4th Conference 'Trade, value chains and financial linkages in the global economy'

6 October 2025

Banca d'Italia - Rome, 15-16th December 2025

Banca d'Italia, the European Central Bank and the World Bank are organizing the fourth edition of the conference 'Trade, value chains and financial linkages in the global economy', hosted in Rome on 15-16th December 2025. The papers presented at the last edition are available here.

Theoretical, empirical, and methodological research presented at the conference will focus on trade, industrial, and climate policies, and firms' strategic responses; the reconfiguration of global value chains and competitive strategies, including pricing strategies; the role of multinational corporations in value chains; the financing of international trade and supply chains; transportation and logistics costs, and the role of trade routes in international trade; digital trade and international data flows, service exchange, and artificial intelligence; and the exchange of critical inputs (e.g., energy, minerals for the green transition, and advanced technologies).

The keynote lectures will be held by Meredith Crowley (Cambridge University) and Alberto Cavallo (Harvard Business School).

The Scientific Committee is composed by: Maria Grazia Attinasi (European Central Bank), Alessandro Borin (Banca d'Italia), Claire Giordano (Banca d'Italia), Michele Mancini (Banca d'Italia) and Daria Taglioni (Banca d'Italia).

The call for papers is available here.