Intesa Sanpaolo Chair in Political Economics
Chair Holder: Guido Tabellini
Guido Tabellini is Vicepresident and Professor of Economics at Bocconi University, where he was Rector between 2008 and 2012. He was first Director and then President of the Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER) at Bocconi. Researcher and consultant at several international organizations and research institutes, he has been a member of the Council of Economic Experts of the Office of the Prime Minister of Italy, the Privatization Committee and the Technical Commission for Public Spending at the Italian Ministry of Economy. He is a member of various international research centers, including CES-Ifo (Munich), CEPR - Center for Economic Policy Research (London) and CIFAR (Toronto). He was President of the European Economic Association and in 2022 he became President of the Econometric Society.
Joint Purpose
The Intesa Sanpaolo Chair in Political Economics, since 2013 held by Professor Guido Tabellini, Professor of Economics and former Rector of the University, is part of a ten-year collaboration between Intesa Sanpaolo and Bocconi University. It aims to analyze economic policy, from both a positive and regulatory point of view, with particular attention to issues of economic development in Italy and the Euro area.
Core Activities
Research
Over the years, Professor Tabellini has explored various lines of research. He has focused on different aspects relating to the functioning of institutions that influence growth, as well as the role of culture (i.e. informal institutions) in favoring the proper functioning of institutions and therefore also economic development, focusing on the aspects of national and European institutions that can foster the reforms necessary for growth. Recently, the research areas studied as part of the Intesa Sanpaolo Chair in Political Economics have also touched on issues related to identity politics, electorate polarization, populism and social norms. Funding has been received for a "Partial Norms” Research Project of National Interest (PRIN) from the European Research Council Advanced Grant for the “European Integration, Populism and European Cities” project and from CIFAR Catalyst funds.
Communication and Dissemination
The Intesa Sanpaolo Chair in Political Economics' activities have been enriched over the years by the dissemination of Professor Tabellini's research results, thanks to his participation in seminars and conferences organized by the most prestigious academic and institutional entities, for example the Richard Goode Lecture in 2019, a prestigious event organized annually by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with the aim of forecasting and discussing the issues that will enter the global political agenda.