Fondazione Achille e Giulia Boroli Chair in European Studies
Held by Gianmarco Ottaviano
Full Professor of Economics. He held the same role at the University of Bologna and the London School of Economics (LSE). He earned a degree in Economic and Social Disciplines from Bocconi University, an MSc in Economics from the LSE and the PhD in Economics from the Université Catholique de Louvain. He is Co-Director of the Research Unit on Globalization and Industry Dynamics at the Bocconi Center for Applied Research on International Markets, Banking, Finance and Regulation (Baffi-CAREFIN). Previously he was Director of the Trade Programme at the Centre of Economic Performance (CEP) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Team members
Carlo Altomonte, Associate Professor of Economics of European Integration at Bocconi University. After a degree in Economics (with a major in International Economics) at Bocconi University, he received a PhD in International Law and Economics at Bocconi. He also completed a Master of Arts in Economics and a PhD in Applied Economics at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven). Member of the Group of Experts on Economic Policy with the Italian Office of the Prime Minister. Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of International Studies (ISPI), Milan; and Non-Resident Fellow at the Bruegel think tank in Brussels.
Davide Suverato, Senior Researcher at ETH Zürich and Research Fellow at the Bocconi Center for Applied Research on International Markets, Banking, Finance and Regulation (Baffi-CAREFIN). He received his MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management from Politecnico di Milano, and his PhD in Economics from Bocconi University. He has taught at LMU University of Munich, and was awarded the Research Fellowship of the Excellence Initiative funded by the German Research Foundation.
Jan Bakker, Researcher at Bocconi, he was Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at University College London and is Associate at the Centre for Economic Performance and at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. He completed a DPhil in Economics at the University of Oxford, where he has also taught. He studies International Trade, Urban Economics and Development Economics, with a special focus on Europe. His essay “Trade and Agglomeration: Theory and Evidence from France,” an excerpt from his PhD thesis, has received a number of international awards.
Joint Purpose
In 2018, Bocconi University and the Fondazione Achille and Giulia Boroli committed to further strengthening their longstanding relationship in the form of a Strategic Partnership, which led to funding the Achille and Giulia Boroli Chair in European Studies assigned to Professor Gianmarco Ottaviano.
The Chair combines a strong commitment to scientific research with dissemination and training aimed especially at the young people who will become future European citizens.
Core Activities
Research
The Boroli Chair in European Studies’ research is dedicated to the cost-benefit analysis of a European Union composed of Member States, touching on four main themes: European integration versus a renewed trend towards nationalism; single market and globalization in the era of neo-protectionism; immigration and sustainability of the European economic model; and economic development and inequalities in the new European economic geography.
The main research projects are MIMAT and MicroProd, funded by the ERC. In addition to these, these are numerous other projects that are the part of the Chair's activities, including Projects of Relevant National Interest (PRIN) funded by the Italian Ministry of Universities and Research.
Students
The Chair’s activities include several initiatives aimed at students:
- High schools. Because of the fundamental role that the new generations play on the chessboard of sustainable development and progress, the Chair organizes initiatives and activities aimed at increasing high school students’ awareness and knowledge of European issues, to raise their critical sense and understanding of being citizens of a free and open Europe. These include the #GenerazioneEU project in collaboration with Repubblica and the Italian Representation of the European Commission and the Office in Italy of the European Parliament.
- Bocconi students. Through activities organized by the Employer Relations Office, knowledge of European Institutions is promoted by allowing students and graduates to meet representatives of European Institutions and International Organizations based in Europe, in order to support them as they start their professional career. In addition, graduation awards are allocated every year, reserved for graduates of Bocconi Master of Science programs with a final grade of 110/110 cum laude with a thesis on Europe or the European Union.
Communication and Dissemination
The Boroli Chair in European Studies’ activities have been enriched by the dissemination of research results by Professor Ottviano and Professor Altomonte, thanks to their participation in seminars and conferences organized by prestigious academic and institutional entities, as well as the organization of workshops and events for the scientific community. Europe Day is an annual appointment: a large-scale event that aims to address the main issues of the European debate, aimed at both students and a wider audience.