Economics of new ventures and innovation (5 cr)

Code:
26043
Field:
Industrial Organization
Targets:
Master’s students Research Master's students PhD students
Organiser:
Hanken School of Economics
Instructor:
Ari Hyytinen
Period:
Period 1
Format:
Participation in teaching
Method:
Contact teaching
Venue:
Hanken
Enrollment:

In case of conflicting information consider the Sisu/Moodle pages the primary source of information.

Aalto, Hanken and UH economics students can enroll through their home university’s SISU. Further instructions are available on the How to enroll? page, also for students from other universities.

If you would like to count the credits towards your degree, please check your curriculum or contact your supervisor or student services for guidance.

  • A Moodle course key will be sent by email (to your Hanken email address) or it is posted as a message in Sisu couple of days before the course starts.
  • Log in with your Hanken username to be able to use all the features of the course workspace.
  • More tips for enrolling in Moodle can be found here.

Course description yet to be updated for 2025-2027.

Doctoral students can also take this course. 

After completing the course, you will be able to:

  • analyse dynamics of markets characterized, e.g., by new entry, firm turnover and R&D-intensive firms from a microeconomic perspective
  • identify strategic choices and risks that entrepreneurs and innovators and their financiers face
  • evaluate entrepreneurial decision-making and public policies targeted at innovative new ventures.