Italian Trade Study Group: Trade Security and Trade Policy in Europe and Developing Countries – May 28-29, 2026

thursday, May 28, 2026 14:00 - 00:00

Aula Toti, Luiss Campus, Viale Romania 32, Rome

ITSG - Italian Trade Study Group Trade Security and Trade Policy in Europe and Developing Countries Rome, May 28-29, 2026 LUISS University, Rome Organised by LUISS LEAP, Fondazione Manlio Masi, and Centro Rossi-Doria 14:00-14:15 Registration Thursday, May 28 14:15-14:30 Opening and Welcome Address Greetings: Valentina Meliciani (LUISS University) 14:30-16:00 Session 1: Strategic Dependencies, Decoupling and the Energy Transition Chair: Valentina Meliciani (LUISS University) Paper 1- Francesco Crespi, Nicolo Geri, Dario Guarascio, Enrico Marvasi, "Can Strategic Dependencies Harm the Acceleration Towards Net-Zero Transition? The Case ofthe Lithium-lon Battery Industry" Discussant: Dimitri Zurstrassen (LEAP) Paper 2- David R. DeRemer, Aigerim Yergabulova, "Decoupling, Quality Upgrading, and Geoeconomic Chokepoints" Discussant: Silvia Nenci (Roma Tre University) Paper 3 - Pablo Federico Bertin, Gabriel Nicolas Michelena, Maria Priscila Ramos, "Trade Fragmentation and the Energy Transition: Global Impacts of Trade Wars on Renewable Energy Goods" Discussant: Ettore Gallo (University of Parma)
16:30-18:00 KEYNOTE SPEECH Chair: Maria Savona (LUISS University and SPRU University of Sussex) L. Alan Winters (University of Sussex, CEPR) "Should we mourn the passing ofMFN? 19:00 Buffet Dinner - LUISS University Friday, May 29 9:30-11:00 Session 2: Environmental Regulation, Social Standards and Sustainable Supply Chains Chair: Filippo Bontadini (LUISS University) Paper 1- Maria Laura Pupo (Polytechnic of Turin), "How Environmental and Social Policies Reshape Global Supply Chains: The U.S. Cotton Supply Shock Under the UFLPА" Discussant: Maria Savona (LUISS University and SPRU University ofSussex) Paper 2- Lewoye Bantie Baylie, Anna M. Ferragina, Stefano landolo, Ivan Sergio, "Environmental Regulation and Trade Performance: Evidence from Italian Provinces" Discussant: Valentina Meliciani (LUISS University) Paper 3 - Davide Del Prete, Valentin Guye, Edoardo Tolva, "Sustainable Relationships" Discussant: Enrico Marvasi (Roma Tre University) 11:00-11:30 Coffee Break 11:30-13:00 Session 3: Trade Policy, Protectionism and Policy Measurement Chair: Maria Savona (LUISS University and SPRU University of Sussex) Paper 1- Peter H. Egger, Joseph Francois, Irene Garces, Miriam Manchin, "Policy Uncertainty, Gravity, and Trade in Services" Discussant: Lucia Tajoli (Politecnico di Milano) Paper 2- Pavel Chakraborty, Amanda De Pirro, "When a Protectionist Trade Policy Turns into an Industrial Policy: Evidence from India" Discussant: Anna Giunta (Roma Tre University)
Paper 3- Nicolo Tamberi, "The Trade Elasticity from Tariff-Based Regressions: What Do We Measure?" Discussant: Francesco Faieta (LUISS University) 13:00-14:30 Lunch 14:30-16:00 Session 4: Innovation, Competition and Firm Responses to Trade Chair: Andrea Coveri (University of Urbino) Paper 1- Xiaomeng Cui, Hong Ma, Weibin Wei, Mingzhi Xu, "Colluding Against Import Competition" Discussant: Siavash Mohades (University of Maastricht) Paper 2 - Laura Bisio, Angelo Cuzzola, Marco Grazzi, Daniele Moschella, "Innovation, Green Products and Trade: Evidence from MultiproductFirms" Discussant: Alberto Marzucchi (GSSI) Paper 3- Peter H. Egger, Gianluca Santoni, Farid Toubal, "Innovation Leaders and the Global Diffusion of Knowledge" Discussant: Carlo Pietrobelli (Roma Tre University) 16:00-16:30 Break 16:30-17:30 Session 5: Institutions and Distributional Outcomes Chair: Enrico Marvasi (Roma Tre University) Paper 1- Dario Pellegrino, "Safer Trade Among Democracies? Downward Trade Volatility and Political Regimes (1962-2018)" Discussant: Filippo Bontadini (LUISS University) Paper 2 - Margarita Lopez-Forero, Kevin Parra Ramirez, Gabriel Smagghue, "Offshoring Wage Inequality in Tax Havens" Discussant: Andrea Coveri (University of Urbino) 17:30-17:40 Conclusion and Farewell Closing remarks: Lucia Tajoli (Politecnico di Milano and ITSG)
Scientific Committee Filippo Bontadini (LUISS University), Andrea Coveri (University of Urbino), Rinaldo Evangelista (University of Camerino), Giulia Felice (Politecnico di Milano), Giorgia Giovannetti (University of Florence), Anna Giunta (Roma Tre University), Luca Macedoni (University of Milan), Enrico Marvasi (Roma Tre University), Valentina Meliciani (LUISS University), Maria Savona (LUISS University and SPRU University of Sussex), Lucia Tajoli (Politecnico di Milano). Local Organising Committee Filippo Bontadini (LUISS University), Valentina Meliciani (LUISS University), Maria Savona (LUISS University and SPRU University of Sussex).