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 2025/2026 A.Y.
The Drivers and the Consequences of Misinformation
Tutor: Professor Francesco Sobbrio
Candidate selected for the RA position: Elisa Floridi
Monetary Policy Transmission to House Prices and Rents: Evidence from the UK
Tutor: Professor Paolo Varraso
Candidate selected for the RA postion: Mohamed Abdellaoui
The Macroeconomic Effects of (Un)Conventional Monetary Policy
Tutor: Professor Andrey Alexandrov
Candidate selected for the RA position: Irene Angelini
Firms’ Organisational Structures and their Normative Principles
Tutor: Professor Enrico Mattia Salonia
Candidates for the RA position:
Price Responses and Neighborhood Effects of Affordable Housing under Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning
Tutor: Professor Lorenzo Neri
Candidate selected for the RA position: Lorenzo Poole
Investigations in International Macro-finance
Tutor: Professor Cosimo Petracchi
Candidate selected for the RA position: Matteo De Raffaele
Suppression Laws and Regional Economic Development in Italy
Tutor: Professor Carlo Ciccarelli
Candidate selected for the RA position: Roberto Chimento
Civil Economics and Social Outcomes
Tutor: Professor Leonardo Becchetti
Candidates for the RA position: Paolo Varesano
The Growing Burden of Childhood Obesity: Evidence from Pediatric and Adult Electronic Health Records
Tutor: Professor Federico Belotti
Candidates for the RA position: Chiara Di Julio
Entrepreneur’s Economic Power and Political Influence
Tutor: Professor Eloisa Campioni
Candidate selected for the RA position: Alessia Angeli
The Italian space economy: an empirical analysis of the impact of ESA projects on Italian industry and research organizations
Tutor: Professor Simone Borra
Candidate selected for the RA position: Riccardo Morelli
Application Procedure for the Research Assistant Internship - Call for the 2025/2026 A.Y.
Applications are now open.
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 March 30, 2026.
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.