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Giovanna is an empirical microeconomist and holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Siena. Her research focuses on the evaluation of fiscal policies, with particular attention to households’ occupational and economic conditions, the intergenerational transmission of socioeconomic inequalities in labour markets, and the development of new empirical methodologies for measuring inequalities.

The EVIDALI project (Evidence-informed data literacy for policy and practice) has officially launched, with FBK-IRVAPP participating as a key partner in this ambitious European initiative addressing the critical need for data literacy in education across the EU.

The study, recently published in Educational Researcher, involved over a thousand children who took part in the "Educational Archipelago" project, promoted by Save the Children and the Agnelli Foundation in nine Italian cities.

Il questionario è finalizzato a raccogliere informazioni sull’interesse verso l’uso delle evidenze scientifiche nella progettazione di politiche pubbliche e programmi di intervento, nonché sulle priorità tematiche degli enti pubblici. I dati raccolti saranno utilizzati per calibrare la piattaforma sulle reali esigenze degli utenti finali.

The ideal candidate has a solid understanding of the main methodological approaches used in the quantitative analysis of public policies and programs and is motivated to conduct experimental or quasi-experimental evaluation research across different policy areas.

We are very happy to welcome Clementina Crocè, who will be visiting FBK-IRVAPP from July to December 2025. Clementina is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Padua, and she holds a PhD in Development Economics.

Felix Rusche, Economics PhD student from the University of Mannheim, has won the Best Paper Award 2025 with his study "Broadcasting Change: India's Community Radio Policy and Women's Empowerment", which analyzes the impact of community radio on women's empowerment in India.

The Italian Econometric Association (SIdE-IEA) and the Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies (FBK-IRVAPP) are pleased to announce that enrolments are now open for the "Panel Data for Causal Research Designs" course.

We are pleased to announce the opening of the Third Edition of the Call for the Best Paper in Public Policy Evaluation, in conjunction with the course “Panel Data for Causal Research Designs” organised by the Italian Econometric Association (SIdE-IEA) and FBK-IRVAPP.

We are very happy to welcome Chiara Lari, who will be visiting FBK-IRVAPP for two months. Chiara is a researcher at Behavia – Behavioral Public Policy and Economics GmbH. She is visiting FBK-IRVAPP from January to February 2025.

Jessica holds a PhD in Public Policy and Administration from Bocconi University. Her research focuses on the economics of education and labor economics, with a particular interest in the role of peers and networks in shaping students’ and workers’ outcomes.

Il corso illustrerà attraverso esempi concreti l’applicazione di diversi metodi (sperimentali, quasi-sperimentali, qualitativi) per la valutazione delle politiche pubbliche. In particolare, si focalizzerà sulle competenze necessarie per comprendere e utilizzare i risultati delle valutazioni d’impatto, nonché sui presupposti organizzativi che rendono una politica pubblica effettivamente valutabile.