Summer schools
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Regular fees: 900 EUR
International Fees : 900 EUR
Participants will be charged 900€ covering registration, accommodation (double rooms), meals, local transfer services and background material.
OPEN
TWENTY-FIFTH SUMMER SCHOOL IN INTERNATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS: "Economic Development in the Age of Big Data and AI"
1-4 September 2026, Castello di Gargonza, Tuscany, Italy
Lecturers: Samuel Asher (Imperial College Business School, Development Data Lab and CEPR) and Paul Novosad (Dartmouth College and Development Data Lab)
Organisers: Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano, Fondazione Collegio Carlo Alberto and Vilfredo Pareto Doctoral Program in Economics of the University of Turin, DEMS- University of Milan Bicocca, Cattolica University, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Centre for the Study of African Economies – Oxford University, IGC; in collaboration with the World Bank Institute for Economic Development.
Scientific Committee: Mariapia Mendola (Chair, University of Milan Bicocca, CEPR and LdA), Lucia Corno (Cattolica University, LEAP and CEPR), Giovanna d'Adda (University of Milan and LdA), Andrea Guariso (University of Milan Bicocca, LdA and LEAP), Niccolò Meriggi (University of Oxford and IGC), Marco Sanfilippo (University of Turin, CCA and LdA).
Description
The school intends to provide an intensive training course for graduate students and young researchers who are working in the field of development and international economics. This year the focus will be on the use of big data and AI in development economics.
For further information and teaching material, please refer to: https://dagliano.unimi.it/ or send and email to: centro.dagliano@unimi.it.
Participants
The school is targeted to graduate students, doctoral students and post-doctoral researchers in economics with a focus on development economics. Students are expected to attend the school full time.
Applications and deadlines
The participants will be selected by the Selection Committee on the basis of the information included in the application forms and CVs.Please submit your application form together with your CV here.
The deadline for submission is 4th May, 2026. Late applications will not be accepted.
Applicants will be informed by email about the results no later than 15th June 2026.
Location
The school will take place at Castello di Gargonza, a medieval village and historic residence in the world-famous Tuscany countryside. The 13th century fortified hamlet is surrounded by more than 600 hectares of forest, olive groves and vineyards and overlooks the Val di Chiana. It is the perfect place for summer schools and conferences, as all the facilities are offered in the same place.
Gargonza is also the ideal destination to discover Tuscany. It is located 100 km south-est of Florence between the beautiful cities of Siena and Arezzo. Local information will be provided to participants in due course.
