Workshop Overview

This workshop aims to bring together cutting-edge results and new developments in Agent based models applied to political economy. With political economy we intend to embrace themes and domains at the heart of the Classics, including economic growth, business cycles, technical change, income distribution, functions and capacity of the State. In addition, we also welcome papers directly addressing the role and design of economic policies, including fiscal and monetary policies, innovation and industrial policies, trade and development policies, low-carbon transition policies, labour and welfare policies. The venue will be an occasion to exchange ideas, discuss open issues and challenges for future developments. The event welcomes contributions related to the following key topics:

• Technological and structural change;
• Labor market dynamics and employment policies;
• Macroeconomic policies, business, and financial cycles;
• Inequalities and climate change;
• Modeling economic and ecological sustainability;
• Industrial policy and innovation;
• Financing transition to a low-carbon economy;
• Validation and estimation of agent-based models;
• (Big) Data visualization, simulation, and information processing.

Submission and Selection

Paper submission and participation are free of charge. In order to be considered, the applicant must submit either a complete paper or an extended abstract (up to two pages) in the form provided below. A limited number of contributions will be selected. Researchers from academia and policy-oriented institutions are encouraged to apply, with preference given to contributions incorporating agent-based modeling approaches. The selected papers will be considered for publication in the Italian Economic Journal. Longer contributions, collecting consolidated, teaching-friendly materials, may be hosted in the Cambridge Elements in Complexity and Agent-Based Models. Graduate students and young scholars are especially encouraged to submit.

No accommodation or travel expenses will be covered. However, selected participants may be granted a partial stipend through the Young Scholar Initiative (YSI) of INET, particularly for graduate students and early career researchers living outside Pisa.

Application form: https://bit.ly/ABMSSSA25 (alternative link)

Important Dates

• Dates: 28th and 29th of January 2025
• Deadline for applications: 09/12/2024.
• Notification of acceptance: 20/12/2024.
• Deadline for registration: 13/01/2025.

Venue

Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Piazza Martiri della Libertà, 33 – 56127 Pisa (Italy)

Supporting Institutions and Scientific Committee

• Prof. Giovanni Dosi (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies)
• Prof. Andrea Roventini (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies)
• Profa. Maria Enrica Virgillito (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies)
• Prof. Marcelo C. Pereira (Universidade Estadual de Campinas)
• Prof. Ítalo Pedrosa (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
• Gabriel Petrini (Young Scholar Initiative and Universidade Estadual de Campinas)
• Damiano Di Francesco (Young Scholar Initiative and Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies)
• Alessandro Agnesi (Young Scholar Initiative and Università Politecnica delle Marche)
• Teresa Felici (Young Scholar Initiative and Scuola Universitaria Superiore Pavia)

Contact Information

• Keynesian Economics Working Group
• mariaenrica.virgillito@santannapisa.it
• gpetrinidasilveira@gmail.com
• damiano.difrancesco@santannapisa.it
• a.agnesi@pm.univpm.it
• teresa.felici@iusspavia.it