Giovanni B. Ramello
Professore Associato di Economia IndustrialeCoordinatore della classe LM-56 della Laurea Magistrale EPPAC
Via Cavour 84, 15121 Alessandria
email: giovanni.ramello@unipmn.it
Tel. 0131 283858
Fax: 0131 283704
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- (2012), "Aggregate litigation and regulatory innovation: Another view of judicial efficiency", International Review of Law and Economics, 32 (1), 63-71.
J.E.L codes: K41; O31; G32; L23
Keywords: Aggregatelitigation; Efficiency; Market for risk; Hierarchy; Regulation; Innovation; Asbestos
working paper version
Research Project: Efficienza nella prospettiva law and economics More... - with MARCHESE Carla (2011), "In the beginning was the Word. Now is the Copyright", Review of Law and Economics, 7 (1).
Research Project: Appropriazione della conoscenza, rendite e effetti economici More... - with CASSONE Alberto (2011), "The Simple Economics of Class Action: Private Provision of Club and Public Goods", European Journal of Law and Economics, 32 (2), 205-224.
working paper
Research Project: Class action come strumento di regolamentazione More... - (2011), "Property rights and externalities: the uneasy case of knowledge", European Journal of Law and Economics, 31, 123-141.
working paper version - with PORRINI D. (2011), "Class Action and Financial Markets: Insights from Law and Economics", Journal of Financial Economic Policy, 3 (2), 140-160.
working paper version
Link to the publication: click here
Research Project: Class action come strumento di regolamentazione More... - (2010), "Copyright & Endogenous Market Structure: A Glimpse from the Journal Publishing Market", Review of Economic Research on Copyright Issues, 7 (1), 7-29.
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Research Project: Cambiamento tecnologico, diritti e industria dell'editoria scientifica More... - with CAVALERI P., M KEREN and V. VALLI (2009), "Publishing an E-Journal on a Shoe String: Is It a Sustainable Project?", Economic Analysis and Policy, 39 (1), 89-101.
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Research Project: Proprietà intellettuale, fallimenti di mercato ed efficienza More... - with SILVA Francesco (2008), "Exclusion, Competition and Change: The Shifting Boundaries of the Television Market", Review of Economic Research on Copyright Issues, 5 (1), 55-74.
download article - (2008), "Semiotica, diritto e mercato. Economia del marchio nel terzo millenio", Economia e Politica Industriale, 35, 107-125.
- with NICITA Antonio (2007), "Property, Liability and Market Power: The Antitrust Side of Copyright", Review of Law and Economics, 3 (3), 767-791.
download - with DOSI G., F. MALERBA and F. SILVA (2006), "Information, Appropriability, and the Generation of Innovative Knowledge Four Decades After Arrow and Nelson: an Introduction", Industrial and Corporate Change, 15, 891-90.
- with MATTEUCCI N. and A. NICITA (2006), "Concurrence dans le Marché de la Télévision Payante en Europe à l'Ère de la Convergence", Réseaux, 24, 20-47.
- with SILVA Francesco (2006), "Appropriating Signs and Meaning: the Elusive Economics of Trademark", Industrial and Corporate Change, 15, 937-963.
working paper version - (2006), "What's in a Sign ? Trademark Law and Economic Theory", Journal of Economic Surveys, 20 (4), 547-565.
working paper version - with NICITA Antonio (2005), "‘Exclusivity and Antitrust in Media Markets. The Case of Pay-TV in Europe’", International Journal of Economics of Business, 12, 371-387.
working paper version - (2005), "‘Property Rights, Firm Boundaries and the Republic of Science’", Industrial and Corporate Change, 14, 1195-1204.
working paper version - with NICITA Antonio and Frederic M. SCHERER (2005), "‘IPRs and the Organization of Industries. New Perspectives in Law and Economics’", International Journal of Economics of Business, 12, 289-296.
- (2005), "‘Intellectual Property and the Markets of Ideas’", Review of Network Economics, 4, 68-87.
download article - with MAFFIOLETTI Anna (2004), "'Should We Put Them in Jail ? Copyright Infringement, Penalties and Consumers' Behaviours: Insights from Experimental Data'", Review of Economic Research on Copyright Issues, 1, 81-95.
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Link to the publication: click here - (2003), "‘Diritti di proprietà, incentivi economici e struttura concorrenziale: il diritto d’autore nella prospettiva law and economics’", Economia della Cultura, 23.
download article - (2002), "Diritti esclusivi e pratiche restrittive: la difficile convivenza tra diritto d’autore e tutela della concorrenza nell’esperienza antitrust europea e italiana’", Economia e Politica Industriale, 29, 147-162.
working paper version - (2002), "‘Author’s Right, Copyright and the Market’", Revue MIF, Management, Information, Finance, 2, 26-45.
