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Last updated : March 25, 2012

PERSONAL

Date of birth: July 22, 1961
Place of birth: Bomporto, Modena, Italia
Nationality: Italian
Marital status: single, waiting for the better husband in all of Wien.

Home address:
Via Giovanni Cerbai, 3
40134 Bologna
Italia
tel. and fax -- 39 051 6154767

PROFESSIONAL

1995 - present: Full time Permanent Assistant Professor in Economic Policy (SECS P02) at the Faculty of Statistics, Università di Bologna
July 1992 : Full time Assistant Professor in Economic Policy at the Faculty of Statistics, Università di Bologna
Feb. - June 1992 : Full time researcher at Ersa, Agro-Industrial Body (Emilia Romagna Region).

EDUCATION

1992: Doctor of Research, Doctorate research on Agricultural Economics and Policy, Department of Economics, Modena University, associated with the Departments of Economics at the Universities of Ancona, Siena and Trento. Thesis: “Agro-food Exchanges between CEE Countries: New Theories and Specialisation Processes“
1987: Laurea quadriennale (M.A) cum laude in Economics at Modena University, earned 110/110. Dissertation title: “Cooperative di conduzione terreni: Problems and Perspectives. A case of Cooperativa Agricola Bracciantile in Ravenna”
1980: Maturità Scientifica, with 52/60 mark. Liceo Scientifico "Wiligelmo" Modena.

FURTHER EDUCATION

Feb - June 1990 : Stagiaire at the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (Economics and Rural Sociology Department of Paris-Ivry). Studies on competitiveness and specialisation in the European agro-food sector.
Jan. - June 1990 :Stagiaire at the Service Central d’Etudes et Enquetes Statistiques, French Ministry of Agriculture.
Oct. 1989 - Jan. 1990 : Attended DEA courses of International Economics at the Paris I La Sorbonne University.
Nov. 1988 - Oct. 1991 : Attended doctorate in Agricultural Economics and Policy
Oct. 1988 : Admitted into the Doctorate Research Programme in Agricultural Economics and Policy - Department of Economics, Modena University (in association with the Departments of Economics at the Universities of Ancona, Siena and Trento).
June 1987 – March 1988 : Obtained scholarship from the Lega delle Cooperative for studies on the evolution of the agricultural co-operative organisation, from the post war period to present.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Fair knowledge of spoken and written English, Fluent in spoken and written French, basic knowledge of German and Spanish

RESEARCH STUDIES ON THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS

-European Research Council - Advanced Investigators Grant, 2011 Call - Proposal Project: "DO VALUE, The Value of Designations of Origin for Individuals", Panel SH1: Individuals, Institutions and Markets: economics, finance and management ["The PI is a respected scholar, but ...", not financed].

-PRIN (Research Projects of National Interest - Italian Ministry of University and Reasearch) 2009 (deadline May 31, 2010) - Proposal Project as National Coordinator and single Research Unit : "The Value of Designations of Origin for foreign consumers: a study by the choices of buyers of wine in United States, United Kingdom and Germany" [not financed, with an evaluation of 52/60 from the anonymous evaluators of the Program. They financed from 54/60].

-PRIN project "Politiche dell'Unione Europea, processi di integrazione economica e commerciale ed esiti del negoziato WTO" : participant in the Research Unit of the University Roma III, 2008- 2009.

-Planning Service of the Regione Emilia-Romagna - Agricultural Council - Responsible of the analysis: The Value of the Protected Designation of Origin for the territory, 2006 - 2009.

-RFO (Ricerca Fondamentale Orientata UNIBO) (ex 60%) - Responsible for the project: Protected Designation of Origin and Sustainable Development, 2004 to present.

-PRIN project “The new multilateral trade negotiations within the World Trade Organisation (Doha Round): liberalisation prospects and the impact on the Italian economy”: participant in the Research Unit of the University Roma III. The project had the national coordination of University “La Sapienza” Roma, Professor Paolo Guerrieri, 2005- 2006.

-Planning Service of the Regione Emilia-Romagna - Agricultural Council , Responsible of the study “Protected Designations of Origin and sustainable development: an analysis of the DOC of Emilia-Romagna”,2004- 2005.

-MURST 60% - Responsible for the project: The Wine Territories as Amenities: the Role of the Protected Designations of Origin in their Management, 2002-2003.

-Head of the Italian and Spanish Integrated Action with the Instituto de Economia y Geografia of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas in Madrid Development Prospects of the Mediterranean Quality Agro-food Products, 2001 -2004.

-Responsible for the research contract between Associazione Nazionale Città del Vino and Dipartimento Scienze Statistiche for the Osservatorio sul Turismo del Vino (National Body on Wine Tourism), 2000 -2004.

-MURST 60% - Responsible for the project: Valorisation Tools of the Rural Environment: The Wine Routes, 2000 - 2001.

-MURST 60% – Head of the project: Behavior models of the agro-food markets, 1998/99

-Municipality of Modena (Emilia Romagna), operational co-ordinator of the Local Agro-Industrial Body, 1998 - 2002

-Regione Emilia Romagna and Associazione Nazionale Città del Vino, Scientific co-ordinator of the project: New instruments of valorisation for wine production and rural areas: a feasibility study of wine routes in Emilia -Romagna region, 1997 - 98

-MURST 60%: Convergence models in European food consumption, 1996 - 97

-MURST 60%: Analysis of regional inequalities in the EEC agriculture, 1994 - 95

- EU/AIR(AIR20833): Production systems and meat consumption in France, Italy and Spain: a comparative analysis with special references to problems of quality and environment, headed by Prof. Roberto Fanfani of the Department of Statistics, University of Bologna, 1994 – 1996.

