Local Economic Development: Opportunities and Constraints
The International Conference on “Local Economic Development: Opportunities and Constraints”, jointly organized by American Studies Center of Naples and University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, will take place in Caserta (Italy) on October 6-7, 2022.
The conference aims at providing academics, policymakers, and practitioners with a valuable forum for discussion on the role of institutions, public policies, technology and social and industrial relationships in shaping local economic development in a post-COVID world. This year conference is a sequel of those held in Cosenza, Naples, Bari and Matera.
In the last years, the COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected local economies increasing unemployment, inequalities and uncertainty. At the same time, structural and social issues related to health security, social cohesion, gender disparities and trust in government have emerged. To support recovery and improve future resilience of local economies, it is crucial to set up adequate responses by political, social and economic institutions and to rethink the role of technology.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Short- and long-term effects of COVID-19
- Policy approaches for a sustainable development of cities and regions
- Social relations, mobility and regional development
- Gender gap and female representation in institutions
- Local economic development and the quality of institutions and politicians
- The new shape of metropolitan areas: technology, innovation and urban transformation
- Changes in the spatial distribution of economic activities
- Local economic development and infrastructure
Keynote speakers
Ron Boschma (Utrecht University)
Do smart and inclusive growth in regions go together? Exploring the relationship between industrial diversification and regional inequality
Roberta Capello (Polytechnic University of Milan)
4.0 technological transformations: regional patterns and socio-economic impacts
Alessandra Casarico (Bocconi University)
Gender inequality in economic and political participation: here to stay?
Committees
Organizing Committee:
Maria Rosaria Alfano (University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli), Anna Laura Baraldi (University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli), Claudia Cantabene (University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli), Alessandro De Iudicibus (University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli), Alfredo Del Monte (University of Naples Federico II), Sara Moccia (University of Naples Federico II), Marco Stimolo (University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli)
Scientific Committee:
Antonio Acconcia (University of Naples Federico II and CSEF), Maria Rosaria Alfano (University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli), AnnaLaura Baraldi (University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli), Claudia Cantabene (University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli), Marcello D’Amato (University Suor Orsola Benincasa and CSEF), Alfredo Del Monte (University of Naples Federico II), Anna Giunta (Roma Tre University and Rossi-Doria Centre), Riccardo Martina (University of Naples Federico II and CSEF), Erasmo Papagni (University of Naples Federico II), Luca Pennacchio (University of Naples Parthenope)