Academic Internship
Students regularly enrolled at the MSc Economics may choose to complete a Research Assistant Internship through the Department of Economics and Finance and have the opportunity to earn 6 CFU for the completion of 150 hours of internship activity over a period of at least three months.
Research Projects R.A. Internship - Call 2023/2024 A.Y. - SECOND CALL
Anomaly Detection in Bank Transaction Data
Tutor: Professor Alessio Farcomeni
Selected R.A.: Alessandro Ragni
Poverty, Inequality and Economic Vulnerability: Italy, 1861-2021
Tutor: Professor Giovanni Vecchi
Selected R.A.: No applicants
Exposome in HRSlike surveys
Tutor: Professor Andrea Piano Mortari
Selected R.A.: No applicants
The EUFEM Microsimulation Model
Tutor: Professor Andrea Piano Mortari
Selected R.A.: No applicants
Political Alignment and Development Funds: Evidence from post-WWII Southern Italy
Tutor: Professor Christoph Koenig
Selected R.A.: No applicants
Schooling in the Age of Mass Migration in the US
Tutor: Professor Stefano Gagliarducci
Selected R.A.: Asenat Bessie Mariano Mantovani
Police Organization and Police Performance
Tutor: Professor Elisa Facchetti
Selected R.A.: No applicants
Gun Availability, Economic Shocks and Suicides
Tutor: Professor Christoph Koenig
Selected R.A.: No applicants
The Macroeconomic Effects of Unconventional Monetary Policy
Tutor: Professor Andrey Alexandrov
Selected R.A.: Antonio Gentile
Exchange-rate Regimes: An Empirical and Theoretical Investigation
Tutor: Professor Cosimo Petracchi
Selected R.A.: Alessandro Crenca
Gender gap in Italian academia scientific productivity
Tutor: Professor Marianna Brunetti
Selected R.A.: Pegah Mahmoodi
Regression Discontinuity Designs and Spillovers
Tutor: Professor Tiziano Arduini
Selected R.A.: Lorenzo Litterio
Productivity and efficiency returns to Public Infrastructure Investment in Italy
Tutor: Professor Federico Belotti
Selected R.A.: Valerio Antolini
Application Procedure for the Research Assistant Internship - Second Call for the 2023/2024 A.Y.
Applications will be open from June 3 to June 14, 2024.
Application
To apply, interested students should submit their Transcript of Exams, CV, and motivation letter in which the chosen project is indicated (max 2 projects) and in which the student’s motivation for application is explained. All applications should be sent to the MSc Economics Program Office msc_economics@economia.uniroma2.it, by June 14, 2024.
Selected applicants will receive confirmation within one month after application.
Formalizing the Internship
The Research Assistant Internship will be activated through the Desk Imprese Office. The selected students will be contacted by Desk Imprese to complete the required forms (e.g. Learning Agreement).
Study Plan & credit recognition
Students who successfully complete the internship should submit a time sheet as well as the final evaluation from the professor in charge to deskimprese@economia.uniroma2.it and msc_economics@economia.uniroma2.it for credit recognition for the completed Internship. To earn the foreseen credits (6), students must complete the academic internship and inform the MSc Economics Program Office at least 45 days before graduation.