Erasmus + Jean Monnet Project   The Rossi-Doria Centre for Economic and Social Research has been awarded Erasmus + Jean Monnet Project 2019 “Understanding European Economic Policy: Towards a Deeper Union”. The Erasmus + Jean Monnet project  “Understanding European Economic Policy: Towards a Deeper Union” (“DEEPLY”) aims to promote studies, knowledge, consciousness, monitoring activities and international spread about EU economic policy over a wide range of target groups (e.g. scholars, students, civil society, stakeholders, experts from Institutions, and policy makers) to stimulate knowledge transfer and cross-fertilization. The European Union has been facing crucial challenges in several respects. From an economic perspective the [...]

This  study provides a deepening of the analysis of a previous research performed by CRES regarding the Free Trade Agreements signed by the European Union. In this case, we focus on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with Canada, discussing the ratification process, the denomination of origin regulation, and providing a quantitative analysis of the agreement, through a global Computable General Equilibrium model in order to assess the impact on the Italian economy. Rossi-Doria Centre's research author: Luca Salvatici (Roma Tre University and Rossi-Doria Centre)

CALL FOR INTEREST The Rossi-Doria Centre (CRES), Roma Tre University, is looking for two experts to involve in the teaching activities of the “International School for Advanced Training in Impact Evaluation of Development Policies. Concepts, methods, applications” (code: SVIP19ENG – profile a, b). The call for interest is aimed at external experts capable of contributing to the above mentioned activity. In particular, the Rossi-Doria Centre intends to select two experts, on the following activities: Profile (a) Preparation and delivering of a lecture about the evaluation of cash transfer programs with the use of randomized control trials, household surveys and repeated cross-sections [...]

Some elements of the Free Trade Agreements (FTA) in force or still ongoing negotiations, between the EU and Third Countries can provide opportunities for the internationalization of Italian firms. However, currently, access to useful information, organized in a coherent and easily understandable system, is not easy. For these reasons, ITA - Italian Trade Agency, on the recommendation of the Ministry of Economic Development (MISE), has developed a project to provide information to Italian firms on the opportunities arising from the Free Trade Agreements. The project aims to contribute increasing use of agreements in force and under approval, as important opportunities for developing [...]

The “Study on firm-level drivers of export performance and external competitiveness in Italy”, in partnership with MET, was developed as part of a research project for the European Commission, DG Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN). This is a study on Italy’s international competitiveness based on firm-level data aimed at providing policy recommendations that the European Commission will submit to the Italian government. This report provides an in-depth study on the main firm-level drivers of corporate external competitiveness in Italy during the years of the recent crisis. In this sense, it contributes to the debate on the appraisal of the Italian international position [...]

13-17 July 2020 Third Giovanni Anania Summer School on Evidence-Based Policy Making “Machine Learning techniques in agricultural, food and environmental policy analysis”– Rende (CS), Italy To honor Giovanni Anania, suddenly passed away on July 15th 2015, the Italian Association of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AIEAA), the Rossi-Doria Center and the University of Calabria have organized a Summer School for PhD candidates and young researchers, a constant focus in Giovanni’s mentoring action. SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Anna Carbone, Tuscia University Thomas Heckelei, University of Bonn Rosanna Nisticò, University of Calabria Donato Romano, University of Florence Luca Salvatici, Roma Tre University Paolo Sckokai, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Margherita Scoppola, [...]