Course Overview

Innovation is the key engine of economic growth and the object of a
large number of public policies. The students will be exposed to
simple treatments of the key economic problems addressed by the most
important among such policies, coupled to data and examples on how
they are implemented and evaluated. At the end of the course, students
will be able to understand the basic economic rationale of major
innovation policy measures as well as the principles and methods used
for their evaluation.

Learning Achievement

Competence

Course prerequisites

Basic microeconomics.

Grading Philosophy

Intermediate test (controle continu): students read and comment an
article on topics 1) to 3)Final test (controle continu): students read
and comment an article on topics 4) to 7) 

Course schedule

1) ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION : BASIC NOTIONS 
a. Sources of innovation 

b. Knowledge tacitness and codificationc. Innovation, market
structure, and industrial dynamics 

2) R&D POLICIES: PUBLIC SCIENCE AND SUPPORT TO INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 

3) EVALUATION OF R&D POLICIES 

4) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) RIGHTS 

5) EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF IP RIGHTS ON INNOVATION 

_Depending on time, one or both of the following : _

6) PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND MISSION-ORIENTED POLICIES 

7) DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS, TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND POLICY
IMPLICATIONS

Course type

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Other information

- Support: slides (pre-loaded on Moodle) 
- Readings : as indicated on slides and made available either online
or on Moodle

Duration: 15 hours

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