Carlo Altomonte

Associate Professor
Knowledge groupEconomics, Politics and Decision Sciences
Research domainsEconomics
Teaching domainsInternational Economy, Macroeconomics, Geopolitics
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Carlo Altomonte

Biography

Carlo Altomonte is Associate Professor of Economics at Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi and Associate Dean for Stakeholder Engagement Programs at SDA Bocconi School of Management, where is Director of the PNRR Lab.

He was Program Director of World Bachelor in Business and regularly teaches Macroeconomics and International Business Environment in the executive and master programs of SDA Bocconi School of Management, where, during the years he has been awarded the ‘Best MBA Teacher’ prize.

Visiting scholar at Paris School of Economics (Panthèon-Sorbonne, Paris, France), London School of Economics (Londra, Regno Unito), European Central Bank, KU Leuven (Lovanio, Belgium).

He is a consultant on international trade and investment issues to the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Division of Investment and Enterprise of UNCTAD (UN - Geneva) and the European Central Bank. Former Economic Adviser and Member of the Group of Experts on Economic Policy with the Italian Office of the Prime Minister. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of International Studies (ISPI), Milan and a Non-Resident Fellow at the think-tank Bruegel, Brussels.

He holds a PhD in International Law and Economics from Bocconi University and a PhD in Applied Economics from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.

Recent Publications

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  • 2025
    Dal Washington consensus al Washington dissensus?
    ALTOMONTE, C., "Dal Washington consensus al Washington dissensus?", Formiche, January 2025
  • 2025
    Pax Americana (1989-2025?)
    ALTOMONTE, C., "Pax Americana (1989-2025?)", SDA Bocconi Insight, 22 January 2025
  • 2025
    L'Unione europea alla prova dei dazi di Trump
    ALTOMONTE, C., "L'Unione europea alla prova dei dazi di Trump", Eco, February 2025
  • 2025
    Global value chains and the design of trade agreements
    BONDI, A., L. BACCINI, M. FIORINI, B. HOEKMAN, C. ALTOMONTE, I. COLANTONE, "Global value chains and the design of trade agreements", The Review of International Organizations, 2025
  • 2025
    Un inaspettato aiuto all'agenda Draghi
    ALTOMONTE, C., "Un inaspettato aiuto all'agenda Draghi", La Repubblica - Affari&Finanza, 17 March 2025
  • 2025
    Non solo dazi: il lato finanziario dell’aggiustamento USA
    ALTOMONTE, C., P. BUSSOLI, "Non solo dazi: il lato finanziario dell’aggiustamento USA", Newsletter ISPI, 30 May 2025

Grants & Honors

  • Excellence in Research Award, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2023

  • Horizon 2020 on Raising EU Productivity: Lessons from Improved Micro Data, 2019

  • Innovazione nella Didattica, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2016

  • Premio per la Ricerca, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2010

  • Premio per la Ricerca, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2009

  • Premio per la Ricerca, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2008

  • Best MBA Teacher, SDA Bocconi School of Management, 2007