Donato Di Carlo

In the age of asset manager capitalism, do asset owners still matter? And what does this mean for the green transition?

@nataschavanderzwan.bsky.social and I investigate this through an in-depth study of how some of the most important asset owners - pension funds - invest.

Now out in SER!

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Hello! 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 has joined Bsky. We'll be sharing new articles and other journal-related updates.

To start, excellent news: Our 2024 impact factor is up four points: 3.4.

This reflects the high-quality work of our authors, reviewers, and editors—thank you, and keep them coming! 🙏

Excited to share this paper because it does something new: We're testing the implicit coordination hypothesis proposed by Weber & Wasner. Analyzing earnings calls, we find that large, economy-wide costs shocks make executives feel very good indeed. Open access:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Short course: Industrial Policy: Leading the Green and Digital Transitions This course examines novel industrial policy initiatives in Europe and beyond, in response to the green and digital transitions and the supply chain disruptions since the Covid lockdowns.

Please share with students & colleagues who might be interested!

🔗 www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...

#LSE #EUStudies #IndustrialPolicy #GreenTransition #DigitalSovereignty #PublicPolicy #PoliticalEconomy #StrategicAutonomy

🔑 Key topics include:

• Market regulation & state intervention
• EU production systems & disruptions
• Classic vs modern industrial policy
• EU policies for innovation & growth
• Green & digital transitions
• Strategic autonomy & global competition

🎯 Who should apply?

This course is ideal for:
🎓 Students in political economy, EU studies, IR, law, public policy
🏛️ Young professionals in gov’t, IOs, think tanks, industry
📈 Anyone eager to understand how Europe governs markets

🧠 Taught by Prof. Vassilis Monastiriotis & Dr Donato Di Carlo, the course blends:

🔹 Cutting-edge theory
🔹 Real-world EU case studies
🔹 Interactive policy simulations
🔹 Practice-oriented insights

Why does industrial policy matter today?

As Europe faces climate urgency, digital disruption & geopolitical rivalry, the state is stepping back in—to govern markets & steer transitions.

This course unpacks how & why.

Short course: Industrial Policy: Leading the Green and Digital Transitions This course examines novel industrial policy initiatives in Europe and beyond, in response to the green and digital transitions and the supply chain disruptions since the Covid lockdowns.

🌍 Applications now open for the LSE Summer School 2025!

📘 MG203 – Industrial Policy: Leading the Green and Digital Transitions

📅 23 June – 11 July
🏛️ Convened by the @lse-ei.bsky.social

Apply at 🔗 www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...

We had a great time at Villa Vigoni discussing geoeconomics with a brilliant group of scholars. Many thanks to @dfg.de and everyone who contributed!

Very grateful for two days of collective thinking on the EU’s geoeconomic challenges

Huge thanks to my fab co-organizers @ankehassel.bsky.social @katemcnamara.bsky.social @donatodc.bsky.social @trgn.bsky.social + to the brilliant scholars who shared their insights about the challenges ahead

I AM HIRING 2 postdocs (5 years) in my @erc.europa.eu project "The Politics of the Latent Educational Cleavage" at @goetheuni.bsky.social @infer-frankfurt.bsky.social!

German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf

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This term, we were delighted to welcome Dr Donato Di Carlo
@donatodc.bsky.social as Assistant Professor in Political Economy to the LSE European Institute.

Join us in giving Donato a warm welcome to the EI! 👏

🔗 Learn more: lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

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At last, this paper found a (nice!) home in Stato&Mercato. With Francesco Bagnardi, we offer an explanation for the deep variation in Italian governments' policy approaches towards informal employment - shifting between enforcement efforts & blatant forbearance. www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.1425/...

Burning down the house: carbon politics, American power, and the almighty Dollar 6.00pm Thursday 6 Fev | Mark Blyth | Registration Required | Free hybrid public event at the LSE

Your final reminder that Mark Blyth is talking at LSE tonight about climate change and American power. No seats left but you can join online www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

New paper out with @jonasnahm.com!

We argue that the recent rise—and limits—of green industrial policies and higher carbon prices reflect a powerful political strategy: Making countries' dominant economic interests and growth models central to climate policy.

www.tandfonline.com/eprint/3QN3F...

The EU's defence sector needs urgent transformation to address geo-economic challenges, including the war in Ukraine and Donald Trump's return to the White House.

New LUHNIP WP “Toward a New European Military-Industrial Regime” by Samuel B. H. Faure

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The EU's defence sector needs urgent transformation to address geo-economic challenges, including the war in Ukraine and Donald Trump's return to the White House.

New LUHNIP WP “Toward a New European Military-Industrial Regime” by Samuel B. H. Faure

👉 t.co/WuGDDkez8K

Application deadline: April 15, 2025

The MPIfG is seeking a research group leader (tenure track) with a focus on the socioeconomic and political impacts of technological change to set up a new research group at the intersection of #economy, #society, and #technology.

📢Please share widely!

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Back from @weareceu.bsky.social after a wonderful workshop on recent works by @ankehassel.bsky.social in the context of her Karl Polanyi Visiting Professorship, incl.
•the much-anticipated 2nd volume of Growth & Welfare with @bpalier.bsky.social
•joint work with @donatodc.bsky.social & Martin Höpner

Just out 🍃 first research output of a new agenda on the political economy of, and capitalist varieties in, the green transition 🏭👩‍🏭

Born from a joint effort with @donatodc.bsky.social and @ndurazzi.bsky.social 🚀

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The recent Council discussions underscore the urgent need to strengthen the European Health Union. However, critical challenges threatening the EU’s pharma resilience remain.

📖 Learn more in the latest LUHNIP Brief on EU Industrial Policy: lnkd.in/gbZPUYCv

Italy secures €430M for an AI supercomputer & updates startup rules with the Scale Up Act. A renewed role in European innovation?

👉 More in LUHNIP's Monthly Brief: bit.ly/3WlAPek

Great public lecture coming up at LSE European Institute with the ever-entertaining and insightful Mark Blyth on 6 February! Details below www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

Very interesting one, @cornelban.bsky.social!
Congrats, I look forward to reading it.

When states are not good at industrial policy it is municipalities that can develop that muscle. And not just city states, but cities of 500k as well if they have what it takes. New article in Competition and Change with @Medve-Balint and @Clara Volintiru journals.sagepub.com/eprint/T56CA...

Looks super interesting, congras @ankehassel.bsky.social, @donatodc.bsky.social; and Martin Höpner!

Shielding competitiveness: Germany’s wage policy during the inflation shock years in comparative perspective - Martin Höpner, Donato Di Carlo, Anke Hassel, 2024 We analyse wage developments in Germany during the inflation shock years of 2021–2023 from three perspectives: cost of living, supply-side cost pressure, and re...

Just published, open access, another paper with @donatodc.bsky.social and Martin Höpner @mpifg.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Join us at the Villa Vigoni conference organized w/ @trgn.bsky.social, @ankehassel.bsky.social, @katemcnamara.bsky.social and @manuelamoschella.bsky.social

#EarlyCareerResearchers #PhDStudents #PostDocs #EconomicSociology #PoliticalEconomy #VillaVigoni #EuropeGeoeconomics