Foreign students graduate courses

-The twentieth century

Sraffa and the Capital Theory debate

Groenewegen P.D. and Vaggi G. 2003, A concise history of economic thought, Palgrave, London.

Plus selected readings suggested by the lecturer.

ASSESSMENT

Written Examination

Roberto Fontana

At the end of the course students will have learned:

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  How firms evolve and compete in industries as a consequence of technological change
  
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  How to apply research tools to the analysis of real-life firms, markets and industries.
  

The main focus of the course will be the analysis of the growth and survival of industries and firms, an issue that is crucial to the growth of economies as a whole . To understand how industries develop and change, we need to understand how new or improved production methods and products are introduced. This course examines industrial change, beginning from the inception of an industry. Special attention is paid to the role of technology as an important driver of industrial competition.

We will examine the entry, exit, and growth of firms in individual industrial markets, such as automobiles, tires, semiconductors, lasers, networking products, and computers. We will study how oligopolies form as a result of product variety, economies of scale, scope, advertising and distribution. In so doing, we will also speculate about possible national policies and strategies for corporate success.

Topics will include:

1. 
   Technological change and economic growth
   
2. 
   Sources of invention: Small firms and innovative networks
   
3. 
   Sources of invention: Big firms and streamlined structure, improvement efficiency
   
4. 
   The evolution of new industries
   
5. 
   Turnover of corporate leadership
   
6. 
   Shakeouts
   
7. 
   Alternative reasons for shakeouts and industry concentration
   
8. 
   Product differentiation and market niches
   
9. 
   Firm growth
   

No textbook is planned for the course.

For each lecture, required and optional readings will be based on published academic papers and will be specified in due course to students.
ASSESSMENT

Students will be assessed on the basis of a written exam at the end of the course.

YEAR

The teaching aims to promote understanding of the political process of European integration and European Union, describing the institutional context, the main actors and policies. The optical specification is that of political science and categories of analysis used are those of the theory of international relations, comparative politics and analysis of public policies. Knowledge of the history of European integration and European Union law are considered preparatory.

Giovanni Andrea Toselli

The course engenders discussion of the comparative accounting practices and problems in the international environment. It is designed to explore the concepts, principles, and practices underlying comparative international accounting systems. Providing an overview of the main topics in current international accounting (Global harmonization of financial reporting, convergence around financial reporting standards, IAS/IFRS adoption in the EU), the course focuses mainly in the understanding, and the technical applications, of International Financial Reporting Standards.

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  The accounting language within the international scenario
  
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  The accounting Frameworks
  
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  The international process of accounting harmonisation and standardisation
  
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  The international convergence around IAS/IFRS
  
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  The European Regulation n.1606/2002 for IAS/IFRS adoption
  
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  The International Financial Reporting Standards and the international standard setting process
  
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  Accounting Principles and the IASB Framework for the Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements
  
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  IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statement, IAS 7 Statement of Cash flow, IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors, IAS 10 Events after the Reporting Period and IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting
  
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  IAS 2 Inventory
  
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  IAS 16 Property Plant and Equipment, IAS 40 Investment Property, IAS 17 Leases and IAS 23 Borrowing Costs
  
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  IAS 38 Intangible Assets
  
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  IAS 18 Revenues and IAS 11 Construction Contracts
  
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  IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets
  
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  IFRS 2 Share-based Payment and IAS 19 Employee Benefits
  
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  IAS 12 Income Taxes
  
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  IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements; IAS 28 Investments in Associates, IFRS 3 Business Combinations, IAS 31 Interest in Joint Ventures and IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures
  
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  IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Presentation, IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement and IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures
  
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  IFRS 8 Operating Segments and IFRS 5 Non-Current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations
  
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  IAS 36 Impairment of Assets
  
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  IFRS 1 First time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards
  
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  Conclusions
  

Reading Material and working papers will be provided by the Lecturer.

