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                    Banca d'Italia - Eurosistema

                 Research Fellowships For Economists

           C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods
           D - Microeconomics
           E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
           F - International Economics
           G - Financial Economics
           H - Public Economics
           J - Labor and Demographic Economics
           K - Law and Economics
           L - Industrial Organization
           N - Economic History
           O - Economic Development, Technological Change,
               and Growth


     The Bank of Italy, Italy's central bank, intends to hold a
     competition to award 8 research fellowships for economists
     in its Economic Research and International Relations Area
     in Rome; the fellowships will last twelve months and be
     renewable for another twelve. Winners will have to carry
     out the research project they propose in one of the fields
     listed above (the letters beside each field correspond to
     the JEL classification).


     ABOUT THE BANK OF ITALY:

     The Bank of Italy provides a stimulating working
     environment that offers the fellows the opportunity to
     participate in top-notch academic seminars and conferences
     and to interact with policy makers. Winners of a fellowship
     will receive a monthly stipend of Euro 4,000 before tax.


     QUALIFICATIONS:

     Applicants must have a Ph.D or equivalent degree or be
     about to receive one, i.e. have completed their exams (or
     other preparatory activity) and only have their theses to
     be discussed. Applicants must be fluent in English, both
     written and spoken.


     APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

     In completing their applications candidates must comply
     with the indications given in the competition notice, which
     was published on 6 November 2007 on the Bank's website:

          http://www.bancaditalia.it/bancaditalia/lavorare

     Candidates may elect to be interviewed either in New
     Orleans - USA during the annual meeting of the American
     Economic Association, from 4 to 6 January 2008 or in Rome
     at the head office of the Bank of Italy starting from 9
     January 2008.

     Candidates who are deemed to have completed their research
     successfully on the basis of a technical evaluation by a
     committee of experts appointed by the Governor may be
     invited to participate in a selection for the recruitment
     of 5 permanent employees at the starting level in the
     management career. Such candidates must meet the
     requirements for recruitment by the Bank of Italy (i.e. be
     a citizen of Italy or another EU country and have a
     university degree recognized in Italy). They must also have
     a good knowledge of Italian, which will be verified during
     the selection procedure.

     For all other matters, reference is made to the competition
     notice, which was published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale della
     Repubblica italiana on 6 November 2007 and available on the
     Bank's website as of the same date.
Posted 11/11/07