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Aguzzoni, Luca

Luca Aguzzoni

Economist with a specialization in competition policy and extensive work experience in public policy, antitrust enforcement, antitrust compliance, ex-post evaluation, and technical assistance. Currently serving as Head of Sector in DG Connect and enforcing the Digital Market Act. He joined the European Commission in 2014 and worked at the Chief Economist Team of DG COMP and at the Recovery and Resilience task force.

Sustainability disclosure: red tape or strategic tool for the future of business?

Is sustainability disclosure a strategic tool that helps investors, consumers, and civil society assess companies, as emphasized during the approval of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), or a bureaucratic burden to be streamline...

How Central Banks Can Minimize the Damage of Tariffs

There are immediate liquidity problems, and then the choice between lowering inflation risk or supporting the economy. A commentary by Ignazio Angeloni

The Long-Term Consequences of One of the Greatest Economic Policy Mistakes in History

Tariff moves have also compromised the rest of the Trump administration’s strategy, from taxes to energy. A commentary by Lorenzo Bini Smaghi

Policy Brief n.39 - The EU's Anti-Subsidy Investigation Against Chinese Battery Electric Vehicle Imports

Direct public subsidies to Chinese BEV producers in the forms of grants and tax breaks are relatively small. The Commission motivates a large part of the countervailing duties (CVD) with the argument that entire markets in China are so distorted by i...

De-Globalization and Fragmentation

Is the world de-globalizing? Is the global economy fragmenting along geopolitical lines? This article provides an overview of the available empirical evidence on de-globalization and fragmentation. A working paper by Italo Colantone

Bottazzi Laura

Laura Bottazzi

Laura Bottazzi is Full Professor of Economics at the University of Bologna. She is a Fellow at the Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER) at Bocconi University, the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) in London, and an affiliate of AFFECT, the American Finance Association’s committee for women in finance.

Recognized among the top 100 experts in Economics and Finance in Italy, her research focuses on international economics, innovation, venture capital, corporate financing, shock propagation, and financial literacy.

She earned a degree in Economic and Social Disciplines from Bocconi University and a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

How to Respond to Trump’s Tariffs: The Role of the Dollar

The intrinsic contradictions of Trump’s strategy will strike the United States where it is most vulnerable: inflation and employment. In the ensuing moves of this chess game, it is vital to project both strength and flexibility. A commentary by Ignaz...

In the Name of the French People: The European Consequences of Marine Le Pen’s Conviction

By supporting Marine Le Pen, members of the international nationalist coalition have put partisan solidarity before defending the interests of national taxpayers. A commentary by Sylvie Goulard

Bignami, Andrea

Andrea Bignami

Andrea Bignami is the editor-in-chief of the economics desk at SkyTg24. He is the author and host of the daily news programme SkyTg24 Economia, which has been running for over 20 years, featuring leading figures in the Italian and international political-economic debate. The show stands out for its focus on economic policies, particularly at the European level. It tackles crucial topics such as EU governance, global market dynamics, and the challenges of economic sustainability, as well as issues related to the Italian economy.
Throughout his career, Bignami has worked as a correspondent for La7, Rai, and Sky, and has produced documentaries for the Franco-German network Arte. He has covered major global economic events such as the subprime mortgage crisis, the Greek debt crisis, Italy’s bond spread turmoil, and Brexit.
As a graduate in Political Economy from the Catholic University of Milan, he combines his passion for economics with his academic background, striving to make the complex intersections of politics and economics accessible and engaging for both experts and general audiences.