Curriculum - Luca Spataro

August 2018
GENERAL INFORMATION

NAME: Luca Spataro (Prof.)
NATIONALITY: Italian
DATE OF BIRTH: 01/10/1971
BIRTHPLACE: Carrara (Tuscany, Italy)
CURRENT POSITION:

Professore Ordinario di Scienza delle Finanze (full Professor in Public Economics) at Dipartimento di Economia e Management, University of Pisa, Italy.
Deputy Director of the Dipartimento di Economia e Management, University of Pisa
Director of the International Master in Risk Management, Pisa;

AFFILIATIONS: Dipartimento di Economia e Management, Università di Pisa, Italy.
Email: luca.spataro@unipi.it
Tel. + 39 050 2216217

MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS

Theoretical research: Economics of pensions and saving, optimal dynamic taxation, population economics, optimal public debt management, economic growth and poverty traps, population ethics, socially responsible investments.
Applied econometrics: Retirement decisions, Pension funds, portfolio choices, capital market participation.

EDUCATION

2000-2001: Post-Ph.D. Scholarship at University College London, granted by Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies; supervisor: Prof. Orazio Attanasio;
1997-2000: Ph.D. in Economics, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa. Research project title: “Optimality of Social Security Systems”. Supervisors: Prof. C. Casarosa, Prof. F. Bulckaen, Dr. A. Pench;
1999-2000: Visiting Researcher at University College London; Supervisor: Prof. O. Attanasio;
1999, JANUARY-MAY: Course in “Advanced Macroeconomics”, taught by R. E. A Farmer, European University Institute, Florence, Italy;
1998 JUNE: Selected to attend the “Summer School of Econometrics “, CIDE, Bertinoro, Italy (public competition);
1998, JANUARY-MAY: First Year Ph.D Courses at the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa;
1996-97: Master of Arts in Applied Economics at CORIPE (Turin) (Master final grade: A+). Supervisor Prof Elsa Fornero. Master Thesis title (translated): “Simulation of the effects of a partial privatization of the pension fund in Italy”, (thesis final grade: A+).
1996, JULY: Laurea (BA), in Economics, Università di Pisa, Italy, (cum laude); Supervisor: Prof. C. Casarosa; title of the BA Thesis (translated): “Individual Choices, Life Cycle and Social Security”.

RELEVANT POSITIONS HELD

2013-, 2008-2011 and 2006: visiting Professor at Durham University ,UK;
2017, October: visiting professor at RANEPA, Russia;
2016, January: visiting professor at Department of International Relations, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakistan;

2014, May: Member of ARIA;
2013, September-: Member of Royal Economic Society;
2013 July: Director of the International Master in Risk Management, Dipartimento di Economia e Management, University of Pisa.
2013 march-: International Relations Coordinator for the Dipartimento di Economia e Management, University of Pisa, Italy.
2012, October: Appointed by the Ministry of Welfare and Labor as an independent expert to participate at the inter-governative Peer Review in Warsaw on “Age friendly services and products – an opportunity for social and economic development”, October, Warsaw, Poland;
2011-: Member of Società Italiana degli Economisti;
2011: Scientific coordinator of the “Master in gestione del rischio nei mercati finanziari” (master in risk management of financial markets), Lucca, University of Pisa;
2008-2015 and 2006: Visiting professor at the University of Durham, UK;

2008-: Member of the Scientific Committee of the PhD programme in Economics, University of Pisa;

2008-2010:Vice-President of Corso di Laurea in “Economia e Commercio”, Facoltà di Economia, University of Pisa;
2006-: Associate Professor in Economics, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Università di Pisa;
2005-2006: Researcher in Economics, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Università di Pisa;
2005-2007: Member of ECINEQ;
2004-2012: Affiliation at CHILD;
2003: Member of a research group concerning the reform of Regione Toscana Health Care System;
2002: Research fellowship by CERP, Moncalieri (Turin);

GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

COORDINATION OF FINANCED PROJECTS

• 2017-2019: Scientific Research Project coordinator of the Project: “Globalization, population and sustainability”, financed by the University of Pisa;

• 2016-2018: Scientific coordinator (PI) of the project: “Development and Harmonisation of Socially Responsible Investment in the European Union”, financed by Jean Monnet projects, European Union;

• 2015-2016: Scientific Research Project coordinator of the Project: ” Growth , prosperity and public policies “, financed by the University of Pisa;

• 2014-2016: Scientific Coordinator of the project winner of the EU ban: ” Jean Monnet Modules ” , funded under the actions Erasmus plus;

• 2011-2012: Scientific coordinator of the research project funded by MEFOP of Rome , on Supplementary Pension Scheme and the efficiency of markets ;

OTHER GRANTS AND PROJECT MEMBERSHIP

2013-, 2008-2011 and 2006: EU Teaching Staff Mobility scholarship to Durham University;
2008-2009: Member of the research group on: “From the oil shock to Maastricht. National and local institutions between conflicts of strategies and sharing of objectives”, Fìnanced by Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca (Scientific Coordinator: Riccardo Faucci).
2007-2008: Member of the research group on “National social protection systems between globalization and delocalization: from the welfare state to the welfare community?” financed by the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca (Scientific Coordinator: Valeria De Bonis);
2000-2004: Two-year, renewable Research Contract (assegnista di Ricerca) at the Dipartemento di Scienze Economiche, University of Pisa. Research topic: “DIMENSIONE OTTIMALE DEL SETTORE PUBBLICO” (“The Optimal Dimension of the Public Sector”);
2000-2002: Member of the Research Group: “New Tools for Qualitative Analysis of Dynamic Economies”, (Progetto di Interesse Nazionale MURST);
2000-2001: Post-Ph.D. Scholarship at UCL (UK), granted by Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa (public competition);
1999-2000: Visiting Research Scholarship at University College London, granted by Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa;
1997-2000: Doctoral Scholarship, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa (public competition);
1998, December: Officially declared suitable (Idoneità) for the position of Researcher in Economics at the Faculty of Economics, University of Pisa (public competition);
1998: Grant from CIDE (for the Summer School in Econometrics: public competition);
1996-97: Master of Arts Scholarship from CORIPE, Turin (public competition);
1996: Grant from E.N.A.M. for post-graduate education (public competition).

POST-DOC AND PHD STUDENT SUPERVISION

2016-2017: External supervisor of a PhD student at the Department of International Relations Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakistan;
2015-2016: Scientific Supervisor of the post-doc research contract on the subject: ” Applied analysis on the relationship between saving behavior , portfolio choices , pension systems and growth ” (in Economics SECS — P01 ) , Department of Economics and Management , University of Pisa;·
2013 —2014: Scientific Supervisor of the post-doc research contract on the subject: ” Savings , financial education and market efficiency ” ( Economics) , Department of Economics and Management , University of Pisa ;·
2010– 2015 : Scientific supervisor of PhD student in economics , within the School of Doctorate in business science , economics and mathematical statistics — applied economy “Leonardo Fibonacci” , University of Pisa , on the thesis “Three Essays on Investment Decisions , Pension Funds and Financial Markets”.

REFEREEING ACTIVITY

Scientific journals

· Journal of Macroeconomics;· Journal of Economics;· Journal of Economic Growth;· SERIEs, Eurasian Economic Review;· Oxford Economic Papers;· Review of International Economics;· Economic Modelling;· Metroeconomica;· Economia Politica;· Scottish Journal of Political Economy;· Journal of Public Economic Theory; · Economics;· Journal of Public Economics, · Journal of Economic Policy Reform· American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics· Global Finance Journal; International and national

International and national research organizations:

Prin/Miur;· SIR/Miur;· Swiss National Science Foundation.

