New research projects
  • APPLICATE - Assessing Public Policy effectiveness in minimising Local Impacts with Climate-related AdapTation Expenditures (PRIN 2022, PI)
  • RE-ADJUST - REgional Assessment of Distributive impacts of a JUst and Sustainable Transition (PRIN-PNRR 2022, head of UNIURB Unit)
New publications

GPE 2018 - Calendar

Week Date Title
1 16-17 Jan 2018 Introduction to the course: dimensions of globalization and key stylized facts
2 23-24 Jan 2018 Basic concepts of microeconomics and industrial organization
3 30-31 Jan 2018 Comparative advantage (Ricardo)
4 6-7 Feb 2018 Factor endowment: HO model
5 13-14 Feb 2018 No class
6 20-21 Feb 2018 Beyond comparative advantage and factor endowment: intra-industry trade
7 27-28 Feb 2018 Internationalization, firm heterogeneity and trade costs
Internationalization strategies and imperfect competition
Spring break
9 13-14 Mar 2018 FDI and firm-specific advantages
10 20 Mar 2018 Exam on lectures 1-14 (30% of final mark)
21 Mar 2018 Assignment of topics for essays and presentations to groups of students. The essay is due by April 15 (20% of final mark)
11 27-28 Mar 2018 No class
12 3-4 Apr 2018 Effects of globalization: economic growth, offshoring, wages, skills, inequality, social dimension, environment
13 10-11 Apr 2018 Technology, demand and FDI; asset-exploiting and asset-seeking FDI (Prof. Zanfei)
14 17-18 Apr 2018 Students' presentations I and II
11 24 Apr 2018 Students' presentations III
12 2 May 2018 Final exam (50 % of final mark)