- (2002), "‘Il diritto d’autore tra creatività e mercato’", Economia Pubblica, 22, 37-66.
download article - (2001), "‘Tutela della concorrenza o politica economica? L’esperienza italiana in due casi dell’AGCM’", Economia e Politica Industriale, 28, 175-190.
- (2001), "‘Napster et la musique en ligne. Le mythe du vase de Pandore se répèterait-il ?", Réseaux, 19, 131-154.
download article - (2001), "‘Diritto d’autore, duplicazione d’informazioni e analisi economica: il caso delle biblioteche universitarie’", Rivista di Biblioteconomia e Scienze dell’Informazione, 41, 443-454.
- (2001), "‘<< Abusus non tollit usum>>. Riflessioni sul caso Napster’", Consumatori, Diritti e Mercato, 4, 71-85.
- (2000), "‘Festival musicali ed esternalità’", Sviluppo economico. Rivista quadrimestrale di Politica Economica, 4, 101-114.
draft article - with SILVA Francesco (2000), "‘Sound Recording Market: the Ambiguous Case of Copyright and Piracy’", Industrial and Corporate Change, 9, 415-442.
download article - with SILVA Francesco (1999), "‘Il mercato delle idee’", Economia e Politica Industriale, 26, 291-325.
- (1998), "'Provvedimento dell’Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato N.5385(I/207): riflessioni sull’applicazione della dottrina antitrust'", Economia e Politica Industriale, 25, 203-227.
- (1997), "‘Copyright e pirateria nel mercato fonografico’", L’Industria,, 18, 317-339.
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Journal articles
- with MIGHELI Matteo (2013), "Open Access, Social Norms & Publication Choice", European Journal of Law and Economics.
Forthcoming - with MARCHESE Carla (2011), "In the beginning was the Word. Now is the Copyright", Review of Law and Economics, 7 (1).
freely downloadable after registration
Book chapters (refereed)
- (2010), "Intellectual Property, Social Justice and Economic Efficiency: Insights from Law and Economics", Edward Elgar Publishing:Cheltenham, UK - Northampton, MA, USA.
Research Project: Proprietà intellettuale, fallimenti di mercato ed efficienza More... - (2008), "Access to vs. Exclusion from Knowledge: Intellectual Property, Efficiency and Social Justice", in A. GOSSERIE, A. MARCIANO and A. STROWEL (Eds.), Intellectual Property and Theories of Justice, Palgrave MacMillan:London & Basingstoke.
working paper version - with ARDIZZONE A. (2007), "La produzione di musica registrata in Italia", in A.A. V.V. (Ed.), L'Industria della Comunicazione in Italia, Guerini:Milano.
recensione di M&D (review by) - (2007), "What's in a Sign ? Trademark Law and Economic Theory", in M. MCALEER and L. OXLEY (Eds.), Economic and Legal Issues in Intellectual Property, Blackwell.
article previously published in the Journal of Economic Surveys
working paper version - (2007), "Il Marchio tra Informazione e Mercato", in A. CORTESI (Ed.), Innovazione e delocalizzazione, Pearson:Milano.
- (2007), "Property Rights Dynamics: Current Issues in Law and Economics", in D. PORRINI and G. RAMELLO (Eds.), Property Rights Dynamics: A Law and Economics Perspective, The Economics of Legal Relationships, Routledge:Abingdon, UK - New York, US.
- (2005), "‘Intellectual Property and the Markets of Ideas’", in J. BACKHAUS (Ed.), The Elgar Companion in Law and Economics.
A slightly different version of this paper was published on the Review of Network Economics
working paper version - with PORRINI Donatella and Sergio DI NOLA (2005), "‘Class Action, Mercati Finanziari e Tutela dei Risparmiatori’", in G. BRACCHI and D. MASCIANDARO (Eds.), Le Banche Italiane e la Finanza per lo sviluppo, Edibank:Roma.
Abstract
download bozze pdf - with PORRINI Donatella (2005), "‘Competition in Banking: Switching Costs and the Limitis of Antitrust Enforcement’", in J.J. JOSSELIN and A. MARCIANO (Eds.), Law and the State. A Political Economy Approach, Edward Elgar:Cheltenham, UK - Northampton, MA, USA.
working paper version - (2005), "‘Analyse économique du droit d’auteur. Droit d’auteur et économie: les origines’", in Diana COOPER-RICHET, Jean-Yves MOLLIER and Ahmed SILEM (Eds.), Passeurs Culturels dans le Monde des Médias et de l’Edition en Europe, Presses de l'ENSSIB:Lyon.
