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.

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)

Register by April 29: CLICK HERE

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