Economics and communication for management and innovation

1. Introduction. Elements of economics; 2) Market forms Perfect competition; Monopoly; Oligopoly 3) Technological innovation and blockchain; 4)Artificial Intelligence & AI; 5) Surveillance Capitalism 1) Knowledge and understanding; at the end of the course, the student will have to demonstrate that he has understood the main issues of economics and innovation. 2) Applying knowledge and understanding; The student must be able to read and interpret economics papers and books. 3) Making judgments; At the end of the course, the student will be able to independently read papers and books on advanced economics, implementing critical analysis in research. 4) Communication skills; Knowledge of the course program will allow the student to acquire the technical language of the subject, allowing to effectively address the discussion of the topics covered 5) Ability to learn (learning skills). At the end of the course, the student will be able to undertake, even autonomously, subsequent insights into the topics addressed.

basic knowledge of economics, interest for technological innovation in economics

Fundamentals of economics are present in many textbooks, probably already in the possession of students. There is no updated textbook on cryptocurrencies and blockchains. Summary slides will be provided. A book with the selected chapters is available for you. Industrial Economics and Game Theory, C. Oldani Sapienza University, ISBN:9781307873672, McGraw Hill Create.

Students are highly encouraged to partecipate to classes

The written exam will be made of closed-form and open-form questions on all topics of the course

Reference for first part is the Textbook Microeconomics, 11th Edition (2020) by Colander, chapters 6,11,12,13,14,15,16 and 23, pub. McGrawHill. Reference for the second part is Blockchain: A Practical Guide to Developing Business, Law, and Technology Solutions (2018) by Bambara, Allen, chapters 1,2, and 3, pub. McGrawHill. A book with the selected chapters is available for you. Industrial Economics and Game Theory, C. Oldani Sapienza University, ISBN:9781307873672, McGraw Hill Create.

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