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Governance structure, technical change and industry competition
We develop a model to study the impact of corporate governance on firm investment decisions and industry competition. In the model, governance structure affects the distribution of shares among short- and long-term oriented investors, the robustness of the management regarding possible stockholder interference, and the managerial remuneration scheme. A bargaining process between firm’s stakeholders determines […]
Opening up the black box of development. A two-day workshop
A GROWINPRO two-day workshop, on 29-30 June 2021, to explore determinants and sources of economic development The GROWINPRO project co-organises a two-day workshop on the topic of determinants and sources of economic development. The event, held on 29-30 June 2021, is hosted by the Institute of Economics with the support of the Young Scholars Initiative. […]
The great amplifier. How to recover from COVID-19 and create a more just society
GROWINPRO’s first animated infographic aims at providing an innovative way to present the project’s main policy proposals to steer the recovery toward a more sustainable society Since its outbreak in early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted over 3 million deaths worldwide, leaving barely a country untouched and revealing to be one of the […]
Vaccines and patents in Covid-19 times: An impossible coexistence?
A GROWINPRO online workshop on May 26 addressed the property rights in the field of vaccines from a scientific, legal and economic perspective The rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines can be considered a great success for contemporary science. But while companies were able to develop a vaccine in a matter of months, the challenge is […]
Which Europe after the pandemic? Recovering from the Covid-19 with a better EU
An online seminar to discuss the impact and consequences of the pandemic outbreak in Europe. And to steer the path towards a sustainable, inclusive post-Covid EU. As part of the GROWINPRO public engagement initiatives, and on the occasion of the publication of the EuroMemorandum 2021 Report “A post-Covid 19 global-local agenda for a socio-ecological transformation […]
Public is better. The role of the State in the post-pandemic world
GROWINPRO organizes the presentation of the volume by Altero Frigerio and Roberta Lisi, followed by a public debate with the economists Dosi and Roventini, and the undersecretary of MEF, Maria Cecilia Guerra As part of its public engagement activities, the GROWINPRO project is hosting a public debate with experts, practitioners and policy makers on the […]
The new challenges of the technological era
From technology to surveillance, to the power of giant tech. A series of videos from the GROWINPRO/OECD conference. With the Nobel laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz What is the impact of the digital transformation on the production and on the distribution of value? The first GROWINPRO annual conference, jointly organised with the OECD and held on […]