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Marco Sanfilippo
@marcosanfilip.bsky.social
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Professor of Economics University of Turin;
Affiliate Collegio Carlo Alberto;
Visiting Fellow European University Institute;
3 Kids (incl. twins). From Siracusa.

Webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/marcosanfilippo .. more

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IOB - Institute of Development Policy @iobua.bsky.social · Sep 26
💙 Our alumni & global community are standing with IOB! ✍️ Sign their petition to oppose cuts to IOB’s core funding & protect students’ futures, global collaboration & academic excellence. 👉 chng.it/8DhtrFSBpm
#saveIOB #StandWithIOB

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IOB - Institute of Development Policy @iobua.bsky.social · Sep 24
The Flemish government’s unexpected decision not to renew IOB’s agreement puts €2.64M funding, 32 jobs, key programmes and global partnerships at risk. Support us! https://bit.ly/saveIOB

#saveIOB #developmentpolicy #developmentpolicy #iobcommunity

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Centre for Economic Policy Research @cepr.org · Aug 18
📢 #CallForPapers - Determinants and Effects of Sustainable Public Procurement
Special Issue of the European Journal of Political Economy
Guest editors: Bernard Hoekman, @marcosanfilip.bsky.social‬, Davide Vannoni, Thomas Stratmann
Deadline: 30 Apr 2026
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#EconSky

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CNN @cnn.com · Apr 21
Among the biggest annoyances of booking an Airbnb are the fees, which can jack up the price of the once affordable alternative to hotels.

That’s changing Monday with the platform now displaying the total price on default. cnn.it/4lKEnSw

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Marco Sanfilippo @marcosanfilip.bsky.social · Jun 9
We (Bernard Hoekman, Davide Vannoni and I) are Editing a special issue at the *European Journal of Political Economy*

The SI is on the causes and consequences of increasing "Sustainable Public Procurement" practices.

Deadline: April 2026

Info: sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
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Marco Sanfilippo @marcosanfilip.bsky.social · Jun 5
Bene!!!

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Centre for Economic Policy Research @cepr.org · May 27
Apply to attend the 6th edition of the Economics Job Market Bootcamp in Tuscany. Open to final-year PhD students in economics who will enter the academic job market in Fall 2025.

Organised by Tommaso Sonno and supported by the UniCredit Foundation.
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#EconSky #Research #PhD

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Marco Sanfilippo @marcosanfilip.bsky.social · Apr 21
Too late…
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · Apr 21
Among the biggest annoyances of booking an Airbnb are the fees, which can jack up the price of the once affordable alternative to hotels.

That’s changing Monday with the platform now displaying the total price on default. cnn.it/4lKEnSw

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Kristof Titeca @kristoftiteca.bsky.social · Apr 4
My story on Ali Kony and the LRA is now out in Italian for @internazionale.it: www.internazionale.it/magazine/tes...
Ali Kony. Nuovo inizio
È il figlio di Joseph Kony, il leader del più violento gruppo ribelle ugandese. Per anni ha avuto un ruolo centrale nella milizia, ma poi ha deciso di disertare e di fuggire con la famiglia Leggi
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Marco Sanfilippo @marcosanfilip.bsky.social · Apr 1
The call for applications for the 24th Summer School in International and Development Economics is now open

Topic: Geo-Economics, Natural Resources, and Development

Speakers: Mathieu Couttenier and Mathias Thoenig.

Venue: Castello di Gargonza (Tuscany) ⬇️

Further info: t.ly/cCMSP

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Mariapia Mendola @marimendola.bsky.social · Apr 1
📌Call for applications out! 👀👀

Summer School on "Geo-economics, Natural Resources and Development" on Sept 2-5 in Tuscany, with the great Mathias Thoenig & Mathieu Couttenier!!

Deadline: May 9

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#EconConf #cepr #centrodagliano

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David McKenzie @dmckenzie.bsky.social · Mar 28
The research group at the Workd Bank is doing an off-cycle hire for a trade economist worldbankgroup.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Research Economist
Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solv...
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Marco Sanfilippo @marcosanfilip.bsky.social · Mar 5
Not even the time to use the car makers as an example for tomorrow’s class…

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Mar 5
Donald Trump hands automakers one-month reprieve from tariffs

https://www.ft.com/content/a2cff8ca-440a-409a-96f8-31b58217065c
Donald Trump hands automakers one-month reprieve from tariffs
Carve-out applies to groups operating through the US-Mexico-Canada trade pact
www.ft.com

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Institute for Replication @i4replication.bsky.social · Mar 3
#GDRI_rep Update 1: I4R are now reproducing all published papers that use data from GDRI, or are closely related in other ways. Here is a first update on our work. 🧵

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Marco Sanfilippo @marcosanfilip.bsky.social · Mar 1
The call is now closed, we got an absolute record of 275 submissions (for 10 slots!!!). Thanks a lot!!
marcosanfilip.bsky.social Marco Sanfilippo @marcosanfilip.bsky.social · Feb 18
10 days left to apply to the next edition of the "Firms, Labor Markets, and Development" Workshop to be held in Bari, Italy, on 20-21 June.

Keynote speaker: Mushfiq Mobarak (Yale)

Info: steg.cepr.org/events/firms...

