Università Roma Tre

Section 1: the Economics of Innovation
- Introduction to the Economics of Innovation
- Innovation and Performance: Growth, Employment, Productivity, Export, Environment
- The theoretical foundations of Science, Innovation and Technology Policies
- The role of Intellectual Property Rights
- Subsidies and tax credit for R&D
- Public policies for eco-innovation
Section 2: The Italian case
- The characteristics of the Italian production system
- The role of public enterprises in the industrial development of Italy
- The Italian National Innovation System
- Industrial Policies in Italy
Section 3: European Regional Policies to promote business investment in innovation activities
- Structural Funds for Cohesion Policies
- The objectives of the 2014-2020 programming period
- he effects of cohesion policies on firms’ performances

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- Luciano Gallino, 2003, La scomparsa dell’Italia industriale, Einaudi.
- Mariana Mazzucato, Lo Stato Innovatore, Laterza 2014.