The Collegio Carlo Alberto is a foundation created in 2004 as a joint initiative of the Compagnia di San Paolo and the University of Torino. Its mission is to foster research and high education in the social sciences, in accordance with the values and practices of the international academic community, through a threefold action plan: -the production of first-rate research in Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences and Law; -the provision of top-level undergraduate and graduate education in the above disciplines; -the contribution to the public policy debate. www.carloalberto.org