Giuseppina AUTIERO | ECONOMICS OF PUBLIC SERVICES
Giuseppina AUTIERO ECONOMICS OF PUBLIC SERVICES
cod. 0223100016
ECONOMICS OF PUBLIC SERVICES
| 0223100016 | |
| DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS | |
| EQF7 | |
| ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION | |
| 2024/2025 |
| YEAR OF COURSE 1 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2018 | |
| AUTUMN SEMESTER |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SECS-P/02 | 6 | 40 | LESSONS |
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| KNOWLEDGE OF INSTITUTIONS MEANT AS SYSTEMS OF RULES, EXPECTATIONS, NORMS AND ORGANIZATIONS. KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEMS UNDERLYING THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES PAYING ATTENTION TO: -THE INFLUENCE OF THE INSTITUTIONAL SETUP; -LIBERALIZATION AND REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES BY PUBLIC AUTHORITIES. ABILITIES TO UNDERSTAND HOW INSTITUTIONAL SETUPS SHAPE PUBLIC INTERVENTION AND TO ASSESS DIFFERENT REGULATION MECHANISMS THROUGH A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS, BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF CASE STUDIES AND SIMULATIONS. MAKING JUDGEMENTS STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE FEATURES ALLOWING AN EFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES AND REQUIRING STATE INTERVENTION IN CASE OF MARKET FAILURES. COMMUNICATION SKILLS STUDENTS CAN COMMUNICATE INFORMATION, KNOWLEDGE, PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS TO BOTH SPECIALIST AND NON SPECIALIST AUDIENCES. LEARNING SKILLS STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP THE ATTITUDE TO SEARCH FOR AND SELECT THE INFORMATION TO CONTEXTUALIZE AND UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEMS ANALYZED BY AUTONOMOUSLY AND CRITICALLY ASSESSING SOURCES. |
| Prerequisites | |
|---|---|
| THERE ARE NO REQUIREMENTS. |
| Contents | |
|---|---|
| FIRST MODULE -CLASSIFICATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES -STATE INTERVENTION: PRIVATIZATION, LIBERALIZATION AND REGULATION -ROLE OF AUTHORITIES AND ANTITRUST POLICY -NETWORK SERVICE, LOCAL PUBLIC UTILITIES AND MUNICIPAL CAPITALISM SECOND MODULE -MARKET FAILURES: EXTERNALITIES, PUBLIC GOODS, MERIT GOODS AND REASONS FOR STATE INTERVENTION. -ANALYSIS OF THE PENSION SYSTEM. |
| Teaching Methods | |
|---|---|
| EACH MODULE CONSISTS OF 10 HOURS OF LECTURES AND 10 HOURS OF SEMINARS. AS SOME OF THE TOPICS ARE CHARACTERIZED BY A MATHEMATICAL APPROACH, WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT STUDENTS ATTEND THE CLASS. STUDENTS IN GROUPS ARE EXPECTED TO READ AND PRESENT ARTICLES-ALSO IN ENGLISH- TO THE OTHERS BY USING POWER POINT. |
| Verification of learning | |
|---|---|
| ORAL EXAMINATION TO TEST STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE AND THE ACHIEVED LEVEL OF EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD. IN PARTICULAR, THE AIM IS TO ASSESS WHETHER STUDENTS HAVE UNDERSTOOD MARKET FAILURES AND THE ROLE OF STATE INTERVENTION IN PROVIDING PUBLIC UTILITIES . GRADES ARE ON A BASE OF 30. THE MINIMUM GRADE TO PASS THE EXAM IS 18/30. |
| Texts | |
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| FIRST MODULE: POLITICA ECONOMICA DI R. CELLINI, CAP. 6 E 7, AND LECTURES NOTES SECOND MODULE: INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS (H.R. VARIAN, 1987), CHAP. 'PUBLIC GOODS'; CORSO DI SCIENZA DELLE FINANZE (P. BOSIO, 2015), CHAP.. 8, PP. 411-451; SLIDES ON THE INSTRUCTOR'S WEBSITE. |
| More Information | |
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| DURING THE COURSE, ON THEIR WEBSITE INSTRUCTORS WILL PUBLISH A READING LIST WITH THE ARTICLES THAT STUDENTS - IN A GROUP WITH A MAXIMUM OF FIVE PEOPLE - WILL PRESENT. EACH GROUP CAN CHOOSE AMONG THE ARTICLES. E-MAIL PINAUT@UNISA.IT, TEL. 089962659. E-MAIL BRBRUNA@UNISA.IT, TEL. 089964337 OUR OFFICE HOURS WILL BE CONSTANTLY UPDATED ON OUR WEBSITE: AUTIERO: HTTP://DOCENTI.UNISA.IT/003708/HOME BRUNO: HTTPS://DOCENTI.UNISA.IT/003707/HOME |
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