Role
Senior Advisor ISPI, Associate Professor of Political Economy at the University of Eastern Piedmont
Bio
After serving as Associate Economist at UNCTAD from 2003 to 2006, Alessia Amighini became a Professor of Political Economy, specializing in the study of China 's economy and its dynamics of international trade expansion.
From 2015 to 2025, she was a Senior Associate Research Fellow and Co-Head of the ISPI Asia Program, as well as an Associate Professor of Economic Policy at the University of Eastern Piedmont. She coordinates research projects on economic and trade relations between Europe and Asia for the European Parliament and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with a particular focus on international trade networks, foreign investment, and China's global expansion.