ECTS - University of Pisa
This course will present the positive and negative aspects involved in regional economic development, by focusing on a selection of topics, including: 1) industrial clusters and localised knowledge spillovers; 2) employee mobility and entrepreneurship; 3) regional industrial diversification, and 4) sustainability challenges and human rights.
Written and oral presentations.
At the end of the course, the student will be able to understand the main drivers of regional development and to present their group work to other students.
Written and oral presentations.
At the end of the course the students will have the capacity to work in group.
Interaction with students during lectures and oral presentation of group work.
Basic knowledge of microeconomics and management.
1. INTRODUCTION: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS AN EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS
2. EMERGENCE AND EVOLUTION OF CLUSTERS
3. MICRO-FOUNDATIONS OF CLUSTERS: LOCALIZED KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS
4. INTRA-INDUSTRY SPINOFFS AND THE ORIGIN OF CLUSTERS
5. RELATED VARIETY, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND REGIONAL DIVERSIFICATION
6. SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES IN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
7. HUMAN RIGHTS AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
A detailed syllabus will be available on the E-learning at the beginning of the course.
Homeworks in team and oral presentation.
Final written exam (for non-attending students).
