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Francesco Venturini
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Associate Professor in Economics at @uniurbit. Fellow at @niesrorg.bsky.social. Affiliate to @CIRCLE_LU. Mail: [email protected] https://works.bepress.com/francesco_venturini/ #AI #innovation #economicgrowth .. more

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Francesco Venturini @franceventurini.bsky.social · Feb 22
Still one month to apply and join the Urbino Summer School 2025. Do not miss this great opportunity
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Francesco Venturini @franceventurini.bsky.social · Feb 1
Are you starting your career and eager to explore the foundations and latest advances in Economic Growth & Development Join the Urbino Summer School 2025 @Markus Eberhadt (Nottingham) @Pietro Peretto (Duke)
@Andrea Presbitero (IMF) @urbinoeconomics.bsky.social

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Francesco Venturini @franceventurini.bsky.social · Feb 18
Do capital investment and knowledge transfers matter for income convergence? Yes—but only if the capital intensity of laggards is not too far from the frontier.

See below our new paper with @Carmelo Parello

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Knowledge Gaps, Convergence and Growth
This paper develops a growth framework with international knowledge spillovers driven by learning-by-investing externalities that is able to replicate most styl
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Urbino Economics @urbinoeconomics.bsky.social · Feb 7
Thrilling news!!

2nd Conference on "Health needs and resources: Allocation and Measurement" March 27-28, 2025 @uniurb

Organisation by @fravidoli.bsky.social @Agnese Sacchi

For Info: geu.uniurb.it/health-needs...

#healtheeconomics #healthneeds #healthresources #vulnerablepopulation
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Francesco Venturini @franceventurini.bsky.social · Feb 1
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How China created AI model DeepSeek and shocked the world
Government policies, generous funding and a pipeline of AI graduates have helped Chinese firms create advanced LLMs.
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Francesco Venturini @franceventurini.bsky.social · Feb 1
Are you starting your career and eager to explore the foundations and latest advances in Economic Growth & Development Join the Urbino Summer School 2025 @Markus Eberhadt (Nottingham) @Pietro Peretto (Duke)
@Andrea Presbitero (IMF) @urbinoeconomics.bsky.social

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Francesco Venturini @franceventurini.bsky.social · Feb 1
Great insights talking about AI at @bankofchina.bsky.social London with @ggiombini.bsky.social @urbinoeconomics.bsky.social
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Dr Xuxin Mao, FRM on LinkedIn: #ai #productivity #economy #research
#AI, #Productivity and the Global #Economy. Let us leave Trump 2.0 for a minute and have a #research event on the above important topics! I am happy to have…
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Francesco Venturini @franceventurini.bsky.social · Jan 7
Some interesting insights by Walter Park the role of IP for AI innovation

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AI and Intellectual Property: Navigating the Future of Innovation - ElgarBlog
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping intellectual property (IP) protection, raising new challenges for innovation and economic growth. AI's dual role in enhancing both imitation and innovation de...
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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · Jan 6
💥 NEW BLOG 💥

In our first #MondayInterview of 2025 ✨ Deputy Director Adrian Pabst speaks to Larissa Marioni about the role Artificial Intelligence can play in narrowing the #productivity gap 📈⬇

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How Artificial Intelligence Could Narrow the Productivity Gap - NIESR
As the United Kingdom seeks to boost productivity through greater public and business investment, what tools can firms use to raise their productivity performance? Our Deputy Director Professor Adrian...
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Francesco Venturini @franceventurini.bsky.social · Dec 1
Interesting reading about AI and politics
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Artificial Intelligence Institute @ekaya.bsky.social · Nov 30
AI expert Marietje Schaake: ‘The way we think about technology is shaped by the tech companies themselves’

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AI expert Marietje Schaake: ‘The way we think about technology is shaped by the tech companies themselves’
The Dutch policy director and former MEP on the unprecedented reach of big tech, the need for confident governments, and why the election of Trump changes everything
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Artificial Intelligence Institute @ekaya.bsky.social · Nov 30
AI expert Marietje Schaake: ‘The way we think about technology is shaped by the tech companies themselves’

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AI expert Marietje Schaake: ‘The way we think about technology is shaped by the tech companies themselves’
The Dutch policy director and former MEP on the unprecedented reach of big tech, the need for confident governments, and why the election of Trump changes everything
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Urbino Economics @urbinoeconomics.bsky.social · Nov 28
Ready to hear more about “Agriculture and Ecosystem Services”?

Speakers: Ginevra Coletti (Univ Ferrara) Youngho (Young) Kim (Univ Oxford)

3 December 2024 h. 1 PM - 2 PM CET
Zoom Link: tinyurl.com/5n8nc5tu

Sponsored by www.sustainability-seeds.org
#agriculture #environment #econsky
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Urbino Economics @urbinoeconomics.bsky.social · Nov 24
Air Pollution and School Performance…. What’s the challenge?
Follow Online Urbino Economics Seminars
Speaker: Elena Meschi

27 November 2024 16-17 CET
Zoom Link: uniurb-it.zoom.us/j/85179018157

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#schooling #education #environment #pollution
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Francesco Venturini @franceventurini.bsky.social · Nov 23
Talking about Crime and Conflicts @Uniurb.. follow it online
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Urbino Economics @urbinoeconomics.bsky.social · Nov 23
Wish to learn more about Crime and Conflicts?
Follow Online SEEDS Lunch Seminars @Uniurb
Speakers Giacomo Lupi and Luca Buzzanca

26 November 2024 h. 13-14 CET
Zoom Link: tinyurl.com/5n8nc5tu

Sponsored by www.sustainability-seeds.org
#crime #conflicts #environment #econsky

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Urbino Economics @urbinoeconomics.bsky.social · Nov 23
Wish to learn more about Crime and Conflicts?
Follow Online SEEDS Lunch Seminars @Uniurb
Speakers Giacomo Lupi and Luca Buzzanca

26 November 2024 h. 13-14 CET
Zoom Link: tinyurl.com/5n8nc5tu

Sponsored by www.sustainability-seeds.org
#crime #conflicts #environment #econsky
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Francesco Venturini @franceventurini.bsky.social · Nov 22
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Francesco Venturini @franceventurini.bsky.social · Nov 22
Welcome!
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Maria Savona @mariasavona.bsky.social · Nov 21
Hello dear network, I am now here instead! If we followed each other in X, please switch to this space.
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Francesco Venturini @franceventurini.bsky.social · Nov 15
Does AI boost firm productivity? See our evidence from Europe on the article out on Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization with Larissa Marioni & Ana Rincon
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#uniurbit #JEBO #EconTwitter #AI #Productivity Open acceess www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Productivity performance, distance to frontier and AI innovation: Firm-level evidence from Europe
Using firm-level data from 15 European countries between 2011 and 2019, this paper examines the productivity effect associated with the development of…
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