Bank of Italy/CEPR/EIEF/World Bank Conference on “Firm Dynamics, Investment and Aggregate Growth”
Rome, September 17-18, 2026
Venue: Bank of Italy
EIEF, together with Banca d'Italia, the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), and the World Bank Institute for Economic Development, is organizing a research conference on “Firm Dynamics, Investment and Aggregate Growth”. The meeting brings together lead economists to discuss the determinants of firm growth and productivity, including the role of capital accumulation, technology adoption, innovation diffusion, and industrial policy. The program will feature keynote lectures by Benjamin Jones (Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern, NBER, and CEPR) and Ufuk Akcigit (University of Chicago, NBER, and CEPR). The organizers are Fabio Bertolotti (Banca d'Italia, NBER and CEPR), Roberto N. Fattal Jaef (World Bank), Andrea Linarello (Banca d'Italia), Francesca Lotti (World Bank and CEPR), Gabriele Macci (Banca d'Italia), Claudio Michelacci (EIEF and CEPR) and Bernardo Ribeiro (EIEF). Program
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The registration deadline is 31 August 2026.
Rome Conference in Macroeconometrics and Time Series
Rome, September 19-20, 2026
Venue: EIEF
EIEF will host the Rome Conference in Macroeconometrics and Time Series, featuring 18 speakers affiliated with leading U.S. and European institutions. Mark W. Watson (Princeton University) will deliver the keynote address. The organizers are Alessandro Casini (Tor Vergata University of Rome) and Massimo Sbracia (EIEF). The event is part of the FIS3 project “Event-Study”, the research grant awarded to Alessandro Casini by the Italian Ministry of University and Research, and aims to bring together prominent senior and junior researchers in macroeconometrics and time series econometrics. Upcoming program to be announced.
6th Macro-Monetary Workshop Bank of Italy - EIEF
Rome, October 2, 2026
Venue: EIEF
EIEF and the Bank of Italy are jointly organizing the sixth edition of the Macro-Monetary Workshop. The event is part of a series of regular thematic workshops designed to provide a platform for the early discussion of research projects among economists at the Bank of Italy and EIEF, while fostering collaboration on joint research initiatives. The workshop will feature a small number of 30-minute presentations, organized into two sessions. The organizers are Luigi Paciello (EIEF) and Andrea Tiseno (Bank of Italy). Upcoming Call for Papers to be announced.
Talent Economics Conference
Rome, October 21-23, 2026
Venue: EIEF
EIEF and the Global Talent Fund are organizing the Talent Economics Conference that will be held in Rome on October 21-23, 2026. The conference aims to bring together leading researchers to discuss frontier research on the economics of talent. We are particularly interested in three questions. First, how does exceptional STEM talent develop, and what role do cognitive ability, effort, environment, and noise in measurement play in producing the right tail of the distribution? Second, how can high-potential young people be identified earlier and more reliably, particularly outside the rich-country institutions that currently capture them? Third, how do exceptional individuals shape scientific discovery, productivity, and growth: through their own output, through spillovers to peers, and through the networks they help form?. The conference will feature keynote lectures by Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury (LSE) and John Van Reenen (LSE). The members of the scienfific committee are: Ruchir Agarwal (Harvard University and Global Talent Fund), Gaia Dossi (EIEF), Patrick Gaule (University of Bristol and Global Talent Fund). Upcoming Program to be announced..
A half-day workshop on Talent Economics will be held on the afternoon of Wednesday 21 October. The workshop will offer PhD students and postdocs an introduction to the field’s central questions, data sources, and empirical approaches.
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