CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – 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

Twenty-Fifth Summer School in International and Development Economics:  “Economic Development in the Age of Big Data and AI”, Samuel Asher (Imperial College Business School, Development Data Lab and CEPR) and Paul Novosad (Dartmouth College and Development Data Lab), 1-4 September 2026, Castello di Gargonza, Italy.

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, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 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.

Lecturers: Samuel Asher (Imperial College Business School, Development Data Lab and CEPR) and Paul Novosad (Dartmouth College and Development Data Lab)

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).

Deadline: 4th May 2026

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