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LOCATION:Online (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:The Competence Centre for International Economics Research (FIW) kindly inv
 ites to participate in the Seminar in International Economics on the topic 
 Massive Modular Ecosystems - A framework for understanding complex industri
 es in the digital age In this study\, the authors shed light on the intrica
 te and dynamic structure of modern mobile phone and AI-related industries â
 €” revealing how no single firm leads\, yet innovation thrives. Digitally m
 ediated modular ecosystems (MMEs)\, like those underlying smartphones\, hav
 e evolved organically into multi-layered\, interdependent systems. While mo
 dular platforms and value chains provide the structural backbone\, innovati
 on hinges on less modular modes of coordination — including deep partners
 hips and in-house capabilities. The most successful firms strike a delicate
  balance between fitting into the modular logic and pushing its boundaries.
  The authors also reveal how thousands of functionally specific standards â
 €” many developed through voluntary engineering contributions — enable th
 e integration of sub-ecosystems into global tech stacks. Heavy-handed state
  interventions risk disrupting this delicate equilibrium. Meanwhile\, MMEs 
 offer flexibility that helps latecomers survive export restrictions\, enabl
 es ‘over-the-top’ innovation (e.g.\, WeChat\, generative AI)\, and crea
 tes deeply embedded positions for firms like ARM\, which are virtually irre
 placeable. Yet despite the global structure\, the dominance of US firms is 
 pronounced across nearly all but a few subsystems — memory\, display\, ma
 nufacturing\, and assembly. Even so\, the idea of a fully American-made mob
 ile phone remains both infeasible and undesirable. Registration: This is an
  online event – please register here Language: English Speaker: Daria Tag
 lioni is Research Manager\, Trade and International Integration\, Developme
 nt Research Group. She joined the World Bank Group in 2011 as Senior Trade 
 Economist in the International Trade Department of the Poverty Reduction an
 d Economic Management Network (PREM).  Since then\, she has held various p
 ositions and roles\, including Team-Task Lead for the World Development Rep
 ort 2020\, Principal Economist in the International Finance Corporation\, a
 nd World Bank’s Global Lead on Global Value Chains. Previously\, she work
 ed as Senior Economist at the European Central Bank (ECB) and as Economist 
 at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). She ha
 s published in the American Economic Review\, Journal of International Eco
 nomics\, and other scholarly journals. Her work has been featured in intern
 ational media outlet such as the New York Times and Forbes. She authored va
 rious books on international trade. She is Italian and holds a PhD in Inter
 national Economics from the Graduate Institute\, Geneva. Discussant: Armand
 o Rungi is a professor of economics at IMT School for Advanced Studies in L
 ucca\, Italy\, where he teaches econometrics\, international economics\, an
 d macroeconomics to PhD students. He is specifically interested in topics o
 f international economics\, industrial organization\, applied econometrics
 \, and statistical learning. His most recent works focus on the organizatio
 n of multinational enterprises\, global value chains and labour markets\, t
 he cyber-resilience of supply chains\, the determinants and consequences of
  firms' international market power\, and the integration of econometric and
  machine learning tools for predictive analyses and policy evaluation. He h
 as worked as a consultant on international trade and investment issues for 
 the European Commission\, the OECD\, and the United Nations Conference for 
 Trade and Development (UNCTAD). This event is co-organised with the Europea
 n University Institute (EUI) and the Research Centre International Economic
 s (FIW).  The seminar provides a forum for presentation and discussion of 
 recent academic research in the field of international economics. The event
  will be recorded.
SUMMARY:Seminar in International Economics: Massive Modular Ecosystems – A framew
 ork for understanding complex industries in the digital age
ORGANIZER:FIW
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