Oral exam

Maria Sassi

In the light of the relevance of the economic theory of trade to decision-making in agribusiness, the course aims to:

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  Provide an overview of recent trends and emerging issues in general and agricultural trade as a background to the farm agribusiness decision to trade and explaining the most relevant trade and competitiveness indicators
  
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  Introduce some of the theoretical concepts and arguments, and illustrate their usefulness in the examination of agricultural trade
  
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  Review the main trade policy instruments introduced by governments to protect farmers from external competition, and assess the impacts of such instruments
  
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  Explain how to measure the scope for protection in agriculture by means of protection indicators
  
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  Describe the treatment of agriculture in the GATT and WTO
  

- The role of agriculture and agribusiness in:

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  Agricultural-based countries
  
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  Transforming countries
  
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  Urbanised countries
  
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  Industrialised countries
  

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  The waves of globalisation and the role of the agrifood system
  
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  The main features of globalisation and the correlates of success (free trade and outward-oriented policies; free movement of capital and the emergence of transnational companies; international flows of knowledge and technological innovations; greater mobility of people; geographic location and infrastructure)
  
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  The impact on food consumption patterns
  

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  Demand trends
  
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  Supply trends
  
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  The role of agricultural commodity prices
  
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  The problem of hunger
  

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  Growth and instability in agricultural trade
  
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  Importance of agricultural trade
  
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  Composition of agricultural trade
  
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  Competitiveness
  

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  Exchange rate and the foreign exchange market
  
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  Balance of payments
  
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  The International Monetary System
  
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  Exchange rate determination
  

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  Trade advantage: theory and trends
  
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  Gains from trade: theory and trends
  

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  Trade and welfare
  
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  Trade restrictions
  
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  Why restrict trade?
  
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  Agricultural trade policy making (evolution; domestic support; Export competition; market access)
  
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  Impacts of agricultural trade reforms
  
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  Domestic agricultural policy and trade distortions
  

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  The formation of preferential trading agreements
  
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  Trade, food security and food safety
  
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  GMOs: emerging disputes over food safety, environment and biotechnology;
  
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  Biomass issues
  
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  Agriculture’s natural resources management
  

References provided by the lecturer

Written examination

GRADUATE
YEAR

FIRST
SEMESTER

SECOND
LECTEUR

ANTONIO MAJOCCHI
E MAIL

antonio.majocchi@unipv.it

The course aims to apply management and business theories to the behaviour and management of transnational firms (both large and small). The course draws upon a theory of multinational corporations, globalisation, regionalisation and the transnationality of firms, in order to analyse firms’ international strategies, management structures and processes. The course also aims to analyse the international environment in which management activity takes place, focussing on economics and law.The third part of the program (an overview of the theories of IB) will be held by Professor Strange.

1. 
   Introduction and Overview
   
2. 
   Globalization: data and trends
   
3. 
   An overview of the theories of International Business (IB)
   
   1. 
      Stephan Hymer
      
   2. 
      The international product cycle
      
   3. 
      Transaction cost theories
      
   4. 
      The Resource-Based view of IB
      
4. 
   The Global Trade and Investment Environment:
   

1. 
   Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
   
2. 
   Regional Economic Integration
   

5. 
   The Global Monetary System:
   

1. 
   The Foreign Exchange Market;
   
2. 
   The Global Capital Market
   

6. 
   The Strategy and Structure of International Business:
   

1. 
   The Strategy of Multinational corporations;
   
2. 
   The Organization of Multinational corporations;
   

7. 
   Entry Strategy:
   

1. 
   Exporting;
   
2. 
   Strategic Alliances;
   
3. 
   Joint ventures;
   
4. 
   FDI
   

8. 
   International Business Operations
   

1. 
   Global Production, Outsourcing, and Logistics;
   
2. 
   Global R & D;
   
3. 
   Global Human Resource Management,
   
4. 
   Financial Management in the International Business
   

9. 
   International marketing:
   

1. 
   Forecasting and researching in international markets
   
2. 
   Adaptation and standardisation
   
3. 
   International pricing;
   
4. 
   International promotion
   

1. 
   For students attending classes:
   
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     Teaching notes
     
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     Selected readings (downloadable from the instructor’s web site)
     
2. 
   For non attending students
   

1. 
   Barlett, C.A., Ghoshal, S. and Beamish P.W. (2008) Transnational management: text, cases and readings in cross-border management. Fifth edition, London, Mc Graw-Hill
   

Exams differ on the basis of whether students attend or do not attend classes.

1. 
   For students who attend classes, the exam is as follows:
   
   1. 
      One report (30%). This will be written by a group for which all members will receive the same mark.
      
   2. 
      Written one-hour examination (70%)
      
2. 
   For students who do not attend, there is one written two-hour examination (100%)
   

ISTITUZIONI DI LOGICA

LOGICS
Course activated by Collegio Ghislieri
9 ECTS

LEVEL

Graduate

YEAR

first

SEMESTER

Second

Lecturer: Pierluigi Minari

Educational aim

The cours aims to present to the students the basic knowlegde regarding logic.

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