proofs (pdf file) - (2005), "‘Private appropriability and Knowledge Sharing: Contradiction or Convergence ? The Opposite Tragedy of Creative Commons’", in L. TAKEYAMA, W. GORDON and R. TOWSE (Eds.), Developments in the Economics of Copyright, Edward Elgar:Cheltenham, UK - Northampton, MA, USA.
working paper version - (2005), "'Pelle sub agnina latitat mens saepe lupina: Copyright in the Marketplace'", in J.J. JOSSELIN and A. MARCIANO (Eds.), Law and the State. A Political Economy Approach, Edward Elgar:Cheltenham, UK - Northampton, MA, USA.
working paper version - with SILVA Francesco (2004), "'Sound Recording Market: the Ambiguous Case of Copyright and Piracy'", in G. MOSSETTO and M. VECCO (Eds.), The Economics of Copying and Counterfeiting, Angeli:Milano.
article previously published in Industrial and Corporate Change (2000)
article version - with PORRINI Donatella (2004), "‘Concorrenza nel mercato bancario: spunti di riflessione sul ruolo dell’Autorità Antitrust’", in G. BRACCHI and D. MASCIANDARO (Eds.), La competitività: le banche, l’industria finanziaria, le regole, Edibank:Roma.
- with PORRINI Donatella (2003), "‘I limiti dell’intervento antitrust nel mercato bancario: stabilità, regolazione e concorrenzialità’", in G. BRACCHI and D. MASCIANDARO (Eds.), Oltre la crisi: le banche, le imprese e le famiglie, Edibank:Roma.
- (2003), "‘Copyright and Antitrust Issues’", in Wendy GORDON and Richard WATT (Eds.), The Economics of Copyright: Developments in Research and Analysis, Edward Elgar:Cheltenham, UK - Northampton, MA, USA.
working paper version
Books
- with BACKHAUS Juergen and Alberto CASSONE (2012), "The Law And Economics Of Class Actions In Europe. Lessons from America", Edward Elgar Publishing:Cheltenham, UK - Northampton, MA, USA.
forthcoming
Abstract
Details
Research Project: Class action come strumento di regolamentazione More... - with NICITA Antonio and Francesco SILVA (2008), "La Nuova Televisione. Economia, Mercato e Regole", Studi e Richerche, Il Mulino:Bologna.
Abstract
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--> Recensione Sole24ore (review on an Italian economic newspaper)
--> recensione Corriere della Sera - (2007), "Property Rights Dynamics: A Law and Economics Perspective", Routledge, Taylor & Francis.
Contributors: Jürgen Backhaus, Michele Boldrin, Pamela Clark, Antony Dnes, Sophie Harnay, David Levine, Julia Mahoney, Alain Marciano, Ugo Mattei, Robert Merges, Antonio Nicita, Francesco Parisi, Donatella Porrini, Andrea Pradi, Giovanni B. Ramello, Paul Torremans
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->Comments and details - with SILVA Francesco (1999), "Dal vinile a Internet. Economia della musica tra tecnologia e diritti", Edizioni della Fondazione Agnelli:Torino.
book review at http://www.musicalnews.com/articolo.php?codice=322&sz=4
now freely available online here
Essays
- with ROMANO Anna (2011), "PIANI URBANISTICI E MERCATO DEI DIRITTI EDIFICATORI", NelMerito.com.
Link to the publication: click here - with PORRINI Donatella (2006), "'La prima banca non si scorda mai'", La voce.info.
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Working papers
- with MIGHELI Matteo (2013), "Open Access, Social Norms & Publication Choice" n. 13 .
J.E.L codes: K19, Z13, O33, L17
Keywords: Open Access, Scholarly Publication, Social Norms, Academics' Behavior, Economics of Science
Abstract
Scarica il file .pdf - (2012), "Aggregate Litigation and Regulatory Innovation: Another View of Judicial Efficiency" n. 8 .
J.E.L codes: K41, O31, G32, L23
Keywords: aggregate litigation, efficiency, market for risk, hierarchy, regulation, innovation, asbestos
Abstract
Scarica il file .pdf - with ROMANO Anna (2011), "Piani urbanistici e mercato dei dirittti edificatori".
Versione estesa per rivista Consumatori, Diritti e Mercato
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Research Project: Efficienza nella prospettiva law and economics More... - with CASSONE Alberto (2011), "The Simple Economics of Class Action: Private Provision of Club and Public Goods" n. 3 .
J.E.L codes: K41, D71, D74, K13, H41
Keywords: class action, collective litigation, mass tort, club, liability, deterrence
Abstract
Scarica il file .pdf - (2010), "Property rights and externalities: The uneasy case of knowledge", Working paper POLIS - Economic Series n. 172 .
