Economic Policy (Politica Economica)

The course introduces the student to the knowledge of the objectives and a selection of the main tools of economic policy. In particular, it proposes an introduction to the following aspects of economic policy: policies to promote static and dynamic efficiency (regulation and antitrust); redistribution policies, fiscal policies, growth and development policies. Particular attention will be devoted to highlighting the evolution of the role of public intervention in the context of the great transformations of the global economy, having specific regard to their impact on inequality. All the topics addressed will be illustrated with rich references to the concrete Italian reality.

All materials are available on the "FAD" of the course.  

Economics of innovation and innovation policies (Economia e Politica dell’Innovazione)

The course introduces the student to the knowledge of the main economic aspects of innovation dynamics at the firm and economic system level, as well as to the tools and effects of innovation policies. In particular, the course addresses the main incentive problems related to innovation investment – appropriability of results and financing of innovative ideas – and compares the different policy instruments that can be used to mitigate them. This provides an overview of the institutional context within which innovative firm activities take place. Specific attention will be devoted to the ratio and the economic effects of the industrial property system, to the entrepreneurial strategies related to patenting, and to the strategies of open innovation. Determinants of innovation different from the legal-institutional context will also be examined, and particularly: market structure, demand, and the firm’s corporate governance structure. Moreover, the economic aspects of digital innovation both online (within the e-commerce context) and in the traditional sectors (within the context of Industry 4.0) will be addressed. The student will be introduced to the economic implications of network effects, multi-sided platforms, big data and artificial intelligence.

All materials are available on the "FAD" of the course.  

I regularly give lectures at the Center for a Digital Society to advanced audiences composed of professionals, PhD students, and representatives from regulatory and antitrust institutions from all over the world. I'm also part of the faculty teaching specialized courses to European judges on competition and regulation. 

Examples of topics for my lectures are: vertical restraints, detection of collusive behavior, cloud computing, open source innovation, economics of intellectual property, economics of private damages actions, mergers in high-tech sectors, sharing economy, role of efficiencies in antitrust assessment.