Romain Svartzman

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Romain Svartzman is a Research Fellow at Bocconi University’s Institute for European Policymaking (IEP@BU), a Senior Executive Fellow at SDA Bocconi School of Management, and an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP, University College London). 

His recent and ongoing research includes: developing scenarios of ecological transition (including geopolitical factors, particularly with regard to critical metals) and assessing their macrofinancial implications; and exploring reforms of the international monetary and financial system/architecture through institutionalist and IPE (international political economy) approaches.

He completed his PhD in ecological macroeconomics at McGill University (Canada). He also holds a master’s degree in Finance from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and a degree in Economics and Law of Climate Change from FLACSO Argentina. 

Romain previously worked as: a senior economist for the Banque de France (until 2024); an environmental risk management officer for the International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group); and an investor in 'green’ technologies for a French venture capital firm.  

Commentary

Biodiversity COP 16: Where EU Member States Stand on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans
2024

The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), or "Biodiversity COP 16", will take place in Cali, Colombia, from October 21 to November 1.

European Policies

Policy Brief - The EU’s Dependency on Critical Materials
2024

The economic transformation required to reach global net zero goals relies on the mining and transformation of certain minerals and metals for the production of low-carbon technologies. Increasing global demand for these critical materials, combined with their uneven geographical distribution, raise potential supply issues that pose economic security and transition risks for the European Union. This report sets out the nature of the challenge, the policy responses and ways forward for the bloc.

Monthly Brainstorming Session

From research to policy brief - IEP@BU monthly brainstorming sessions
07/10/2024 - 07/10/2024
Alesina Seminar Room, 5th floor, Roentgen Building
From research to policy brief - IEP@BU monthly brainstorming sessions
10/09/2024 - 10/09/2024
Common room, 2nd floor, Roentgen building

Conferences

The future of EU Environmental Law and Policies
26/09/2024 - 27/09/2024
Room AS01, Via Roentgen 1, Bocconi University