The First Outstanding 50 Years of “Università Politecnica Delle Marche” : Research Achievements in Social Sciences and Humanities

The book describes significant multidisciplinary research findings at the Università Politecnica delle Marche and the expected future advances. It addresses some of the most dramatic challenges posed by today’s fast-growing, global society and the changes it has caused, while also discussing solutions to improve the wellbeing of human beings. The book covers the main research achievements made in the social sciences and humanities, and includes chapters that focus on understanding mechanisms that are relevant to all aspects of economic and social interactions among individuals. In line with Giorgio Fuà’s contribution, the interdisciplinary research being pursued at the Faculty of Economics of Università Politecnica delle Marche is aimed at interpreting the process of economic development in all of its facets, both at the national and local level, with a particular focus on profit and non-profit organizations. Various disciplines are covered, from economics to sociology, history, statistics, mathematics, law, accounting, finance and management. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii 50 Years of Teaching and Research Trends at the Faculty of Economics of the Università Politecnica delle Marche (Francesco Maria Chelli, Gian Luca Gregori, Stefano Marasca, Luca Papi)....Pages 1-21 The School of Agent-Based Models in Ancona (Mauro Gallegati, Antonio Palestrini, Alberto Russo)....Pages 23-35 Economic History at the Faculty of Economics in Ancona (Francesco Chiapparino, Augusto Ciuffetti, Roberto Giulianelli)....Pages 37-44 Sociology in the Faculty of Economics (Ugo Ascoli, Carlo Carboni, Giovanna Vicarelli)....Pages 45-58 Money, Banking and Territories: A MoFiR View (Pietro Alessandrini, Luca Papi, Alberto Zazzaro)....Pages 59-70 Destination Europe: The Transformation of Agriculture Between Decline and Renaissance (Franco Sotte, Roberto Esposti, Silvia Coderoni)....Pages 71-81 Arbitration, Jurisdiction, Growth (Daniele Mantucci, Antonio Di Stasi, Laura Torsello, Alessandro Giuliani, Laura Trucchia, Mariacristina Zarro et al.)....Pages 83-103 From GDP to BES: The Evolution of Well-Being Measurement (Francesco Maria Chelli, Mariateresa Ciommi, Marco Gallegati)....Pages 105-115 Quantitative Methods in Economics and Finance (Luca Vincenzo Ballestra, Serena Brianzoni, Renato Colucci, Luca Guerrini, Graziella Pacelli, Davide Radi)....Pages 117-131 Productivity Differentiation and International Specialization of Firms and Districts (Marco Cucculelli, Alessia Lo Turco, Massimo Tamberi)....Pages 133-146 Sustainability of Real and Financial Markets (A. Manelli, S. Branciari, L. Montanini, A. D’Andrea)....Pages 147-164 Financial and Non-financial Reporting: Examining the Past to Understand the Future (Maria Serena Chiucchi, Marco Giuliani, Simone Poli, Marco Gatti, Marco Montemari, Luca Del Bene)....Pages 165-180 Finance, Law and New Technologies (Monica De Angelis, Filippo Fiordiponti, Erika Giorgini, Caterina Lucarelli, Camilla Mazzoli, Andrea Perna)....Pages 181-196 Digital Transformation in B2B SMEs (Federica Pascucci, Valerio Temperini, Luca Marinelli, Maria Rosaria Marcone)....Pages 197-212