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 2024/2025 A.Y. - FIRST CALL
Gun availability, economic shocks, and suicides
Tutor: Professor Christoph Koenig
Selected R.A.: TBA
Political Alignment and Development Funds: Evidence from post-WWII Southern Italy
Tutor: Professor Christoph Koenig
Selected R.A.: TBA
Poverty, Inequality and Economic Vulnerability: Italy, 1861-2021
Tutor: Professor Giovanni Vecchi
Selected R.A.: TBA
The Role of Unions in the Realignment across the New Deal
Tutor: Professor Stefano Gagliarducci
Selected R.A.: TBA
The Anatomy of Monetary Policy Transmission through Financial Intermediaries
Tutor: Professor Paolo Varraso
Selected R.A.: TBA
Exchange-rate regimes: An Empirical and Theoretical Investigation
Tutor: Professor Cosimo Petracchi
Selected R.A.: TBA
Police organization and police performance
Tutor: Professor Elisa Facchetti
Selected R.A.: TBA
Mapping the Scientific Research Network in Italy
Tutor: Professor Annalisa Fabretti
Selected R.A.: TBA
Social Identity and Rule Conformity
Tutor: Professor Giorgio Gulino
Selected R.A.: TBA
Application Procedure for the Research Assistant Internship - First Call for the 2024/2025 A.Y.
Applications will be open from TBA, 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 January 15, 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 and the evaluation questionnaires 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.