8-9 May 2025
Barco Teatro, Via Orto Botanico 12, Padua

A unique event bringing together the brightest PhD students in Economics and Finance from top US universities. The tour will feature insightful research presentations and networking opportunities.

Watch the video presentations of the papers showcased during the event click here

Organizers:
Alessia Russo (dSEA University of Padua)
Martina Miotto (dSEA University of Padua)
Leonardo Madio (dSEA University of Padua)
Giovanni Pellegrino (dSEA University of Padua)

Programme

Thursday, 8 May 2025

11.15-11.30 Introduction

11.30-12.30 Session 1

Speaker: Lea Nagel (Stanford University)
"A Measure of Complexity for Strategy-Proof Mechanisms"

12.30 - 14.00 Lunch Break

14:00–15:00 Session 2 

Speaker: Rebekah Dix (Stanford University)
"Combining Complements: Theory and Evidence from Cancer Treatment Innovation"

15.00-15.30 Coffee Break

15:30–16:30 Session 3
Speaker: Tishara Garg (MIT)
"Can Industrial Policy Overcome Coordination Failures? Theory and Evidence"

Friday, 9 May 2025

10:00–11:00 Session 4
Speaker: Nicolas Longuet-Marx (Columbia University)
"Party Lines or Voter Preferences? Explaining Political Realignment"

11.00-11.30 Coffee Break

11:30–12:30 Session 5
Speaker: Oscar Volpe (University of Chicago)
"Job Preferences, Labor Market Power, and Inequality"

12.30-14.00 Lunch Break

14:00–15:00 Session 6
Speaker: Leonardo D'Amico (Harvard University)
"Capital Market Integration and Growth Across the United States"

15:00–15:30 Coffee Break

15:30–16:30 Session 7
Speaker: Georgios Nikolakoudis (Princeton University)
"Incomplete Information in Production Networks"

16:30 – Closing Remarks

Confirmed External Guests:
Antonio Penta, Massimo Motta, Francesco Lancia, Martin Gonzalez-Eiras, Tommaso Nannicini, Giovanni Mastrobuoni