Economics, Government and Administration | ECONOMICS OF PUBLIC SERVICES

cod. 0223100016

ECONOMICS OF PUBLIC SERVICES

	0223100016
	DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE ECONOMICHE E STATISTICHE
	EQF7
	ECONOMIA GOVERNO E AMMINISTRAZIONE
	2018/2019

CURRICULUM GOVERNO E AMMINISTRAZIONE

	YEAR OF COURSE 1
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2018
	PRIMO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	SECS-P/02	6	40	LESSONS	SUPPLEMENTARY COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

PROFESSORS

	GIUSEPPINA AUTIERO T Curriculum
	BRUNA BRUNO Curriculum

	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.

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.

	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 AND REASONS FOR STATE INTERVENTION -INSTITUTIONS AND ANALYSIS OF SOME PUBLIC UTILITIES -INFLUENCE OF PUBLIC UTILITIES ON COUNTRIES' ECONOMIC PERFORMANCES

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 AND REASONS FOR STATE INTERVENTION
-INSTITUTIONS AND ANALYSIS OF SOME PUBLIC UTILITIES
-INFLUENCE OF PUBLIC UTILITIES ON COUNTRIES' ECONOMIC PERFORMANCES

	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, I 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 WITH AN INTERVIEW AIMED AT TESTING STUDENTS’ KNOWLEGE AND ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND ACHIEVED, AND , AT THE SAME TIME, THE EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD. THE AIM OF ORAL EXAM IS TO ASSESS WHETHER STUDENTS HAVE UNDERSTOOD MARKET FAILURES AND THE ROLE OF STATE INTERVENTION IN PROVIDING PUBLIC UTILITIES . THE GRADES ARE ON A BASE OF 30.

	Texts
	FIRST MODULE: POLITICA ECONOMICA DI R. CELLINI, CAP. 6 E 7, AND LECTURES NOTES SECOND MODULE: MICROECONOMIA (H.R. VARIAN, 1987), CHAP. 31 'ESTERNALITÀ', CHAP. 32 'BENI PUBBLICI'; CORSO DI SCIENZA DELLE FINANZE (P. BOSIO, 2015) , CHAP. 8; ECONOMIA DEL SETTORE PUBBLICO (J. E. STIGLITZ, 2008), CHAP.6,7.

	More Information
	DURING THE COURSE 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 (HTTP://DOCENTI.UNISA.IT/003708/HOME).

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