READING LIST |
C. H. Feinstein, P. Temin, G. Toniolo, L’economia europea fra le due guerre, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2004
A. Gauthier, L’economia mondiale dal 1945 ad oggi, Bologna, Il Mulino, 1998
Ch. P. Kindleberger, La grande depressione nel mondo 1929-1939, Milano, Etas, 1982
M. Niveau, Storia dei fatti economici contemporanei, Milano, Mursia, 1984
J.E. Stiglitz, La globalizzazione e i suoi oppositori, Torino, Einaudi, 2002
G. Toniolo, Europe’s golden age, 1950-1973: speculations from a long run perspective, in “Economic History Review”, LI (1998), pp. 252-267
H. Van der Wee, L’economia mondiale tra crisi e benessere (1945-1980), Milano, Hoepli, 1989
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Oral examination
STORIA DELL’IMPRESA
BUSINESS HISTORY
6 ECTS
LEVEL
Graduate
YEAR
FIRST
SEMESTER
second
LECTURER
Mario Rizzo
E-MAIL
mrizzo@unipv.it
COURSE PROGRAM
The course examines the fundamental themes of business history, considering contemporary firms in the light of their socio-economic, institutional, and cultural framework.
A short summary of the main topics to be covered in the course includes:
The theory of the firms
The firm in its socio-economic, institutional, and cultural context
Scale and structure
Management and governance
State-owned enterprises
EDUCATIONAL AIM
The course aims at providing students with an up-to-date understanding of the basic problems of business history, examining contemporary firms in their socio-economic, institutional, and cultural framework.
READING LIST
Pier Angelo TONINELLI, Storia d¹impresa, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2006
Magda BIANCO, L¹industria italiana. Numeri, peculiarità, politiche della nostra economia industriale, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2003
ASSESSMENT
Oral examination
STRATEGIA E POLITICA AZIENDALE
STRATEGIES AND POLICIES OF THE FIRMS
6 e 9 ECTS
LEVEL
Graduate
YEAR
FIRST
SEMESTER
Second
LECTURER
Giancarlo M. Malvestito
E-MAIL
mgm@eco.unipv.it
EDUCATIONAL AIM
The course aims to present the main theories and models of the strategic business thinking
PROGRAM COURSE
Will be provided by the lecturer at the beginning of the course and publicated in his website
READING LIST
Pensiero strategico d’impresa: teoria e modelli (available on the lecturer’s website) and dott. Manazza’s lecture notes.
ASSESSMENT
Oral examination
SVILUPPO, POVERTÁ E DISUGUAGLIANZA
DEVELOPMENT, POVERTY AND INEQUITY
Course activated by the Faculty of Political Sciences
9 ECTS
LEVEL
Graduate
YEAR
FIRST
SEMESTER
FIRST
LECTURER
Enrica Chiappero
Renata Targetti
EDUCATIONAL AIM
The course proposes the discussion of the problems related to the definition and measurement of the inequity and poverty and their implications on the human and economic development policies. The course is divided and two parts, one focuses on the analysis of the inequity and the other focuses on aspects of the poverty, related between them and with laboratory activities and groupwork on empirical application and statistical data.The first part of the course presents principal normative and positive theories of inequity, the relation with poverty; main tools of measurement. The second part faces aspect related to concepts and measurements of poverty.Will be analysed cases from industrialized countries and developing countries.
COURSE PROGRAM, READING LIST AND ASSESSMENT
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Further information available on http://www-1.unipv.it/wwwscpol/
TECNICA BANCARIA
BANKING
6 e 9 ECTS
LECTURER
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Salvatorangelo Loddo
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E-MAIL
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salvatorangelo.loddo@eco.unipv.it
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6 ECTS: (PRINCIPLES)
COURSE PROGRAM
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Basics on the Italian banking system
The Central Bank and Monetary Policy
Depository Institutions functions
Balance Sheet composition: Liability side
Traditional banking activity and financial innovation
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EDUCATIONAL AIM
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The purpose of the course is to: build vocabulary and make the student confidence with the terminology of banking; provide an understanding of the current environment of the financial services industry; introduce the students to the planning, analysis, and decision-making process of an individual commercial bank, and develop specific analytical tools that can be used to manage a commercial bank.
