The euro area has actively contributed to the rise in international trade that is one of the defining features of globalisation. In the last two decades, the openness of the euro area has increased markedly.
And, because the subject of economics is human action, he thought that the call for action would prevail, in his motivations, over the enquiring spirit. I remain profoundly impressed by the remarkable capacity of Tommaso to combine practical activity with deep reflection and accurate analysis, without which action would be ineffective.