2021-2022 IGIER Policy Seminars   

• May 20th, 2022, 10:30 am - Sarfatti Building - Room 11
  
  Competition Economics in the Digital Age: Privacy Protection & Antitrust
  
  -speakers: Alessandro Acquisti, Carnegie Mellon, Antonio Buttà (AGCM), and Steve Tadelis, Berkeley
  -moderator: Francesco Decarolis, IGIER-Bocconi

• May 5th, 2022, 5:30 pm - Sarfatti Building - Room 11
  
  Two Paths to Prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1200-2000
  
  -speakers: Joel Mokyr, Northwestern, and Guido Tabellini, IGIER-Bocconi
  -discussants: Gerard Roland, Berkeley, and Joachim Voth, Zurich
  -moderator: Guido Alfani, IGIER-Bocconi
  
  

• April 4th, 2022, 6:00 pm - online*
  
  The War in Ukraine
  
  -Sergei Guriev, Sciences Po, will describe the situation in Russia
  -Michael McFaul, former US Ambassador in Russia, now at Stanford, will offer a perspective on geopolitics/international relations
  -Massimo Morelli, IGIER Bocconi, will moderate the event
  
  SEMINAR RECORDING - WATCH HERE

• March 17th, 2022, 5:30 pm - online*
  
  Wealth Inequality and Wealth Taxation
  
  -speaker: Emmanuel Saez, Berkeley
  -discussants: Vincenzo Visco, NENS, and Tito Boeri, IGIER Bocconi
  -moderator: Nicola Pavoni, IGIER Bocconi

SEMINAR RECORDING - WATCH HERE

• February 17th, 2022, 5:30 pm - online*
  
  The Man Inside. A European Journey through Two Crises

  - Welcome remarks: Mario Monti
  - Speaker: Marko Buti, European Commission
  - Discussants: Daniel Gros, CEPS, and Elena Carletti, IGIER-Bocconi
  - Moderator: Franco Bruni, Bocconi

  SEMINAR RECORDING - WATCH HERE

• December 1st, 2021, 5:30 pm – online*

  Work and Cities in the Post Covid World

  - Nicholas Bloom, Stanford, will present a sanguine view of remote work
  - Edward Glaeser, Harvard, will present a more cautionary view, also drawing on his recent book with Cutler on cities
  - Jérome Adda, IGIER Bocconi, will moderate the event

  
  SEMINAR RECORDING - WATCH HERE
  
  
• November 8th, 2021, 6 pm – online*
  
  Monetary Policy in Times of Crisis
  
  - Massimo Rostagno, ECB ,will present his book, from which the seminar title is borrowed
  - Ricardo Reis, LSE, will discuss the book
  - Tommaso Monacelli, IGIER Bocconi, will moderate the event
  
  SEMINAR RECORDING - WATCH HERE
    

 *The event will take place in Zoom, the link to the webinar room is provided in due time.