Spatial data, methods and themes have been gaining centrality in many areas of applied economic research. A spatial perspective is indeed crucial to understand globalization, inequalities, migration, the pandemic, digital capitalism, climate change, and in many other fields of investigation. Thanks to GIS software, big data or satellite imagery, spatial data is literally burgeoning. It is therefore important to find a common ground for discussing theoretical, epistemological and practical issues related to the use of spatial data and methods, going beyond traditional disciplinary and thematic boundaries. In the workshop, PhDs from various Departments of Sapienza will present their ongoing research, and reflect on the challenges of using spatial methodologies. The workshop will be opened by the key-note speech of Simona Iammarino, former head of the Department of Geography and Environment at the LSE, and renowned expert in the study of regional economic development and policy, multinational corporations, innovation and technological change.
The event is promoted by the PhD Models for Economics and Finance - cv in Economic Geography, in collaboration with the European PhD in Socioeconomic and Statistical Studies, the Phd School of Statistical Sciences – cv in demography, the PhD and the PhD School in Economics, the PhD School in Social and Economic Sciences – cv Public Policy Analysis and Evaluation.
19 December 2022
09:30 | Simona Iammarino, London School of Economics and Political Science , and University of Cagliari | Key-note speech: The (critical) material basis of modern technologies and its geography
10:35 | Part I
Luisa Collina, PhD candidate in economic statistics | Measuring the dose-response function of the Common Agriculture Policy
Costanza Giannantoni, PhD candidate in economics | Is decentralisation good for local labour productivity? The role of institutional quality across the European regions
Alberto M. Radici, PhD candidate in economic geography | The geopolitics of Italian foreign direct investments
Federico Zampollo, PhD candidate in regional economics - GSSI | The political economy of resilience
14:45 | Part II
Gianluca Bei, PhD candidate in economic geography | Regulating short-term rentals platforms: A comparative assessment of European cities
Jacopo Tramontano, PhD candidate in economics | The impact of Amazon on local labour markets: A staggered event study approach on Italian municipalities
Carolina Falaguasta, PhD candidate in economic geography | Mobility in Rome: Visualization and analysis of space-time heterogeneity
Eleonora Miaci, PhD candidate in demography | The evolution of foreigners’ fertility in Italian provinces
Alessandra Quintigliano, PhD candidate in economic history | Love thy neighbour as thyself? Christian religion, ethnic diversity and long-run development