Teaching

Master Course: Industry Analysis (Industrial economics and economics of innovation)

Instructor (Fall 2025/26; 2024/25)

Class size: 50-100

The course aims at introducing master students to the economic analysis of industrial sectors and innovation. In this context, students learn the conceptual framework and the interpretative tools for the analysis of industry structures, and the role of innovation in determining industrial dynamics. The first part of the course focuses on the strategies used by firms to acquire and maintain market power. The second part of the course focuses on the role of innovation and technology diffusion, and specifically on the sources of innovation, the role of innovation in generating new industries and thus the relationship between innovation and industrial dynamics, the effects of new technologies on firms’ competitiveness, with particular emphasis on markets characterized by network effects, and the ways in which firms can protect the returns from their investments in research and innovation.

Master Course: ICRIOS Research Program

Instructor (Fall 2023/24)

Class size: 10-20

This course focuses on providing master students with the basic toolkit to conduct rigorous research. The course takes place throughout the whole academic year and will be composed of 6 sessions, focused on the key methodologies to conduct research as well as on more practical advice on how to identify the right literature of reference as well as on how to conduct rigorous analyses.

Bachelor Course: Management

Instructor (Fall 2024/25)

Class size: 100-150

The course introduces to the broad field of economics and management of firms; the basic concepts and theories of management are presented and discussed. The mission of the course, as well as its specific educational goals, can be summarized as follows: a) Make students aware of the complementary roles that different actors (individuals, organizations, institutions) play in modern economic systems. b) Develop a critical attitude regarding the objectives and the behaviour of people engaged in economic activity. c) Provide students with the fundamental concepts required for the economic analysis of firms' processes, as well as the ability to use them in basic situations. d) Provide basic tools to make decisions based on a scientific approach: basics of probability and predictions. e) Provide a systematic picture of the wide range of decisions faced by managers and of the underlying economic analyses. The course is designed in the purpose to combine concepts and theory with the richness of firms' real life. For this reason, students are strongly encouraged to take an active part in the learning process.

Bachelor Course: International Business Strategy

Instructor (Spring, Fall 2024/25)

Class size: 50-100

The course is designed for business and non-business majors and should be selected by

highly motivated and intellectually curious students who want to broaden their understanding

of business behaviours and relations in modern global markets. At the end of the course the students will be able to understand and critically assess the business models adopted by global companies, to assess the demand for different foreign market and to formulate the internationalization strategy and a business plan supporting business projects of international expansion.

Entrepreneurship Lab

Instructor (Fall 2023/24)

Class size: 50-100

The course examines the key aspects of the process of starting up a new business, from the business idea generation to the design of a business model and analyzes the key factors that influence the chances of becoming a successful start-up. The course will provide methods and concepts that,together with application ,will help students to plan a start-up.