Students will acquire knowledge, skills and competences useful for the analysis and economic-financial evaluation of the forms of interaction between the public sector and businesses, with a particular focus on public-private contracts for the realization of public investments and the provision of services of collective interest.

Knowledge and understanding of the economics of public-private partnerships for investments and public services; Ability to apply knowledge and understanding, particularly in the context of case studies analyzed in classes and in working groups; Ability to identify and collect useful data to carry out group work; Ability to communicate the results of original analysis to working-group colleagues and to organize proper communication outside the group; Learning new skills that are useful to carry out individual study and group work.

Analysis of the economics of different forms of interaction between the public sector and businesses, with particular focus on public-private contracts for the realization of public investments and the provision of services of collective interest. These are fundamental tools for the realization of various economic, industrial, environmental and social policy objectives. The pursuit of the objectives of efficiency and social sustainability of public intervention is limited by institutional and information constraints that determine procedural rigidities, poor measurability of ex post performance and agency problems (e.g. opportunism, favoritism, corruption, clientelism). Introduction of the main to analyze the considered issue, with particular focus on case studies and on the main assessment techniques.

Dosi et al. (2003). La Valutazione dei progetti d'investimento pubblici. Linee Guida. Quaderni del NUVV ‐ 1. Regione del Veneto. DG Politica Regionale e Urbana, Commissione Europea (2015). Guida all’analisi costi-benefici dei progetti di investimento. Engel, E., Fischer, R.D. and A. Galetovic (2014), The Economics of Public-Private Partnerships. A Basic Guide. Cambridge University Press. Greco L. (2018) “Public-Private Partnerships". In: Marciano A., Ramello G. (eds) Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. Springer

Online and on campus lectures, exercises, group works.

Group works; Written exam.

Thesis argument will be assigned to interested students who passed the exam with a minimum mark of 27.

The course deals with public-private investment partnerships with high impacts in terms of environmental sustainability (e.g., energy savings building technologies, resilience to climate change, etc.) and social assistance (e.g., elderly and child care, etc.).