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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · Feb 27
📣1 day left to apply to join the CSAE in Addis Ababa as the CSAE Economic Policy Network's Post-Doctoral Fellow in Economics (seconded to the Ministry of Finance, Gov't of Ethiopia).

⏰28 Feb, 12 PM GMT
ℹ️https://www.csae.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

#postdoc #EconSky #hiring
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Esteban J. Quiñones, Ph.D. @estebanjq.bsky.social · Feb 25
The Demographic and Heath Survey program received their USAID termination email last night

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Institute for Replication @i4replication.bsky.social · Feb 24
After being alerted about possible misconduct, the I4R are reproducing published papers that use data from a specific NGO (GDRI). This thread releases the first 2 reports and provides more information about the work and responses/statements from authors journals and journals. 🧵

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · Feb 19
🔎 Should we fear AI?

Join the 2025 Annual EMU Lab Lecture featuring renowned economist Philippe Aghion as he explores the impact of AI on jobs, productivity, and economic policy.

📅 6 March 2025
📍 Florence and Online

🔗 Register now: https://loom.ly/cMGEieQ
#EMUlab

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Marco Sanfilippo @marcosanfilip.bsky.social · Feb 18
10 days left to apply to the next edition of the "Firms, Labor Markets, and Development" Workshop to be held in Bari, Italy, on 20-21 June.

Keynote speaker: Mushfiq Mobarak (Yale)

Info: steg.cepr.org/events/firms...

@micheledimaio.bsky.social
@marimendola.bsky.social
@fscoamodio.bsky.social

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Julian Hinz @julianhi.nz · Feb 13
🚨 KITE Insta-Analysis: The US is imposing reciprocal tariffs on all trading partners and may count VAT as a tariff. Bottom line: The impact is largest for the US itself among large economies. Of course, big caveat: Very limited information at this point. 1/3

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Ugo Panizza @upanizza.bsky.social · Feb 6
Former Italian Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of University and Research literally "barked" on TV for nearly one minute

www.fanpage.it/politica/il-...
Il deputato Pd Furfaro le ricorda la condanna per peculato, Montaruli (Fdi) inizia ad abbaiare in diretta
L'esponente di Fdi Augusta Montaruli, sentendosi messa alle strette durante un dibattito tv, incalzata dal deputato Furfaro sulla sua condanna per peculato
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Marco Sanfilippo @marcosanfilip.bsky.social · Feb 3
2. Radio Popolare, Giornale Radio del 2/2/2025 ore 19:30 e del 3/2/2025 ore 7:30
www.radiopopolare.it/trasmissione...

3. Radio Popolare, Programma "Presto Presto-Interviste ed Analisi" del 3/2/2025 ore 8:10 circa.
www.radiopopolare.it/puntata/?ep=...
Giornale Radio - Radio Popolare
Le notizie. I protagonisti. Le opinioni. Le analisi. Le tre edizioni principali del notiziario di Radio Popolare.
www.radiopopolare.it

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Marco Sanfilippo @marcosanfilip.bsky.social · Feb 3
Alcuni brevi commenti, in italiano, sulle tariffe di Trump e le possibili conseguenze per EU e Italia:

1. Radio Televisione Svizzera, programma "Seidisera" del 1/2/2025, dal minuto 10:00 circa
www.rsi.ch/rete-uno/pro...
Giornale Radio - Radio Popolare
Le notizie. I protagonisti. Le opinioni. Le analisi. Le tre edizioni principali del notiziario di Radio Popolare.
www.radiopopolare.it

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Jan 31
In Barry Blitt’s latest Kvetchbook, a new nearly legal map of the United States, updated by the hour.
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An illustration of the United States with nationalistic labels based on Donald Trump’s proposals.

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Marco Sanfilippo @marcosanfilip.bsky.social · Jan 24
A call for expression of interest to join the "Vilfredo Pareto" PhD programme at the University of Turin and Collegio Carlo Alberto is out. Click on the link for more info and pass the info to potentially interested candidates:

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PhD in Economics - University of Torino | INOMICS
The Vilfredo Pareto PhD in Economics is a 4-year PhD program of the University of Torino, organized in close collaboration with the Collegio Carlo Alberto. The program allows students to structure the...
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Marco Sanfilippo @marcosanfilip.bsky.social · Jan 23
Just got a desk rejection with an editor message looking like "I had a very quick look at the authors' list, and my statement is that it is more likely that we meet tomorrow on Mars than for this paper to have any chance in this journal"

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Andre Groeger @andregroeger.bsky.social · Jan 17
🚨The call for the 2025 #edition of the #BSE #SummerForum workshop on #DevelopmentEconomics is out (co-organised with P. Bustos, G. DeGiorgi, G. Leon and D. Yang). Send us your best papers (deadline: FEB 28) and join us in beautiful Barcelona on June 18-19. events.bse.eu/live/files/5...

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robertarabellotti.bsky.social @robertarabellotti.bsky.social · Jan 5
‼️‼️Submit your paper‼️‼️Special issue of the Journal of Economic Geography on Rethinking the Economic Geography of Global Value Chains edited with Riccardo Crescenzi
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Call for Papers - Special Issue
Rethinking the Economic Geography of Global Value Chains:  theory, methods, data and policy Guest Editors: Riccardo Crescenzi (LSE), UK Roberta Rabellott
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