growth, environmental economics, technological change, sustainable transition, economic geography and science and public policy. Theoretical knowledge will be complemented with data analysis sessions and debates on compelling societal questions. Besides the instructor, during the course students will have the chance to interact with experts in the field. This year the course will have a dedicated module (12 hours) to explore the Economics of Science and the role of Mobility for knowledge diffusion. This module will be delivered by Ina Ganuli from the University of Massachusetts (USA). Topics and programme: 1. Economic growth and sustainable development 2. Greening capitalism: theoretical approaches a. Technological change and sustainable transition b. Growth vs de-growth c. Complexity and relatedness 3. Empirics and policies for green growth and clean tech sectors 4. Relevant debates around green growth 5. Measuring green growth: data and methods 6. Measuring green tech: data and methods NEW only for 2026: Economics of Science (Ina Ganguli)
Course Language
English
Degrees
Degrees (3)
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Master’s Degree
2 years
WORLD POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Master’s Degree
2 years
WORLD POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Master’s Degree
2 years
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