Latest Publications Working Papers 01.2010 Migrants’ International Transfers and Educational Expenditure: Empirical Evidence from Albania by Cristina Cattaneo 09.2010 Do Competition and Ownership Matter? Evidence from Local Public Transport in Europe by Andrea Boitani, Marcella Nicolini, Carlo Scarpa 13.2010 Investments and Financial Flows Induced by Climate Mitigation Policies by Andrea Bastianin, Alice Favero and Emanuele Massetti more... Policy Briefs 01.2010 Moral Values and Financial Markets: Islamic Finance Against the Financial Crisis? by Daniele Atzori more... Books Comuni S.p.A. Il capitalismo municipale in Italia, il Mulino, by Carlo Scarpa, Bernardo Bortolotti, Paolo Bianchi and Laura Pellizzola more... Save the Dates Workshops and Conferences 4 March, 2010 - Potenza, Italy: Presentation of the FEEM Sustainability Index at the Università degli Studi della Basilicata 8 March, 2010 – Milan, Italy: Presentation of the volume "Comuni S.p.A. Il capitalismo municipale in Italia" 15 March, 2010 – Venice, Italy: Conference on "Reconciling Domestic Energy Needs and Global Climate Policy: Challenges and Opportunities for China and India" 20 April, 2010 – Milan, Italy: FEEM Lecture by Michael Spence, Nobel Laureate in Economics, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University, and Chairman, Commission on Growth and Development more...	Highlights FEEM announces its new Board of Directors and Scientific Advisory Board The new Board of Directors took office on February 2, 2010 and appointed the new Scientific Advisory Board. "With the contribution of the new Scientific Advisory Board, FEEM will advance the research frontiers on energy and the environment, and enhance further its international credibility" says Bernardo Bortolotti, FEEM Executive Director. Presentation of the Book "Comuni S.p.A. Il Capitalismo Municipale in Italia" Municipalities and provinces are the shareholders of hundreds of corporations employing 240,000 people with a turnover of 43 billion euros: a small empire. The volume reports the situation of over 700 Italian firms with local public ownership, trying to document and explain the existence and the performance of these firms. The presentation of the book will be held in Milan on March 8, 2010 offering an opportunity for discussion on the challenges of municipal capitalism and on the complex relationship between the government and local firms in the light of competition policy. The Italian Minister for European Policy, Andrea Ronchi, will participate in the event and will close the debate. FEEM starts New Research Project on Energy-related Innovation Mechanisms under European Research Council Grant The new project "Innovation for climate change mitigation: a study of energy R&D, its uncertain effectiveness and spillovers - ICARUS" aims at providing a comprehensive analysis of innovation processes in the energy sector. The research touches upon key issues, such as climate change and energy security, with the potential of contributing to the policy debate at the global and European level. The project is coordinated by Valentina Bosetti, FEEM senior researcher and climate change topic leader, who was assigned the prestigious grant by the European Research Council. FEEM 20th Anniversary Prize in Environmental Economics The Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei will bestow the FEEM 20th Anniversary Prize in Environmental Economics. The Prize will be conferred on a researcher or a group of researchers from anywhere in the world who have most significantly contributed to the development of the field of environmental and resource economics over the 20 year period 1989 to 2009. Deadline for nominations: March 1st, 2010. The Social Dimension of Adaptation to Climate Change On 18-19 February 2010 FEEM organized in Venice an international workshop gathering experts from multidisciplinary fields in social sciences, i.e. economics, psychology, sociology and archaeology. The workshop explored theories, pilot studies and cases which may help increase our understanding of factors, barriers or drivers conditioning the capacity to adapt to climate change. Monitor Group and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Release Q3-2009 SWF Analysis The Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) Investment Behavior report throughout Q3 found resurgence in spending, with transactions more than doubling in number from 11 in Q2 to 25 in Q3. This growth was seen alongside a dramatic increase in value from $3.5 billion to $25.3 billion in Q3. Both the number and value of these public SWF transactions are the highest recorded since the economic collapse. The Economics of Culture, Institutions and Crime: Interview with the Experts Economists have recently started to explore the role of cultural traits and beliefs, diversity, social norms as well as endogenous preferences for a wide range of socio-economic interactions, among which crime choices. Such elements seem to be crucial for the well functioning of institutions and legal systems. Ronny Razin, Alberto Alesina, Alberto Bisin and Luigi Guiso who participated in the event delivered an interview reflecting their viewpoint and the most recent research perspectives on these topics. FEEM News - Published bimonthly. If you would like to unsubscribe, please write to news@feem.it Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Corso Magenta 63, Milano - Italia - www.feem.it - e-mail: news@feem.it