This course explores the transformative impact of the digital revolution on economic systems, innovation models, politics, and public policy. Anchored in the rise of artificial intelligence, data-driven decision-making, and platform-based economies, the course examines how emerging technologies are reshaping the foundations of production, labor, value creation, politics and governance.

We will trace the evolution of economic thought in the context of technological change, moving beyond traditional assumptions of rationality to consider how behavioral science, algorithmic decision-making, and complex systems thinking redefine economic dynamics.

The course invites students to reflect critically on the interplay between human creativity and machine intelligence, and to assess the implications of a world increasingly mediated by digital infrastructures and AI-powered tools.

Key focus areas will include:

The economics of innovation in an AI-driven age
Regulatory and policy challenges in a data-centric world
The rise of digital ecosystems and intelligent platforms
Ethical considerations and political risk in algorithmic governance
The global race for technological leadership and its geopolitical dimensions