TEACHING ACTIVITY

PhD Courses

2006/2007 and 2008-2014: Lectures on “Optimal capital income taxation”, PhD and Master students, University of Durham, UK;
2015: Discussant del paper: “Taming Macroeconomic Instability: Monetary and Macro Prudential Policy Interactions in an Agent-based Model”, PhD Workshop 2015 International Doctoral Program in Economics, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
2011, November: Course on “OLG models”, PhD Programme in Economics, Scuola Dottorato Fibonacci, Università di Pisa;
2008-2009: Course on “Theory of Investment”, PhD programme in Economics, University of Pisa;
2006-2007: Course on “Dinamica Economica”, PhD programme in Economics, University of Pisa;
A. 2006-2007: 1 Lecture and Tutorial classes in Microeconomics, PhD Course in Economics, Markets and Istitutions, IMT, Lucca;
2005 and 2006: Course on: “OLG Models” PhD PRogramme in Economics, University of Pisa;
2004: Course on: ” Optimal capital income taxation” PhD programme in Economics, Unviersity of Pisa;

Master and undergraduate courses

2016-: Course on: “Welfare and Economic Integration of the European Union”, Dipartimento di Economia e Management, Universiy of Pisa;
2014-: Course on: “Economics and risk management in pension funds”, International Master in Risk Management, University di Pisa;
2014-2017: Course on “Public Economics”, Master in Economics, Dipartimento di Economia e Management, University of Pisa;
2010/2011-: Course on “Economia del risparmio e della previdenza” (Economics of saving and pensions), Corsi di Laurea Magistrale, Facoltà di Economia e Dipartimento di Economia e Management, University of Pisa;
20015-: Course in “Scienza delle Finanze” (Public Economics), at Dipartimento di Economia e Management, University of Pisa;

2004-:Microeconomics for Undergraduates, Facoltà di Economia, University di Pisa;
2010-2015: Lectures to Master students on: “Introduction to dynamic programming”, University of Durham, UK;
2006-: Lectures on “Optimal income taxation”, University of Durham, UK;
2010-: Lectures on Advanced macroeconomics (Consumption and Investment), Laurea magistrale (Master) in Scienze Economiche and Master in Economics, University of Pisa (Italy);
2010-2011: Lectures on Advanced macroeconomics (Consumption and Investment), Laurea magistrale in Scienze Economiche University of Pisa (Italy);
2008: Course on “Theory of savings”, within the “International semester”, University of Pisa;
2009 and 2008: Course on “Microeconomics” at the Accademia Navale, Livorno;
2007: Course (18 hours) in “Dinamica Economica” (Economic Dynamics), Laurea Specialistica (master) di Scienze Economiche (Economics), University of Pisa;
2006: Course in “Scienza delle Finanze” (Public Economics), at the Accademia Navale, Livorno;
2006: Course in Microeconomics at the “Corso di Laurea in “Economia e legislazione dei sistemi logisitci”, Livorno;
2006: Lectures on Microeconomics, Master course in “Management of open source software, University of Pisa;
2005-: Lectures on “Social Security and savings”, Master course in Finance, Lucca (Italy);
2005: Course on “Overlapping generation models”, Ph.D. course, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, University di Pisa;
2004: Course on “Optimal capital income taxation” Ph.D. course, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, University di Pisa;
1999-2004: Teacher assistant in Microeconomics, Undergraduate courses, University of Pisa.

SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES

2017, September: presentation of the paper: “Optimal taxation and policy changes in an endogenous growth model with variable population”, at the XIX Conferenza Annuale SIEP, Catania, Italy;
2016, September: presentation of the paper: “Optimal Population Growth Without Repugnant Aspects: a Pure Welfarist Approach”, at the XVIII Conferenza Annuale SIEP, Lecce, Italy;
2015, June: presentation of the paper: “An analysis on optimal taxation and on policy changes in an endogenous growth model with public expenditure”, at the PET15 Conference, Lussemburgo;
2015, June: presentation of the paper: “Financial Literacy, Human Capital and Stock Market Participation in Europe: An Empirical Exercise under Endogenous Framework”, at the Conferences: Institutional and Individual Investors: Saving for Old Age; Bath, UK;
2014, November: seminar on the paper: “Financial Literacy, Human Capital and Stock Market Participation in Europe: An Empirical Exercise under Endogenous Framework”, (with A. Thomas), Dipartimento di Economia e Management, Università di Pisa;
2014, October: presentation of the paper: “Population growth and human capital: a welfarist approach”, at 55^th Annual Conference of SIE, Trento;
2014, September: presentation of the paper del lavoro: “Population growth and human capital: a welfarist approach” (with T. Renstrom), MMF Conference, Durham, UK;

