The EUI–EABCN Joint Conference on Advances in Monetary Policy and the Natural Rate of Interest has successfully concluded! Hosted by the Economics Dept and sponsored by EABCN, it explored theory & empirics on rates, policy, and methods. Thanks to all who contributed & shared!

🤝 "What I took away was this friendly environment. It wasn't competitive and we were helping each other. And this was true both for the students and you also had this feeling of collegiality with the professors". 👉 Read the full interview here: https://loom.ly/g50lgCA

🥂 Today we raised a toast to welcome our new cohort of students and our new Professor at the Department of Economics! A great occasion to gather, connect, and share an informal moment together after the busy start of classes! #EUI #PhD #Economics

🎉 EUI Welcome Reception 2025 is underway! 🎉 Along with the City Council of Fiesole, we are celebrating our incoming cohorts of professors, researchers, fellows, & master's students in the magnificent Roman Theatre of Fiesole. Here’s to new beginnings: a warm welcome to the EUI community! 🥂🌟

🎓 Registration day! Big welcome to our new PhD researchers and Master students joining the ECO Department at the @eui-eu.bsky.social Let the new year begin! #EUI #PhD #Economics

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A warm welcome to the Eco Summer School students just arrived at the EUI! Wishing you a great start and lots of success in your classes!

👴👵 Noa De La Vega, Max Weber Fellow at @eui-eco.bsky.social, sheds light on how sudden major health changes in the elderly impact their adult children’s employment, revealing that sons and daughters are affected differently. Read more 👉 https://loom.ly/1gb8nfc

📣 The Department of Economics is hiring! Check out our open position for 1 Assistant Professor in Macroeconomics and apply by 3 November 2025 ⏰ www.eui.eu/About/JobOpp...

In a #MyEUIResearch video, EUI researcher Mafalda Batalha @eui-eco.bsky.social discusses her work on how the rapid increase in short-term rental tourism can affect neighbourhoods. Watch the video on YouTube 📹 https://loom.ly/Idkqf9A

LAST WEEK on #LaFonte – #Tariffs and the US dollar: Economics was right, after all. By Giancarlo Corsetti buff.ly/8UxoEQD

‼️ LAST WEEK ON #LAFONTE‼️ Excellence funds, excellent outcomes? Insights from Italy’s higher education policy. By Edoardo Frattola Read on La Fonte 👉 buff.ly/RsqH5xn

This column explores the effects of #tariffs levied against the United States in response to measures imposed by President #Trump – during both his first and second terms. In short, when tariff actions are met with expected retaliation, the dollar weakens 🔗 buff.ly/8UxoEQD

JUST POSTED on #LaFonte – #Tariffs and the #US dollar: Economics was right, after all. By @gcorsetti.bsky.social Read the article 👉 lafonte.eui.eu/2025/06/27/t...

JUST POSTED on #LaFonte – Excellence funds, excellent outcomes? Insights from Italy’s #highereducation policy. By Edoardo Frattola Read the article 👉 buff.ly/RsqH5xn #STEM #Italy

What happens when a government finances its best university departments? This column uses evidence from #Italy to explore how such initiatives can affect hiring, student choices, and #research output, offering valuable insights for #policymakers. 🔗 buff.ly/RsqH5xn

In his new paper “Trading blows” @gcorsetti.bsky.social show empirically that the #USD appreciates when the #US hikes tariffs unilaterally, but depreciates if markets anticipate retaliation by Foreign governments. Recent #tradewars have now raised yields on US Treasuries Read 👉 🔗 buff.ly/o3R95Rh

📣 The EUI is glad to announce the arrival of Professor @leonardo-melosi.bsky.social who joined @eui-eco.bsky.social as a new full-time faculty member. Discover more on his background & research 🔗 https://loom.ly/Q48des8

💼 After the Berlin Wall fell, East Germany changed fast—but many workers lost social status. Robert Schall @eui-eco.bsky.social studies how Treuhand-led privatisations hit labour markets. More closures meant steeper status drops, even as wages rose. #MyPhDPitch

