Carlo Altomonte
Associate Professor

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
- 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 - 2025
Sui dazi un compromesso pragmatico con gli Usa
ALTOMONTE, C., "Sui dazi un compromesso pragmatico con gli Usa", lavoce.info, 4 August 2025 - 2025
Le proposte danno la rotta per superare la stagnazione
BRUNETTA, R., C. ALTOMONTE, "Le proposte danno la rotta per superare la stagnazione", Il Sole 24 Ore, 10 September 2025 - 2025
Beyond New York, London, and Shanghai: How the geography of competitiveness is changing - Oltre New York, Londra e Shanghai: come cambia la geografia della competitività
ALTOMONTE, C., "Beyond New York, London, and Shanghai: How the geography of competitiveness is changing - Oltre New York, Londra e Shanghai: come cambia la geografia della competitività", SDA Bocconi Insight, 13 October 2025 - 2025
La difesa moderna sia una rete di protezione
ALTOMONTE, C., A. W. RAUTI, "La difesa moderna sia una rete di protezione", Fortune Italia, November 2025, pp. 94-95
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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

