The PhD project lies in the field of international economics with a specific focus on the analysis of environment and natural recources. It aims at analyzing, both theoretically and empirically questions as: how do resources’ discoveries and exploitation impact multinationals’ location, and foreign direct investment in general? How trade in resources is linked to environmental regulation? What is the impact of resourcs windfalls on the current account dynamics? For those who are interested in applying for this position, please, read the detailed call here!