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International Industrial Economics – Program

Augusto Ninni, 2012/2013

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The teacherMay I introduce myself … Augusto Ninni

Times of the lessons: 2 o’clock-4 on Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday. When to start ? 2.00 or 2.15 ?

When to see students : on Wednesday, office hours: 11:30-13:30 and 4:6 pm

Where: Padiglione Feroldi, 1° floor; augusto.ninni@unipr.it

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Program of the course To analyze many issues, even though

sometimes in a fast way To utilize a (relatively) non academic, i.e.

practical approach

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The course has 5 parts1. Textbook industrial economics2. Multinational and global value chains3. International issues affecting the strategies

of the firms (labour, technology, energy&environment, policies)

4. EU and ADB policies5. Presentations by the students

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Number Topic Progressive number of hours

Speaker Texts

1 Neoclassical theory of the firm 1-2 Ninni Presentation of the course; Lipczynski Wilson Goddard Chap 3

2 Other theories of the firm 3-4 Ninni Lipczynski Wilson Goddard Chap 4-53 Non collusive oligopoly 5-6 Ninni Lipczynski Wilson Goddard Chap 64 Collusion 7-8 Ninni Lipczynski Wilson Goddard Chap 75 Industry: structure issues 9-10 Ninni Lipczynski Wilson Goddard Chap 8,9,10

6 Firm strategy and performances, plus Product differentiation

11-12 Ninni Lipczynski Wilson Goddard Chap 11 + 14

7 Pricing and auctions 13-14 Ninni Lipczynski Wilson Goddard Chap 12,13

8 R&D 15-16 Ninni Lipczynski Wilson Goddard Chap 169 Horizontal and vertical mergers 17-18 Ninni Lipczynski Wilson Goddard Chap 17-18

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10 Multinational enterprises in the world: the facts

19-20 Ninni slides

11 Theories about Foreign Direct Investments, FDI (1)

21-22 Ninni Isabel Faeth (JES) JES, vol. 23, no. 1, pp 165-196

12 Theories about FDI (2) 23-24 Ninni Isabel Faeth (JES)

13 Global value chains 25-26 Ninni Koen De Backer, Norihiko Yamano: International Comparative Evidence on Global Value Chains OECD Working Paper, 2012

14 Industrial relations 27-28 Lupi slides

15 Global value chains and the European case

27-28 Ninni The global operations of the European firms, The second EFIGE Policy Report

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16 Energy content in exports and eco-innovations

29-30 Ninni EU Competitiveness Report 2012, Reaping the benefits of globalization, chap 3

17 National industrial policies: a theoretical analysis

33-34 Ninni Slides

18 National industrial policies: developed countries

37-38 Ninni Industrial policy, Vives, EEAG Report, 2008

19 National industrial policies: developing countries

39-40 Ninni Industrial policy and development , Robinson, 2009

20 Policies to attract foreign investments 31-32 Ninni FDI Policy Instruments: Advantages and Disadvantages UNIDO 2009

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21 EU policies: energy & environment 41-42 Ninni slides

22 EU policies: industry & innovation 43-44 Ninni slides

23 WTO policies 45-46 Ninni WTO, World Trade Report, 2012

24 International economy after the crisis

47-48 Ninni International trade after the economic crisis UNCTAD-JETRO, 2010

25 Presentation: Finland 49-50 Ernesto, Trovato,Aboulmagd,Marrone

slides

26 Presentation: Economy change in and the effects on FDI in China

51-52 Xiao Jiamin, Caecilia Oki Diah Savitri

slides

27 Presentation: UniCredit 53-54 Sefa, Trandafilov

slides

28 Presentation: Hera 55-56 Barilli, Savini, Simonetti, Bergamaschi

slides

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29 Presentation: Argentina 57-58 Gigliotti, Turturiello, Roffi, Manchego

slides

30 Supporting industrialization in Southeast Asia and Pacific: (1) Regional Organizations.

59-60 Bodda (guest speaker)

31 Supporting industrialization in Southeast Asia and Pacific: (2) The Asian Development Bank.

61-62 Bodda(guest speaker)

32 Presentation: Pharmaceutical industry

63-64 Lamonica,Pezzuto, Pazzona, Basso

slides

33 Presentation: Asian Tigers 65-66 Dragoman, Esanu, Versari,Alfieri

slides

34 Presentation: Cruise ship industry

67 Lindsey Marcellino,Giulia Bertolini

slides

35 Presentation: United Arab Emirates with a focus on the sovereign founds

68 Schiavini Federica; Montani Marco; Fritz Lindsey

slides

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Texts (for non attending people) Lipczynski Wilson Goddard “Industrial organization: Competition, Strategy, Policy”, FT

Prentice Hall 2009 (3 copies hold by the University Library); Isabel Faeth, “Determinants of foreign direct investments: a tale of nine theoretical

models”, Journal of Economic Surveys (2009), vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 165-196 (electronic journals from the library);

From Internet: Koen De Backer, Norihiko Yamano, International Comparative Evidence on Global Value

Chains OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Paper, 2012/03; Economic Commission, EU Competitiveness Report 2012 (chapter 3); FDI Policy Instruments: Advantages and Disadvantages , Working Paper UNIDO 2009/01 Xavier Vives, Industrial policy, chapter 4 of the EEAG Report on the European Economy,

CESifo 2008; James A. Robinson, Industrial policy and development: a Political Economy Perspective,

Harvard University, Department of Government, 2009; WTO, World Trade Report, 2012; UNCTAD-JETRO , International trade after the economic crisis, 2010The second EFIGE Policy Report, The global operations of the European firms

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For attending people…The aforementioned texts are a background:

they have to support my slidesMy slides are the main course input You should read the background texts and

take account of them for the written papersYou do not need to read parts of texts

referring to topics not presented on the slides

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I will leave you my slides after the lesson (sometimes some days after the lesson)

The slides will be on my Internet site: however the access requires a password

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The examination: attending peopleThe mark (out of thirty) will be the sum of two parts: A paper written on the day of the examination .

Students will choose four out of the five questions. The questions are about topics discussed during the course, including topics presented by students.

(Notice that where one of the five questions is on a topic a particular student has presented, that individual or group will be given an alternative supplementary)

plus The result of the presentation (from 0/30 to 3/30)

shown during the course (of course presentation is not mandatory)

The time allowed is 2 hours

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The examination: non attending peopleA paper written on the day of the

examination . Students will choose four out of the five questions.

The time allowed is 2 hours