How should the #ECB respond to a #tradewar? Paul Bergin (UC Davis) and @gcorsetti.bsky.social discuss the options for stabilizing the European economy in the new CEPR book 👇

Editors Gary Gensler, @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social, @upanizza.bsky.social, & @wederdim.bsky.social introduce the new CEPR #ebook which paints a troubling preliminary assessment of the second Trump administration. The column briefly previews the content & conclusion. cepr.org/voxeu/column... #EconSky

💶🏚️ In this episode of the #MyEUIResearch video series, Rodolfo Salonia, researcher at @eui-eco.bsky.social, discusses his research on taxation of digital platforms and on how this might impact the broader economy. Read the news 🔗 buff.ly/Xi7qq1Q Watch the video on YouTube 📹 buff.ly/IBCgMsT

Last week on #LaFonte - How does human capital shape economic development? By Alexander Monge - Naranjo Read the article buff.ly/Ll09YQF #development #growth #education

People 's skills and job types play a major part in economic #development. In fact, the formation, composition, and allocation of #humancapital largely explain differences in income between countries around the world 🔗 buff.ly/Ll09YQF #productivity

JUST PUBLISHED on #LaFonte – How does #humancapital shape economic #development? By Alexander Monge - Naranjo #education buff.ly/Ll09YQF

Just wrapped up the Alumni Conference at the Department of Economics— Former PhD students, now colleagues and friends, have shared two days of great discussions, ideas, memories, and a true family feeling. We are truly grateful for the sense of community that continues to grow. #EconAlumni

Econ derby @eui-eu.bsky.social @eui-eco.bsky.social #coppapavone My co-author did an espectacular assist, but the best part as always was the curva. The passion and creativity of these guys makes me low key so proud 🥲

Croatia is officially joining the EUI! 🎉 Today, the EUI's High Council voted unanimously to approve Croatia’s accession as the 24th member of the EUI. ✅🤝 This milestone further strengthens the EUI’s mission of fostering academic excellence and #EuropeanIntegration through #research and #education.

In May 2010, facing an imminent disorderly default, #Greece signed a draconian agreement for external financial assistance with its European partners and the IMF. But now, 15 years later, how is the country faring? Read here 👉 buff.ly/6p6BF74 #recession #recovery #globalfinancialcrisis

LAST WEEK on #LaFonte... #Greece – 15 years after the crisis. By Georgios Papaconstantinou 🔗 lafonte.eui.eu/2025/05/30/g... #recession #history #recovery

🌍 What causes CO₂ emissions? And how does climate change affect daily life? Benjamin Hattemer, PhD researcher at @eui-eco.bsky.social, studies how carbon pricing impacts firms and how rising temperatures shape education, health & labour. 📽️ #MyPhDPitch

📉 Trump delays EU tariffs until 9 July. Euro & EU markets bounce back. @gcorsetti.bsky.social‬ @eui-eco.bsky.social weighs in on KTVU: “In the short term, it cannot be good – there is a lot of uncertainty. Consumers don’t spend, firms don’t invest.” 🔗 www.ktvu.com/video/1647522

High tariffs are systematically targeted at specific sectors, i.e., aluminium. A new paper by @gcorsetti.bsky.social reconsiders how the Central Bank stabilizes inflation and employment, facing sectoral reallocation of demand and production. 🔗 drive.google.com/file/d/13ToE...