-CNR/RAISA sottoprogetto 1.2: Competitiveness and development of the agricultural territorial systems, 1990-1995.

- CEE/SPES(SPES0027): Changement technique et restructuration dans l’industrie agroalimentaire en Europe, coordinated by Prof. Roberto Fanfani of the Department of Statistics, University of Bologna, 1991 – 1992.

-MURST 40%: New competitive strategies and structure of the agro- food markets, 1989 - 1994

-CNR - Contributi: Restructuring processes in the agricultural cooperatives,1992.

TEACHING

2009 - present: Teaching “Health Economics” for the new degree course “Statistics" at the Faculty of Statistics, University of Bologna.
2005-2006: responsible of the term of Economics in the teaching "Economics for the Public Sector" in the "Statistics and Social Research" course.
2003 - 2010: Responsible for “Teaching Seminars” for the three-year degree “Statistics, Firms and Markets” and “Statistics and Social Research” courses at the Faculty of Statistics, University of Bologna.
April 22nd – 26th 2002 Taught with the Teaching Staff Mobility of the Erasmus/Socrates Programme in the Industrial Economics course, Faculty of Economics of the Paris II Panthéon Assas – Paris (France), Prof. Abdelhakim Hammoudi.
2001 - present : Responsible for the University of Bologna of Socrates/Erasmus students exchanges in Economics and Environmental Economics with Universidade do Algarve, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Université de Paris 2.
2001 - present: Teaching “Environmental Economics” for the degree course “Statistics, Population and Environment” (now Statistics and Social Research) at the Faculty of Statistics, University of Bologna.
1998 - 2003: Conducting seminars at the Master of Management and Development of Tourism Services – University of Bologna in Rimini.
May 4th – 14th 1998: Taught with the Teaching Staff Mobility of the Erasmus/Socrates Programme in the Agricultural Economics course, Faculty of Agricultural Economics of the Hohenheim Universität – Stuttgart (Germany), Prof. Werner Grosskopf.
1993 - 1996: Assistant coordinator of the EC/US Cooperation in Higher Education Programme coordinated by the University of Bologna, with University participation for the European Union from Bologna, Madrid, Modena, Montpellier, Reading, and the University of California, Berkeley and Davis, for the USA.
1992 - 1996: Assistant coordinator of the ICP Erasmus in Agricultural Economics, University of Bologna, participated by the Universities of Ancona, Athens, Bologna, Madrid, Modena, Montpellier, Reading and Stuttgart.
1992 - 2000: assistant to the courses of Economic Policy and Agricultural Economics at the Faculty of Statistics in Bologna and Economic Policy leading to Diploma on Tourism Economics of the University of Bologna in Rimini.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

2011, November 15, I attended the London School of Economics ticketed Public Lecture "Thinking Fast and Slow: Daniel Kahneman in conversation with Richard Layard", Centre for Economic Performance 21st Birthday Lecture Series, Old Theatre, Old Building, London School of Economics and Political Science, London.
2011, March 24-25: Delegate at the OECD -World Bank Conference "Challenges and Policies for Promoting Inclusive Growth", OECD, Paris (full programme)
2008 - present: Member of the Editorial Board of "Enometrica"
2007 - present: LLP/Erasmus and Leonardo Coordinator for the Faculty of Statistics.
2007 - present: Member of Vineyard Data Quantification Society (VDQS) Scientific Council.
2004: At the 2004 Meetings of VDQS «The Vérone d'Oenométrie-Domini Veneti Prize was awarded to Silvia Gatti (University of Bologna) and Frederico Maroni (Italy) for "A profile of wine tourists in some Italian region vineyards: an application of the multiple correspondence analysis"» http://www.liquidasset.com/
2002, June 20-21, Organizer of the international workshop "AOC, DOC: Economie régionale et stratégies industrielles" at the University of Bologna
2000: Research programme evaluator on Research Programme "Quality of Life" for the European Union.
2000 - present: Associate Researcher at the Laboratoire d'Organisation Industrielle Agro-Alimentaire of INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) Parigi Ivry.
1997 - 2007: Member of the Commissione Socrates and Commissione Leonardo of the Faculty of Statistics.
1996 -2010: Representative delegate of the Assistant Professors at the Faculty Council (now all Assistant Professors are in the Faculty Council).
1988 – 1991: Three-year Doctorate scholarship from the Italian Ministry of Scientific Research.
Reviewer for review "Economies et Sociétés".
Reviewer for "Rivista di Economia Agraria".
Reviewer for the journal “Growth and Change – Journal of Urban and Regional Policy”.
Member of the Società Italiana degli Economisti (Italian Society of Economists, SIE).
Member of the American Economic Association (AEA).
Member of the Vineyard Data Quantification Society (VDQS).
Member of the American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE).
Member of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE).
Member of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES).
Member of the Società Italiana di Economia Agraria (Italian Society of Agricultural Economics).