My name is Riccardo Venchiarutti, and I’m the chairman of the I.S.E.O. Institute, a cultural association founded in 1998 by Franco Modigliani (Nobel Laureate in Economics 1985) and then chaired by Robert Solow (Nobel Laureate in Economics 1987). Currently, our honorary chairman is prof. Michael Spence (Nobel Laureate in Economics 2001).
Our institute is organizing the 21st edition of the international I.S.E.O. Summer School in Economics (14-21 June 2025) entitled “Future Prospects for the Global Economy”.
Our summer course will feature Robert Merton, Nobel Prize in Economics 1997 – as well as renowned professors such as Bernard Hoekman (Director of Global Economics at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute in Florence), Elena Verdolini (professor of Political Economy at University of Brescia and senior scientist at the European Institute on Economics and the Environment), Christopher Rauh (professor of Economics & Data Science, Cambridge University, and PI at conflictforecast.org and EconAI), Christoph Trebesch (professor of Macroeconomics, Kiel Institute for the World Economy and co-Founder of the Geopolitics and Economics Initiative) and Robert Wescott (former advisor to Us president Clinton, president Keybridge Research).
The I.S.E.O. Summer School is reserved to post graduate students in Economics (master, PhD, teaching assistants and young economists) from all over the world, and it’s going to take place in presence in the picturesque town of Iseo, Northern Italy. Our Institute will also provide partial scholarships to talented participants, and it will be happy to discuss new academic partnership with international universities willing to register some of their best postgraduate students.
Following the suggestion that some of your students gave me, I would like to ask you if you could be so kind to forward some useful information about the next edition of the I.S.E.O. Summer School to all the graduate students in Economics enrolled at your university. In this regard, here below you can find a detailed description of our course.
Riccardo Venchiarutti
Chairman
I.S.E.O Institute
I.S.E.O. SUMMER SCHOOL 2025
“Future Prospects for the Global Economy”
14-21 June 2025
In presence (Iseo, Italy)
Speakers:
*Robert Merton, Nobel Laureate in Economics 1997, distinguished Professor of Finance at MIT Sloan School of Management;
*Bernard Hoekman, Director of Global Economics at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute in Florence;
*Elena Verdolini, professor of Political Economy at University of Brescia and senior scientist at the European Institute on Economics and the Environment;
*Christopher Rauh, professor of Economics & Data Science, Cambridge University, and PI at conflictforecast.org and EconAI;
*Christoph Trebesch, professor of Macroeconomics, Kiel Institute for the World Economy and co-Founder of the Geopolitics and Economics Initiative.
*Robert Wescott, former advisor to Us president Clinton, president Keybridge Research
CONTENTS
The I.S.E.O. Summer School in Economics is an international summer course reserved to graduate and postgraduate students (Masters and PhD) notably in Economics, teaching assistants, researchers and young professionals.
The 21st edition will be focused on “”Future Prospects for the Global Economy” and will investigate some of the main challenges that global economy is facing in such a turbulent period. The world economy is undergoing a fundamental transformation, and the distinguished speakers of the I.S.E.O. Summer School will try to analyses threats and opportunities. The impact of Ai on the future of work, the green transition, emerging inequalities in the labour market, new geopolitical balances and their consequences on international trade, global inflation and growing nationalism are just some of the topics which will be covered during the intensive one week course.
Conducted entirely in English, lectures at the I.S.E.O. Summer School are all made of a first part of straight talk by the speaker, followed by a second part of Q&A with the participants.
POSTER SESSION
The I.S.E.O. Summer School program will feature a poster session.
All participants are invited to take part by presenting their research through visuals such as graphs, photos, diagrams, and brief text.
This session provides an excellent opportunity for young economists from diverse countries and universities to contribute to discussions on the ongoing transformations in international economics.
All participants selected for the I.S.E.O. Summer School 2025 will have the chance to join the poster session.
APPLICATION
The application form can be found on the Istituto I.S.E.O website. Deadline to apply is the 1st of May 2025, although early application is highly recommended as places are limited. Summer School admissions work on a rolling basis.
FEE AND SCHOLARSHIPS
The I.S.E.O. Summer School 2025 fee amounts to 2.800 Euro: however, we award talented students partial scholarships amounting to 1.600 Euro (each), so that the fee can be reduced to 1.200 Euro.
Full scholarships are not available.
The fee includes:
*participation to all the lectures organized during the Summer School;
*speakers’ slides and presentations;
*attendance certificate (hard copy);
*7 nights accommodation at the 4-star Iseolago hotel (14-21 June 2025) with free access to swimming pools and sports facilities;
*7 days full board treatment (breakfasts, lunches, and dinners included) at the hotel and occasionally also in some other typical Italian restaurants and pizzerias;
*participation in the gala dinner with speakers, sponsors, and local institutions;
*participation in leisure time activities (i.e.: wine tasting, kayaking, guided tours);
*participation in local trips;
*local transportation within the area.
INFO & CONTACT
The I.S.E.O. Summer School is organized by the I.S.E.O. Institute, a non-profit cultural foundation created in 1998 by prof. Franco Modigliani (Nobel Laureate in Economics 1985) and then chaired until 2023 by prof. Robert Solow (Nobel Laureate in Economics 1987). Currently the honorary chairman is Nobel Laureate in Economics 2001 Michael Spence. The goal of the association is that of promoting conferences, debates and Summer Schools focused on international Economics.
For further info https://www.istiseo.org/
