- Academic year: 2013/2014
- Prof. Fabiano Schivardi
- Semester: second semester
- Period: February-May
- Total lectures: 8
Students are required to attend at least 7 lectures and to pass the final essay to earn 4 credits recognized as "other activities".
Course contents
The aim of the seminars series is to supply a coherent analytical framework to study the characteristics of the Italian economy, focusing in particular on the causes of the growth slowdown of the last two decades. It will alternate lectures from LUISS professors and seminars from operators in the private and public sectors on specific topics.
1st lecture
Some facts about the Italian economy
2nd lecture
The productivity slowdown and its causes
3rd lecture
The financial system
4th lecture
The education system
5th lecture
Challenges for the manufacturing sector
6th lecture
Service sectors open to competition
7th lecture
Network sectors
8th lecture
Growth policies
Calendar of lectures
Italian Economy |
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Data |
Orario |
Aula |
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1 |
lunedì 24 febbraio 2014 |
9.00 – 12.00 |
207 |
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2 |
lunedì 3 marzo 2014 |
9.00 – 12.00 |
207 |
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3 |
lunedì 10 marzo 2014 |
9.00 – 12.00 |
207 |
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4 |
lunedì 17 marzo 2014 |
9.00 – 12.00 |
207 |
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5 |
lunedì 24 marzo 2014 |
9.00 – 12.00 |
207 |
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6 |
lunedì 31 marzo 2014 |
9.00 – 12.00 |
207 |
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7 |
lunedì 7 aprile 2014 |
9.00 – 12.00 |
207 |
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8 |
lunedì 14 aprile 2014 |
9.00 – 12.00 |
207 |
Assessment method
Students will write a brief critical essay on one of the lecture topics.
Suggested reference reading material
Fuori dalla crisi (i Corsivi del Corriere delle Sera)