BRIXEN WORKSHOP & SUMMER SCHOOL ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE

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1 BRIXEN WORKSHOP & SUMMER SCHOOL ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE September 4-10, 2014 Bressanone/Brixen - Italy PROGRAMME Presentation - Organizers Lecturers and Topics - Admissions and Deadlines - Registration and Accommodation fees - Sponsors - Location - Travel - Further information

2 Presentation The 5th edition of the Brixen Workshop & Summer School on International Trade and Finance will be held in Bressanone/Brixen from the afternoon of September 4 to the morning of September 10, The Summer School will consist of a set of lectures by eminent scholars on Heterogeneous firms: trade, networks and policies while the Workshop will be devoted to the presentation and discussion of working papers presented by selected participants. The general aims of the Brixen Workshop & Summer School are: - to provide advanced training in international economics and international political economy for PhD students, postgraduate students and young economists from all countries; - to broaden the horizons of young scholars on the relevance of the economics of international trade and finance for understanding the problems and opportunities associated with current trends in the world economy and with the advancement of global economic integration; - to allow young economists to meet fellows from different countries with a common interest in the theoretical and political problems of the world economy. The official language of the Brixen Workshop & Summer School is English. Organizers The Brixen Workshop & Summer School is organized by Fondazione Manlio Masi (ICE), Rome, the Department of Economics and Management Marco Fanno, the Laurea Magistrale in Economia Internazionale MEI and the Master in International Commerce MASCI, University of Padova, in collaboration with the Association Amici Università di Padova/Freunde der Universität Padua in Bressanone/Brixen. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Ferdinando Meacci, University of Padova Beniamino Quintieri, University of Roma Tor Vergata Giorgia Giovannetti, University of Firenze and European University Institute Donata Favaro, University of Padova

3 Lecturers and topics PETER NEARY, Oxford University & Professorial Fellow, Merton College, UK, CEPR, Kiel Institute of World Economy & CESifo, Germany Theory of Heterogeneous Firms: An Introduction GIORDANO MION, University of Surrey, CEPR & Centre for Economic Performance, UK Firm Heterogeneity and Market Optimality JULIAN DI GIOVANNI, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, CREI & CEPR, Barcelona, Spain Firms, Trade and Aggregate Fluctuations JAIME DE MELO, Emeritus, Université de Genève, Switzerland, CEPR & Fondation Ferdi, France Reconciling Trade and Climate Policies Admissions and deadlines PhD students, post-doctorates and young economists willing to apply to the Workshop should submit: Curriculum Vitae Application form The number of participants is limited to 20. Up to 3 students will be selected among PhDs from the Bolzano Province and from the PhD Programme in Economics and Management of the University of Padova. All applications must be submitted by June 29, Acceptance will be notified by July 7, Early applications are welcome. A restricted number of applicants will be selected as speakers in the Workshop sessions. Applicants who intend to present a working paper in one of the Workshop sessions should also submit a draft of the paper or an abstract. For further information on this issue send an to Donata Favaro: donata.favaro@unipd.it Complete and return the signed electronic version of the application form, your CV and (if you want to be a speaker in the Workshop) a working paper or abstract to:

4 Segreteria Fondazione Masi Via Liszt, 21, Roma Tel Tuition and Accommodation fees The Brixen Workshop & Summer School is funded partly by sponsors and partly by tuition fees. The 2014 tuition fee is 200. Full accommodation is provided by the Accademia Cusano/Cusanus Akademie, Piazza Seminario 2, Bressanone/Brixen ( The full accommodation fee is 300. The fee includes the Welcome dinner of September 4 and the Farewell dinner of September 9 at the Hotel Grunerbaum, the overnight stay of September 9 and the breakfast of September 10. The tuition fee may be waived to the benefit of the most outstanding students. The fee payment of 500 has to be made by July 25, An with an enclosed copy of the payment receipt must be sent to segreteriafondazionemasi@ice.it. After July 25, students who will have failed to notify the payment will be replaced by applicants in the waiting list.. Please send your money transfer to: Fondazione Manlio Masi IT 71 E BIC: PASCITMMROM Bank: Monte Paschi di Siena, via Liszt, Roma Sponsors The Brixen Workshop & Summer School is organized under the auspices of, and with grants by, Fondazione Manlio Masi, Rome Associazione Amici Università di Padova/Freunde der Universität Padua, Bressanone/Brixen Comune di Bressanone/Gemeinde Brixen Provincia di Bolzano/Provinz Bozen Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Bolzano/Stiftung der Sparkasse Bozen Università di Padova Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Aziendali Marco Fanno /Università di Padova

5 Location The Workshop & Summer School will take place at the Accademia Cusano/Cusanus Akademie, Piazza Seminario 2. Bressanone/Brixen is a small bi-lingual South Tyrol city located in the valley of Isarc river and surrounded by the beautiful Dolomiti mountains. How to reach Bressanone/Brixen: Travel Closest airports: Innsbruck ( Austria ); Verona; Munich (Germany); Venezia; Milano; (Linate or Malpensa); Brescia By plane + train: If your flight is to VERONA : take the train from VERONA/PORTA NUOVA to BRESSANONE. Frequency of trains: one per hour; averaged duration: 2:10 h.; If your flight is to MUNICH (GERMANY): take the train from München Hbf to BRESSANONE via INNSBRUCK/BRENNERO. Frequency of trains: one per two hours; average duration: 3 h. If your flight is to MILANO: take the train from MILANO/STAZIONE CENTRALE to BRESSANONE via VERONA. Frequency of trains: one per hour; average duration: 3:50 h; possible changes: Verona. If your flight is to VENEZIA:: take the train from VENEZIA/MESTRE to BRESSANONE via VERONA. Frequency of trains: almost one per hour; average duration: 3:50 h.; possible changes: Verona. If your flight is to ROME: take the train from ROMA/STAZIONE TERMINI to BRESSANONE via FIRENZE/BOLOGNA/VERONA. Frequency of trains: almost one per two hours; average duration: 7 h.; possible changes: Bologna. If your flight is to INNSBRUCK: take the train from Innsbruck Hbf to Bressanone/Brixen via Brennero. Frequency of trains: one per two hours; average duration: 1:40 h.

6 BRIXEN WORKSHOP & SUMMER SCHOOL ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE 2014 APPLICATION FORM Application deadline: June 29, 2014 Surname Name Nationality Affiliation address Phone: Fax: Highest University Degree: Title of PhD dissertation (past or expected): Ph D dissertation date (past or expected) Supervisor: Title of working paper (draft must be enclosed by authors to be selected as speakers in the Workshop): Please send this application form, your curriculum vitae and, in case, a draft of your paper, to: segreteria.fondazionemasi@ice.it