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READING LIST |
A. Fusconi , S.A. Loddo, B. Rossignoli : Banca e Intermediazione, Monduzzi, 1996.
S.A. Loddo: Banca Centrale, vigilanza ed efficienza del mercato del credito, Giuffré, 2007.
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9 ECTS
COURSE PROGRAM
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Basics on the Italian banking system
The Central Bank and Monetary Policy
Depository Institutions functions
Balance Sheet composition: Liability side
Traditional banking activity and financial innovation
Balance Sheet composition: Asset side
Measurement and management of financial risks
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EDUCATIONAL AIM
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The purpose of the course is to: build vocabulary and make the student confidence with the terminology of banking, provide an understanding of the current environment of the financial services industry, introduce the students to the planning, analysis, and decision-making process of an individual commercial bank, and develop specific analytical tools that can be used to manage a commercial bank.
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READING LIST
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A. Fusconi , S.A. Loddo, B. Rossignoli : Banca e Intermediazione, Monduzzi, 1996.
S.A. Loddo: Banca Centrale, vigilanza ed efficienza del mercato del credito, Giuffré, 2007.
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ASSESSMENT
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Oral examination
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TECNICA PROFESSIONALE
PROFESSIONAL TECHNIQUES
9 ECTS
LECTURER
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FRANCESCO SOTTI (2nd part)
RAFFAELE RIZZARDI (1st part)
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ASSISTANTS
Michele Maccarini
Letizia Ubbiali
E-MAIL
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raffaele.rizzardi@eco.unipv.it
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f_sotti@eco.unipv.it
michele.maccarini@eco.unipv.it
letizia.ubbiali@eco.unipv.it
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COURSE PROGRAM
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SCHEDULE A)
The reading and interpretation of Financial Statements as the first step of the financial analysis.
Improve the understandability of accounting information by using the contents of the explanatory notes.
Define the main formats of the Balance Sheet.
Define the main formats of the Income statement.
Identify, calculate and appreciate the Profitability Ratios.
Identify, calculate and appreciate the Liquidity Ratios.
Identify, calculate and appreciate the Solvency Ratios.
Understand and use the Statement of cash Flows.
SCHEDULE B)
The meaning of fiscal neutrality and tax avoidance.
The relevant accounting standards; OIC4 and IFRS3.
The sale or contribution of a business.
The modification of the corporate structure.
The merger and the division.
The set-up of a Societas Europaea (SE).
The sale, contribution and exchange of shares.
The winding-up of business.
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EDUCATIONAL AIM
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The aim of the course is the analysis of the main features of the business combinations and other extraordinary events in corporate life, in a view of giving professional advice and assistance by an independent adviser or an internal financial officer. This kind of advice needs the knowledge of the relevant rules of business and taxation legislations also in order to agree a correct consideration between the contracting parties. The aim of the course is also to develop student’s ability to analyse and interpret financial statements for the purpose of assessing financial performance of firms, by applying appropriate financial tools.
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READING LIST
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Schedule A)
Teaching materials provided by the lecturer
Italian accounting standard OIC 12
Claudio Teodori, L’analisi di bilancio, G. Giappichelli, Torino, 2000.
Ugo Sòstero, Pieremilio Ferrarese, Analisi di bilancio, Giuffrè, Milano, 2000.
Giovanni Ferrero, Flavio Dezzani, Piero Pisoni, Luigi Puddu, Le analisi di bilancio - Indici e flussi, Giuffrè, Milano, 2003.
Schedule B)
Italian accounting standard OIC 4.
Giuseppe Savioli - Le operazioni di gestione straordinaria, aggiornato con l'OIC 4 (fusioni e scissioni), l'OIC 5 (liquidazione) e con la legge finanziaria 2008, Giuffré, Milano, 2008.
Riccardo Perotta – Giovanni Maria Garegnani – Le operazioni di gestione straordinaria, Giuffré, Milano, 2005; Note, esercizi e casi, Egea 2006.
Stefano Carmini – Le operazioni di gestione straordinaria in ambito internazionale, Giuffré, Milano, 2007.
