What is so special about Pillars? This is what our researchers and members of the Scientific Advisory Board have to say ifo Institut Maria Savona Tera Allas Sandra McNally Simon Wiederhold SPRU United Nations University - MERIT IWH European Research Executive Agency University of Sussex Utrecht University CRISP Ricerca

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Today marks the start of the Luiss Research Day. Focused on Antitrust in Digital Markets, it featured ⁦Jean Tirole⁩ ⁦Paolo Boccardelli⁩ ⁦Emilio Calvano⁩ ⁦Maria Savona⁩ ⁦emanuele tarantino⁩ linkedin.com/posts/andrea-p…

In a new Guardian essay, I argue that it's time to reopen some old debates about the politics of innovation and push for a democratic "counter-technology." To avoid the traps of Silicon Valley's "techno-capital machine," we need a "techno-public machine." theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Isn't it amazing how a bunch of hippies writing in 1971 on "counter-technology" were politically more mature than 99% of today's tech critics?

Our latest LUHNIP Monthly Brief on EU Industrial Policy Brief is out! Featuring insights on EU investigations into the Chinese BEV and the acquisition of PPF Group by e&, the last European Council meeting & the financing of EU start/scale-ups. 👉🏻 leap.luiss.it/wp-content/upl…

Now that more and more of Silicon Valley heavyweights are coming out in support of Trump, it's time to repost my Guardian article from three weeks ago theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Recently completed a PhD and looking for the next step in your career? Check out our two postdoc positions: 1️⃣ Impact of green and digital technologies on labour markets: bit.ly/3zOqK0V 2️⃣ Modelling inequality impacts of green and digital tech: bit.ly/3LDnrME

Please circulate and apply! Kudos to Alex Coad for leading this initiative involving all Research Policy editors! SPRU Luiss Guido Carli CITP

I've signed a letter in the Observer today, together with 41 others, urging the government to implement the Freedom of Speech Act. See the full list of signatories here: theguardian.com/theobserver/ar…

Updated version available now! 👌 #Automation and #Employment over the #Technology Life Cycle: Evidence from European Regions Florencia Jaccoud, Fabien Petit, Tommaso Ciarli, Maria Savona Florencia Jaccoud Fabien Petit Maria Savona cesifo.org/en/publication…

"Lina Khan's [noncompete ban] would free the 1 in 5 American workers—30 million people, from fast-food workers to doctors—currently unable to pursue new employment opportunities and start new businesses." The HuffPost's Daniel Marans this weekend.👇 aol.com/lina-khan-figh…

I am super happy that my article "Deceptive features on platforms" with Johannes Johnen was accepted in The Economic Journal The Economic Journal and is available (open access) in the August issue.

Do circulate and join this event! LEAP Luiss Guido Carli SPRU Book presentation by Cristina Alaimo and Jannis Kallinikos discussed by Sofia Ranchordas Andrea Prencipe and myself.

"OpenAI and Anthropic, two of the most richly valued artificial intelligence startups, have agreed to let the U.S. AI Safety Institute test their new models before releasing them to the public" #AIEthics cnbc.com/2024/08/29/ope…

Hot off the presses from Catherine Tucker Avi Goldfarb

Kudos! Pillars_Horizon2020 brilliant outcomes

Launching the Growth CoLab to teach state of the art skills, tackle hard policy questions & develop cutting edge research here in Vienna! Excited that this has come together and looking forward to working with our magnificent partners at CEU, CSH and the GL, stay tuned!

Glad to be here, Great line up of sessions on crucial challenges Congrats to the organisers ScuolaSantAnna Università di Pisa event.fourwaves.com/epip2024/sched…

Speaking of Marx, Wendy Brown's Foreword to the new translation of Capital is a spectacular take on his critique of political economy and why it matters to understand capitalism. thenation.com/article/archiv…