Is Italy Governable?

Event Series: 

Wednesday, March 6, 2013 - 12:00am-1:30am (ended)

223 Moses Hall 

Marco Leonardi
Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics

The results of the Italian elections have shaken financial markets all over the world.  As one of the largest economies in Europe, the Italian political system's deadlock threatens the Eurozone and the European Union.Marco Leonardi is a Labor Economist at the University of Milan and an adviser of the Partito Democratico in Italy.  He will present his insights on the results of the Italian election and his proposals for how to make Italy more governable. 

Sponsored by the Center for Institutions and Governance and the Institute of International Studies.  Co-sponsored by the Department of Italian Studies, the Department of Economics, and the EU Center of Excellence.