Fifteenth Luca d’Agliano Lecture in Development Economics: “Culture, Corruption, and the Law: Challenges for a Globalizing World” by Kaushik Basu (Professor of Economics and Carl Marks Professor of International Studies, Cornell University; Former Chief Economist and Senior Vice President, The World Bank), 23 November 2017, 5 p.m., Fondazione Collegio Carlo Alberto, Piazza Arbarello 8, 10122 Turin. Abstract The control of

Thirteenth Luca d’Agliano Lecture in Development Economics: “Religion, Politics and Development: is Islam a special issue?” by Jean-Philippe Platteau (Professor Emeritus, University of Namur), 20 Novembre 2015, 5 p.m., Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, Palazzo d’Azeglio, Via Principe Amedeo 34, 10123 Turin. Abstract In 2002, the American Islamologue Bernard Lewis wrote a well-known book entitled “What is Wrong

Twelfth Luca d’Agliano Lecture in Development Economics: “The Idea of Antipoverty Policy”, by  Martin Ravallion (Edmond D. Villani Professor of Economics, Georgetown University), 15 December 2014, 6 p.m., Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, Palazzo d’Azeglio, Via Principe Amedeo 34, 10123 Turin. Abstract How did we come to think that eliminating poverty is a legitimate goal for public

Eleventh Luca d’Agliano Lecture in Development Economics: “Industrialization and Globalization in the Long Run” by Kevin O’Rourke (Chichele Professor of Economic History, All Souls College, University of Oxford), 6 November 2013, 5 p.m., Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, Palazzo d’Azeglio, Via Principe Amedeo 34, 10123 Turin. Abstract Industrialization has been the key to economic growth since the British Industrial