PhD researcher @karicolombo.bsky.social at @eui-eco.bsky.social studies the consequences of prolonged screen time & use of high-speed internet on the cognitive and non-cognitive skills of children & adolescents. 📌 Read more on the potential effects and risks of the new technologies: buff.ly/dD2Itlr

Tourism is booming in European cities, and with it, tensions are rising. Residents are increasingly voicing their concerns about crowded streets, the loss of everyday shops, and neighbourhoods that feel more like places to visit than to live. #tourism #Florence #Airbnb 👉 buff.ly/G9jnC08

JUST POSTED on #LaFonte – When #tourism re-shapes neighbourhoods: Short-term rentals in #Europe. By Mafalda Batalha read the article 🔗 buff.ly/G9jnC08

In this Longer Read in Project Syndicate, @gcorsetti.bsky.social charts the decline of multilateral cooperation and resurgence of protectionist trade policies www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/rise...

🏙️What happens when a city loses its capital status? #MyPhDPitch In 1999, Poland cut its regions from 49 to 16, leaving 31 cities without their former role. At @eui-eco.bsky.social, @martakorczak.bsky.social studies how this reform shaped local development, from brain drain to lost business appeal.

@gcorsetti.bsky.social traces the evolution of the #BrettonWoods model over the eight decades. Amid growing debt burdens, heightened geopolitical tensions, and rising protectionism, the foundations of that model are breaking down. www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/rise...

As the value of the #US #dollar continues to slide, #Washington could soon find itself in a tricky self-imposed corner: a weaker currency, together with a refusal to allow the current account deficit to increase, will make #reindustrialisation very challenging to finance 🔗 buff.ly/dyklrE4

JUST POSTED on #LaFonte – Why the United States wants a weaker dollar – but can’t afford it. By @gcorsetti.bsky.social Read the full article 👉 buff.ly/dyklrE4 #tradewar #Trump

✈️ At the EUI, Miguel Blanco Cocho @eui-eco.bsky.social studies how air travel subsidies for Europe’s islands 🏝️ can be better designed – balancing fair access, public spending & environmental concerns. 👀 Curious about what our PhD researchers are working on? More stories coming soon! #MyPhDPitch

📣 Come join us at the conference featuring @bohonore.bsky.social, who will present 'Recent Advances in Estimation of Nonlinear Panel Data Models" 🗓️ 24 April 🕰️ 11 am 🚩 Villa la fonte and on Zoom 🔗 Read more about the event and register here! 👇

🌱 Can your shopping choices help fight climate change? Eva Franzmeyer, PhD researcher at @eui-eco.bsky.social says yes — with the right policies. 🎥 In this #MyPhDPitch, Eva shows how data and theory can guide smart climate action. Stay tuned for the next #MyPhDPitch from the EUI community! 🎓

📚 What does a PhD at EUI look like? A PhD at the EUI is more than a degree—it’s a transformative journey and a turning point in your academic path. 🗓️ Join us on 12 May for #EUIopenWeek for a complete overview of all four doctoral programmes. Register now 🔗 loom.ly/WT5lxAg #EUIPhD

In this #EUIResearch video, zeinababoutalebi.bsky.social @eui-eco.bsky.social discusses her paper & project on the ‘Diversity Paradox’. Aboutalebi unveils what happens in organisations committed to promoting #diversity when managers don't share the same goal. 🎥 Watch the interview: buff.ly/I5mCls2

📣Apply by 30 April to the EUI #MasterofResearch in #Economics! 📝 Gain invaluable research skills with the possibility to transition into the PhD in Economics at the EUI. Special grants provided for candidates from Poland and #EUIWidening Countries! 🔗 buff.ly/FofpZj6

Increased protectionism in the #UnitedStates could have widespread economic effects. Not only are American consumers and firms likely to face sharp price increases, but policy-makers around the world – including #centralbanks – must now be alert to the heightened risk of recession 🔗 buff.ly/Z5JGjJd

"Individuals from a low family background earn generally less than those from a high family background." Raffael Kind @eui-eco.bsky.social discusses how people’s socioeconomic family background has an impact on their work income, a phenomenon he refers to as the 'class pay gap'. 👉 buff.ly/d1gythC

NEW on #LaFonte – #Monetarypolicy during a #trade war: What comes next? By Giancarlo Corsetti buff.ly/V3SQ7XY #Trump