Manic Mondays' Seminar Series Held every first Monday (2.30-4.00 pm), this seminar series provides a platform for PhD students, young researchers, and senior scholars to present their work and engage in discussions in a collaborative and friendly environment. The seminars span a wide range of topics. A non-exhaustive list includes: economics of innovation, green transition, the relationship between technology, employment and income distribution, core-periphery asymmetries in Europe and the Global South, and the role of industrial policy in shaping technological and economic relationships. PhD students are strongly encouraged to attend as well as to present their ongoing work. Materials and further details will be provided by email. Those interested to attend or to propose a paper presentation can contact: nicolo.geri@uniroma1.it; francesco.zezza@uniroma1.it; dario.guarascio@uniroma1.it; fr.marconi@uniroma1.it The meetings are in ‘Aula del Consiglio’ 6th floor, h.2.30-4.00 pm Seminar schedule: 13/04/2026, Alexandra Badort – Luiss University: "Skills Demand and Regional Productivity"; 04/05/2026, Francesco Marconi – Sapienza University: "From Direct Funding to Indirect Effects: Evaluating EU’s Public Procurement of Innovation"; 08/06/2026 – Mattia Leoni – Roma Tre University: "Do Climate Policies Exacerbate Income Inequality? Evidence from 29 OECD Economies"; 06/07/2026, Tomas Oles - University of Economics, Bratislava: - TBA; 05/10/2026, Elena Scola Gagliardi - Sapienza University: TBA; 02/11/2026, Edoardo Fermante – University of Florence: TBA