Africa’s Growth and Opportunities – A Research Agenda

Chair(s): Francesca Utili (Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance)

Presentations of the Symposium

Speakers

Carola Alvarez¹, Kevin Chika Urama², Stefan Dercon³, Karim El Aynaoui⁴, Giacomo Falchetta^5
1IFAD, ²African Development Bank, ³University of Oxford, UK, ⁴Policy Center for the New South (MA), ⁵Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC)

The North-South Question and the Development of the Mediterranean (SVIMEZ)

Chair(s): Adriano Giannola (Svimez)

Presentations of the Symposium

Old Wine in a New Bottle: The SVIMEZ Econometric Model. Main Features and Impact Assessments

Stefano Prezioso
Svimez

An Innovative Spatial Dynamic General Equilibrium Model. Evidence From Italy’s Recovery Plan

Pasquale Lucio Scandizzo¹, Daniele Cufari¹, Federico Perali², Riccardo Magnani^3
1Uni Roma Tor Vergata, ²Uni Verona, ³Uni Paris

What Explains the Evolution of the North South Divide in Italy? A Test of the Balassa-Samuelson Hypothesis

Federico Perali¹, Ranjan Ray², Martina Menon¹, Nicola Tommasi^1
1Uni Verona, ²Uni Monash Aus

Do corporations in Southern Italy face higher corporate effective tax rates?

Antonella Caiumi
Istat

DEBT RELEASE FOR SUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A Jubilee Initiative for a Generative Cooperation Between Creditors and Debtors - Session In Memoriam of Andrea Cornia, Università di Firenze

Chair(s): Mario Biggeri (University of Florence)

Presentations of the Symposium

Ecological Debt and the Moral Imperative for Debt Relief

Giulio Guarini
Università della Tuscia, Viterbo

Debt for Sustainable Development Scheme for a Twin Debt Justice: A Position Paper

Leonardo Becchetti
University of Rome, Tor Vergata

Debt Relief for The Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC): an Innovative Perspective

Domenico Fanizza
AFDB

Debt sustainability and human development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Gianni Vaggi
University of Pavia

Role of the Piano Mattei for the Development of Africa and the Mediterranean Region

Chair(s): Domenico Fanizza (African Development Bank), Lucio Scandizzo (University of Rome, Tor Vergata)

Presentations of the Symposium

Speakers

Stefan Dercon¹, Domenico Fanizza², Kevin Urama², GianDomenico Magliano³, Lorenzo Ortona⁴, Annalisa Ciampi^5
1University of Oxford, ²AFDB, ³MAECI, ⁴Mattei Plan Mission Unit, Presidency of the Council of Ministers, ⁵UN Italian Representative

•How to Pay? Experimental Evidence on Early Warning-Based Cash Transfer Modalities in Somalia

Antonio Scognamillo

FAO, Italy

Measuring the Impacts of a Poultry Transfer on Women’s Empowerment in Afghanistan

Elsa Valli

FAO, Italy

The impacts of the 2023/2025 Gaza Conflict on agriculture: Estimates of short- and medium-term losses in agricultural income and nutrition

Annarita Macchioni Giaquinto

FAO, Italy

Promoting agricultural value chains in refugee and host communities: impacts on household livelihood and community social cohesion in Uganda.

Emanuele Zucchini

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy

The Mediterranean at the crossroads: challenges and opportunities for Africa and Europe - CNR-ISMed

Chair(s): Salvatore Capasso (Uniiversity of Napoli - Parthenope and CNR, Italy)

Presentations of the Symposium

Offshore Wind and Fisheries: Economic Impacts in the Strait of Sicily

Monica Gambino, Vito Pipitone, Evelina Sabatella, Alice Sbrana
CNR-ISMed

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Its Impact on Trade: Evidence from the MENA and Mediterranean Region

Anna Maria Ferragina¹, Lewoye Bantie Baylie^2
1University of Salerno andCNR-ISMed, ²University of Salerno

The socio-economic impact of Marine Spatial Planning on some key sectors of the blue economy in Sicily

Francesco Andreottola¹, Stefania Badiglio¹, Salvatore Capasso², Monica Gambino¹, Luigi Guadalupi¹, Mattia Pettena¹, Vito Pipitone¹, Desirée Quagliarotti¹, Luciano Seta^1
1CNR-ISMed, ²CNR

Beyond the Battlefield: Geoeconomic Drivers of Country-Specific Geopolitical Risk

Irene Bosco¹, Salvatore Capasso², Valerio Filoso^1
1CNR-ISMed, ²CNR

The One Health Approach and Development: Relevance of the Research on the Social Exposome

Chair(s): Vincenzo Atella (University of Rome, Tor Vergata)

Presentations of the Symposium

The One Health Approach and Development

Vincenzo Atella, Pasquale Lucio Scandizzo
University of Rome, Tor Vergata

Understanding Expotypes in Europe

Andrea Piano Mortari¹, Pietro Monti², Vincenzo Atella², Francesca Marazzi³, Ruben Zuehlke Colindres⁴, Marc Chadeau⁴, Giacomo Pasini^5
1Italian Ministry of Health, University of Rome Tor Vergata, ²University of Rome Tor Vergata, ³University of Rome Tor Vergata, CESifo, ⁴Imperial College, UK, ⁵University of Venice - Ca Foscari

The Evolution of Health Inequalities in Italy (1984-2023)

Cecilia De Luca¹, Daniela d'Angela², Emily Maresch³, Barbara Polistena², Federico Spandonaro¹, Vincenzo Atella^4
1Dip Economia e Finanza - Università di Roma Tor Vergata and CREA Sanità, ²CREA Sanità, ³Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴University of Rome, Tor Vergata

The Italian Ministry of Health through a One Health approach: a new vision of integrated health

Mosé Alise
Italian Ministry of Health