Marco Confalonieri – Trasformazione, fusione, conferimento, scissione e liquidazione delle società, Il Sole-24Ore, Milano, 2008.
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ASSESSMENT
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Oral examination
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TEORIA DEI GIOCHI
GAMES THEORY
Course activated by Collegio Borromeo
3 ECTS
LEVEL
Graduate
YEAR
FIRST
SEMESTER
Second
LECTURER
Torre Anna.
EDUCATIONAL AIM
The course provides a basic knowledge of essential elements of the game theories and some specifics topics like Nash’equilibrium, folk theorem, auction’theories
COURSE PROGRAM, READING LIST AND ASSESSMENT
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The program is available on: www.collegioborromeo.it
TEORIA DELLE DECISIONI
DECISIONS THEORY
6 ECTS
LEVEL
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GRADUATE
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YEAR
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FIRST
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CESARE ZUCCOTTI
COURSE PROGRAM
Information: its role in taking a decision.
The uncertainty.
The utility function.
The choice between economic and financial projects.
The risk aversion; insurance.
Models of game theory; the interaction among business management.
The logical fuzzy in the decisional processes.
The decision as choice among actions.
E-MAIL
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czuccotti@eco.unipv.it
READING LIST
Colli Franzone A.., Zuccotti C., La scelta fra progetti economico-finanziari, ISDAF, Pavia, 2006.
Lindley D. V., La logica della decisione, Il Saggiatore, Milano, 1990.
Picconato L., Metodi per le decisioni statistiche, Springer-Verlag Italia, Milano, 2009.
Veronesi M., Visioli A., Logica fuzzy: fondamenti teorici e applicazioni pratiche, Franco Angeli Ed., Milano, 2003.
ASSESSMENT |
Oral examination
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TEORIA DELL’IMPRESA
THEORY OF THE FIRMS
6 e 9 ECTS
LEVEL
Graduate
YEAR
FIRST
SEMESTER
FIRST
LECTURER
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Andrea Fumagalli
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afuma@eco.unipv.it
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EDUCATIONAL AIM
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The introduction to the study of the differents theories of the firm (from neoclasical traditional up today) as well as the analysis of the relation between the firm, innovation and finance.
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PROGRAM COURSE
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Economic theory of the firm
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The firm : organization, resources and objectives
1.2 The function of production and the analysis of costs
1.3 The firm in perfect competition and monopoly
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the oligopolistic markets (clasic and strategic approach)
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The marginalist controverse and neoclasical reply
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the post Keynesian and the rule of full cost
Theories of management and behavior
2.1 The theories of management: Baumol, Williamson e Marris
2.2 The theory of “take over”
2.3 The theory of behaviour Simon
2.4 The theory of transaction cost Coase
2.5 The company function as team’production
2.6 The firm as contract structure and the agency principal agent model
2.7 The theory of the contestable markets
Alternative theories of the firm
3.1 The neo-schumpeterian approach
3.2 The evolutive theory of Nelson and Winter
3.3 The neo-austrian theories
3.4 The firm as interconnected cash flow the Minsky ‘view
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READING LIST
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1. Del Bono F. e Zamagni S. (1999), Microeconomia, Bologna: Il Mulino.
[or Zamagni S. (1993), Economia Politica. Corso di microeconomia, Roma: La Nuova Italia Scientifica]
2. Fumagalli A. (1995), Moneta e tecnologia, Milano: F. Angeli (chapter 3).
The slides of the lessons will be available at the end of the course
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ASSESSMENT
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Wrritten examination and oral (optional)
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TEORIE ALTERNATIVE ALLA CRESCITA
ALTERNATIVE THEORIES OF GROWTH
Course activated by the Faculty of Political Sciences
6 ECTS
LEVEL
Graduate
YEAR
FIRST
SEMESTER
FIRST
LECTURER
Marco Missaglia
EDUCATIONAL AIM
The more reknowned theories of growth , especially the contemporaneus, will be analysed from a comparative perspective.
COURSE PROGRAM, READING LIST AND ASSESSMENT
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Further information available on: http://www-1.unipv.it/wwwscpol/
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