Università Roma Tre

1. The Neo-Institutional Theory of the Firm
1.1 Overview of the neoclassical theory of the firm
1.2 Ronal Coase and the transaction cost theory
1.3 The contribution of Oliver Williamson
1.4 Quasi-Rents: Klein, Crawford, Alchian
1.5 Property Rights Theory : Grossman, Hart e Moore
2. The organization of Italian firms
2.1 From large firms and the economic miracle of the 60's to the industrial discticts of the '80s
2.2 Firms and globalization
3. Main issues
3.1 Productivity
3.2 R&D
3.3 ICT and Industry 4.0
3.4 The internationalization of the Italian economy and Italian firms
3.5 Global Value Chains
4. Laboratory session

Che cosa sa fare l'Italia, di Giunta A., Rossi S. (2017), Roma, Laterza. Capitoli 2, 3, 4
Dinamiche industriali, di Lotti F. e Meliciani V., Bologna, Il Mulino. Capitoli VIII, IX, X
A reading list will be suggested during the Course and available on the course TEAMS