Global-ID - Globalization and Industry Dynamics
Unit Directors: Carlo Altomonte and Gianmarco Ottaviano
We live in a globalized world. Capital, goods and service markets are increasingly integrated across countries. Most production processes involve steps in multiple countries along the supply chain. In turn, global value chains connect firms in multinational business groups and trade networks, with hubs spanning the major global cities.
The research unit Globalization and Indistry Dynamics (GLOBAL-ID) studies how different aspects of globalization affect the dynamics of industries over time, along several dimensions. It investigates the challenges emerging for policy makers. It develops policy recommendations on how to best accommodate globalization processes and their consequences on firms and workers, with the ensuing implications for welfare systems.
The areas of research encompass: the design of global value chains and their implications for economic growth and competitiveness; trade, labor markets, social and health issues; trade and innovation; globalization and agglomeration of economic activities; migration issues.
The activities of the research unit are currently supported by a variety of grants, including:
- ERC Advanced Grant for the project “MIMAT - From Micro to Macro: Aggregate Implications of Firm-Level Heterogeneity in International Trade" (2018-2023)
- European Union’s Horizon 2020 for the project "MICROPROD —Raising EU Productivity: Lessons from Improved Micro Data" (2019-2021)
- Italian Ministry of University and Research, Projects of National Interest (PRIN 2017), Project: “New Protectionist Policies: Political Determinants and Economic Consequences” (2020-2023)
- Italian Ministry of University and Research, PNRR Mission 4 component 2 – Next Generation EU, Growing Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable (2023-2025)