2013, October: Presentation of the paper: “Population Growth and Technological Change: a Pure Welfarist Approach”, at the 54^th SIE Annual Meeting, Bologna, Italy;
2013, October: Seminar on: “Population Growth and Technological Change: a Pure Welfarist Approach”, Dipartimento di Economia e Management, University of Pisa, together with Thomas Renstrom;
2013, September: Presentation of the paper: “Population Growth and human capital: a Welfarist Approach;
2013: July: Presentation of the paper: “Endogenous Financial Literacy, Saving and Stock Market Participation”, at PET13 Conference, Lisbon (Portugal);
2013: May: invited speaker at the seminar: “Sussidiarietà e Previdenza, Circolo Culturale Ettore Calvi, Milan, Italy.
2013, May: Presentation of the paper: “Population Growth and Technological Change: a Pure Welfarist Approach”, at the 4^th RCFEA Workshop on Developments in Macro and Growth, Rimini (Italy);
2013, April: invited speaker at the workshop: “La sfida del cambiamento. Superare la crisi senza sacrificare nessuno; University of Macerata, Italy;
2012, November: seminar on the paper: “Endogenous Financial Literacy, Saving and Stock Market Participation”, at the Dipartimento di Economia e Management, University of Pisa, together with L. Corsini;
2012, September: presentation of the paper: “Optimal Decisions on Pension Plans in the Presence of Financial Literacy Costs, at the CERP Conference: Financial Literacy Ageing in an Aging Society, with L. Corsini, Moncalieri (Turin);
2012, June: Presentation of the paper: “Optimal Taxation, Critical-Level Utilitarianism and Economic Growth”, at the PET12 Conference, Taipei, Taiwan.
2012, may: Invited speech at the workshop: “I licenziamenti oltre la riforma”, Faculty of Economics, University of Pisa.
2011, October: presentation of the paper “Optimal Decisions on Pension Plans in the Presence of Financial Literacy Costs and Wage Inequality” at the 52th Congress of SIE, Rome, Italy;
2011, July: presentation of the paper “Optimal Decisions on Pension Plans in the Presence of Financial Literacy Costs and Wage Inequality” at the IV Congress of ECINEQ, Catania, Italy, together with Lorenzo Corsini;
2011, July: Invited speech at the Conference: “Big Society and Europe”, organized by Wilton Park and ResPublica, UK;
2011, June: presentation of the paper: “Optimal Taxation, Critical-Level Utilitarianism and Economic Growth”, at the XI ISUS Conference, Lucca (Italy), together with Thomas Renstrom;

2011, June: seminar on the Paper: ““Optimal Decisions on Pension Plans in the Presence of Financial Literacy Costs and Wage Inequality”, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, University of Pisa, together with Lorenzo Corsini;
July: 2010: Seminar on Corsini, L., Pacini, P. and Spataro, L., (2010): “Workers Choice on Pension Schemes: an Assessment of the Italian TFR reform through Theory and Simulations”, at the Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, University of Pisa, together with L. Corsini and P.M. Pacini; also presented at the 2^nd SAVE Conference, Deidesheim (Germany), June 2010, and in Rome (MEFOP), January 2010;
2009, December: presentation of the paper: “Optimal taxation, critical-level utilitarianism and economic growth”, at the Chaire Quetelet Seminar, University of Louvain (Belgium);
2008, September: Seminar on “Critical level utilitarism in a growing economy”, University of Durham, UK;
2008, May: Invited seminar on “L’economia dei fondi pensione: teorie ed applicazioni al caso italiano”, Università di Macerata;

