Industrial Policy
Code
722051411
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Formação ao Longo da Vida
Credits
10
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
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Objectives
This course is aimed to introduce students to industrial policy research and innovation studies. It is intended to approach industrialization from complementary viewpoints, including quantitative and qualitative innovation research, in order to allow the development of a comprehensive perspective on this phenomenon, related risks, strategies, and tools to assess and monitor it. The main goal is to analyse existing strategies for industrialization in developed and developing countries and regions, as well as for mitigating emerging deindustrialization risks in many regions worldwide.
The focus is on the dynamics of managing knowledge to foster competitiveness and, ultimately, reducing socioeconomic vulnerability to local and global crises. The analysis will consider comparative studies at regional and country levels, including emerging pathways to innovate and expand manufacturing industries. Sectorial analysis will include specific discussions about quite different industries, including the oil & gas, aeronautics, automobile, space and bio industries.
Deindustrialization risks are slow-developing risks impacting economies and societies in their various dimensions.
Prerequisites
Subject matter
Introduction: Industrial Policy Analysis and Innovation studies
• Observation, assessment and benchmarking as a policy learning tool: the use of indicators in
industry; taxonomies; labour and markets.
• The social construction of industrial innovation systems: institutions, employment, policies and
complexity - Policy integration, convergence and action diversification
• Managing the supply chains. Network analysis.
• Endogenous and exogenous growth: theories and practice; labour markets; income distribution;
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lessons from entrepreneurship research.
• Industrialization, geography and policy - Globalization and international cooperation
• De-industrialization risks, unemployment and decision making processes
• Regulation and policies towards emerging forms of technological innovation
• Sectorial studies: biotechnology; automobile; aeronautics, space; oil&gas
• Policy advice and innovation policy analysis
Bibliography
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Systems”, MIT Press.
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and Interactive Learning, London: Printer Publishers.
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o Ostry, S. and Nelson, R. (1995), “Techno-nationalism and techno-globalism: conflict and
cooperation”, The Brookings Institution, Washington.
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Economic Growth”, American Economic Review; 86(2), 202-206.
o Ziman, John (2000), editor, ”Technological Innovation as an Evolutionary Process”,
Cambridge University Press.
o Berger, S. (2005), “How we compete – what companies around the world are doing to
make it in today´s global economy”, Doubleday Press.
o Cassiolato, J., Lastres, H. e Stalliveri, F. (2008), “Arranjos produtivos locais – uma
alternative para o desenvolvimento”, E-papers, Rio de Janeiro.
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