J.E.L codes: D23, K11, O31, D62, O34
Keywords: property rights, knowledge, invention, externalities, efficiency
Abstract
Scarica il file .pdf - (2010), "Copyright & Endogenous Market Structure: a Glimpse from the Journal-Publishing Market", Working paper POLIS - Economic Series n. 169 .
J.E.L codes: D40, O34, O33, L12, L69
Keywords: copyright and market power, endogenous market structure, journal-publishing industry
Abstract
Scarica il file .pdf - with PORRINI Donatella (2010), "Class action and financial markets: Insights from law and economics", Working paper POLIS - Economic Series n. 166 .
J.E.L codes: K41, K13, G01, H41
Keywords: class action, pure economic loss, regulation, liability, deterrence
Forthcoming on Journal of Financial Economic Policy
Abstract
Scarica il file .pdf - with MARCHESE Carla (2010), "In the beginning was the Word. Now is the Copyright", Working paper POLIS - Economic Series n. 160 .
J.E.L codes: D23, D43, D45
Keywords: copyright, religion, royalties, taxation
Abstract
Scarica il file .pdf - with CAVALERI Piero, Michael KEREN and Vittorio VALLI (2009), "Publishing an E-journal on a shoe string: Is it a sustainaible project?", Working paper POLIS - Economic Series n. 132 .
J.E.L codes: L17, L22, L86, O34
Keywords: Open-access publishing, online journals, scientific publication
Abstract
Scarica il file .pdf - (2008), "Semiotica, diritto e mercato. Economia del marchio nel terzo millenio", Working paper POLIS - Economic Series n. 112 .
in corso di pubblicazione in Economia e Politica Industriale (2008/1)
Abstract
Scarica il file .pdf - (2007), "Access to vs. exclusion from knowledge: Intellectual property, efficiency and social justice", Working paper POLIS - Economic Series n. 100 .
J.E.L codes: D63, D61, O31, O38, D78
Keywords: intellectual property rights, knowledge production, increasing returns, knowledge sharing, productivity, social justice
Abstract
Scarica il file .pdf - with NICITA Antonio (2006), "Property, liability and market power: The antitrust side of copyright", Working paper POLIS - Economic Series n. 84 .
Abstract
Scaricare il file .pdf - with SILVA Francesco (2006), "Appropriating Signs and Meaning: The Elusive Economics of Trademark", Working paper POLIS - Economic Series n. 76 .
Keywords: trademark, brand, intellectual property, economics of information, signs, economic welfare
Abstract
Download in formato .pdf - (2006), "What's in a sign? Trademark law and economic theory", Working paper POLIS - Economic Series n. 73 .
Keywords: trademark, brand, economics and signs, asymmetric information, intellectual property rights, law and economics
Abstract
Scarica il file .pdf - with PORRINI Donatella (2005), "‘Class Actions for Financial Losses: Deterrence Effects from Ex-post Regulation’".
- with MAFFIOLETTI Anna and Shubha GHOSH (2005), "‘Intellectual Property Rights or Liability Rules: How Do We Tackle Copyright Infringement in the Music Market ?Insights from Experimental Data’".
in progress
Conferences Organization
- (2008), "Open Societies vs Intellectual Enclosure: Innovation, Imitation and Growth", Alessandria.
-> website
-> programme
-> poster - (2007), "Introducing Class Actions in Europe: A Comparative Law and Economics Perspective", January, 26-27.
->website
->Programme (pdf) - (2006), "Information, Intellectual Property and Economic Welfare. The legacy of Kenneth Arrow and Richard Nelson", May 15-16, Turin, Italy.
Conference website and papers
-> Programme - (2005), "Workshop on Law and Economics of Intellectual Property and Information Technology", Castellanza (Va).
Keynote Speaker: F.M. Scherer, Harvard University
Programme and Papers - (2004), "Society for Economic Reasearch on Copyright Issues Annual Conference", Torino.
Keynote speaker: Paul David, Stanford University
-->programme (pdf file) - (2004), "ISER Summer School on Intellectual Property, Innovation and Competition", Siena.
Keynote lecturers: Mark Blaug, Stan Liebowitz, Suzanne Scotchmer, Nancy Gallini, Ruth Towse, RIchard Watt, Wendy Gordon, Paul David, F.M. Scherer - (2002), "Workshop Antitrust", Università Carlo Cattaneo, LIUC - Castellanza.
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Interviews
- (2011), "Interview on Open Access publishing".
download - (2007), "Mercato discografico italiano: esiste un ruolo per la piccola e media impresa ?".
Interview released at the Summit on Communication Markets - Rome, December, 12, 2007 (in Italian)
listen - (2005), "Released in Rome, 11/11/2005 on the topic '10 ricette per stimolare il mercato' (10 guidilines for fostering copyright markets in Italy)".
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