Why the State Came Back
The intellectual and political roots of the new industrial policy, from East Asia to the Inflation Reduction Act.
18:30 · Aula Magna, Via dei Filosofi 12
What you will learn
You will leave able to distinguish between the developmental state, mission-oriented policy and strategic protectionism, and to explain why each has returned to the mainstream at this particular moment.
Why it matters now
Public investment on this scale reshapes labour markets, regional inequality and the climate transition. Understanding the logic behind it is a prerequisite for evaluating it.
Syllabus & schedule
Readings
Mazzucato, The Entrepreneurial State, ch. 1–3
Juhász, Lane & Rodrik, “The New Economics of Industrial Policy” (2023)
Schedule
18:30 Introduction and framing · 19:00 Guest conversation · 19:45 Open discussion · 20:30 Close
Collaborations
In collaboration with the Department of Economics
Organizer
Elena Rossi
PhD candidate, Economics
Università Bocconi
Guests
Prof. Mariana Costa
Professor of Innovation Economics
University College London
Part of the series
The Return of Industrial Policy
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