The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA) is organizing an interdisciplinary conference “Two Dynamic Paths on a Shared Road: Canadian-Italian cooperation at 150 and 156”. in Toronto, June 17-18, 2017. The conference is organized on the occasion of Canada’s sesquicentennial by the Research Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA), with the support of the Consulate General of Italy in Toronto and Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Toronto.
The interdisciplinary conference, which will include participants from social sciences and humanities, has two goals. The first is to celebrate 150 years of Canada and the contribution of Italian-Canadians to Canada’s economic, political, social and cultural development. The second goal is to bring together academics and policymakers from both countries to spur cooperation between Canada and Italy. Canada’s sesquicentennial year, coming only a few years after Italy’s 150th anniversary as a unified state, provides a timely opportunity to strengthen these historic bonds.
The main audience at the conference are academic researchers and policymakers, as well as students and the general public, and especially the Italian community.
Plenary Speakers: Ken Bartlett (University of Toronto); Luigi Bruti-Liberati (University of Milan)
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Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA)
The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA – www.rcfea.org) is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to independent research in applied and theoretical economics and related fields. It was originally set up in Rimini, Italy, where some of the founding trustees and scholars have special ties. In 2016 RCEA headquarters moved to Waterloo, Ontario, with RCEA-Italy operating as a country branch.
RCEA is the outcome of collaboration between economists from around the world, in particular from Canada and Italy, and a group of eminent trustees from academia, banking, government and industry. Research at RCEA is conducted to enlighten scientific and public debate on economic issues, and not to advance any economic, political or social agenda.
RCEA has 200 fellows, including 60 from Italy and 40 from Canada. RCEA fellows have experience in academia and/or government and may hold different points of view on economic, political and social issues.
The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis is ranked 14th among top economic think tanks in the world, higher than any Canadian or Italian centre (https://ideas.repec.org/top/top.ttanks.html).
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PROGRAM
9:20-9:30 Welcome
9:30-10:30 Plenary Talk
Luigi Bruti Liberati (History, University of Milan)
History, Cinema and Immigration. The Case of Montreal’s Italians
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 Presentations
Oriana Palusci (Literary, Linguistics and Comparative Studies, University of Naples and President, Italian Association of Canadian Studies)
Beyond Nostalgia: the Shifting World of Italo-Canadian voices in Toronto
Michael Ianozzi (Linguistics, Western University)
A Seat at “La Tavola”
Alessandra Michelangeli (Economics, University of Milan-Bicocca), Nicola Pontarollo (Economics, University of Milan-Bicocca) and Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti (Economics, University of Milan-Bicocca)
Ethnic Minority Concentration? A Source of Productivity Growth for Italian Provinces?
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Plenary Talk:
Kenneth Bartlett (History and of Renaissance Studies, University of Toronto)
Italian Renaissance Material Culture and Modern Canadian Research: An Example from the Workshop of Raphael
15:00-15:30 Coffee Break
15:30-17:00 Panel: Italy’s Underperforming Economy and How to Fix It
Panelists: Domenico Lombardi (Director of the Global Economy Program, Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI); Angelo Melino (University of Toronto and RCEA); Gianluigi Pelloni (University of Bologna and RCEA).
17:00 – 17:20 Coffee Break
17:20 – 18:20 Presentations
Livio Di Matteo (Economics, Lakehead University and RCEA) and Thomas Barbiero (Economics, Ryerson University and RCEA)
Economic Growth and the Public Sector: A Comparison of Canada and Italy, 1870-2013
Ciro Corvese (Business Law, University of Sienna)
Corporate Governance in Insurance Companies: a Comparative Analysis between Canadian and Italian Legal Systems”
19:00 – Conference Dinner