2007, July: Presentation of the paper: “Migration, Altruism and Capital Income Taxation”, with V. De Bonis, at the 2007 JPET Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, US;
2007, July: Presentation of the paper: “Social discounting, migration and optimal taxation of savings”, with V. De Bonis, at the 2007 ECINEQ Conference, Berlin, Germany;
2006, November: Presentation of the paper: “Timing of Births, Rate of Growth of Population, Saving and Wealth in the Basic Life-Cycle Model”, Department of Economics and Finance, University of Durham, UK;
2005, July: presentation of the paper: “Aggregate Propensity to Save, Wealth-Income Ratio and Wealth Distribution in the “Egalitarian” Life-Cycle Model: the Role of Demographic Variables” at the First ECINEQ Conference, Palma de Mallorca, (Spain);
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2005, June: Seminar held at the Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, University of Pisa, with prof. C. Casarosa;

2005, July: Presentation of the paper: “Migration, Altruism and Capital Income Taxation”, with V. De Bonis, at the CHild Annual Meeting, Bari (Italy);
2004, October: presentation of the paper: “Sistemi previdenziali, efficienza e Istituzioni”, together with V. De Bonis, prepared for the AISPE Conference, Palermo, Italy;
2004, June: presentation of the paper: “Economic Growth, Poverty Trap and Intergenerational Transfers”, with L. Fanti, at the Economic Growth and Distribution Conference, Lucca;
2003, October: presentation of the paper: “Optimal capital income taxation in overlapping generation economies”, with V. De Bonis, at the Departimento di Scienze Economiche, Pisa, Italy;
2003, October: presentation of the paper: “Taxing capital income in a perpetual youth economy”, with V. De Bonis, at the MMF 2003 Conference, Cambridge, UK.
2003, June: presentation of the work: “Sviluppo dell’Assistenza e Previdenza Integrative in Toscana: considerazioni preliminari sulla fattibilità economica”, with V. De Bonis, at the workshop: “Il Welfare flessibile: previdenza e assistenza integrativa”, organized by CISL TOSCANA, Florence, Italy;
2002, December: seminar on “Taxing capital income: is it really a bad idea?” (with Valeria De Bonis), Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Università di Pisa;
2002, October: presentation of the paper: “New tools in micromodeling retirement decisions: overview and applications to the Italian case”, at the Third Latin American European Workshop, New Tools of Qualitative Analysis of Economic Dynamics, CIMAT, Guanajuato, Mexico;
2002, July: Second Villa Mondragone Workshop in Economic Theory and Econometrics, Frascati (Italy)

Presentation of the paper: “Social Security Incentives and Retirement Decisions in Italy: An Empirical Insight”.

2002, June: ESPE Conference in Bilbao (Spain) Presentation of the Paper:

“New tools in micromodeling retirement decisions: overview and applications to the Italian case”,
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2002, June: CEF Conference in Aix-en-Provence (France).
2002, June: EABR Conference in Rothenburg (Germany). Presentation of the Papers:

“Social Security incentives for Retirement in Italy”, (paper awarded as the best paper of the Section) and
“Social Security and Retirement Decisions in Italy”.

2002, May: seminar on: “Problematiche economiche del sistema pensionistico”, Jesi, Università di Macerata.
2002, May: intervention on: “La previdenza integrativa e complementare dopo la riforma Costituzionale: quali spazi legislativi e quali strategie economiche per le Regioni?”, at the Workshop: “Statuto Toscano, Carta dei Diritti?”, Centro Studi Nazionale CISL, S. Domenico a Fiesole (Florence).
2001, June: ESPE Conference at Athens: Presentation of the paper: “WILL RECENT ITALIAN REFORMS BE REALLY EFFECTIVE? Testing economic rationality of retirement choices: a discrete-time duration analysis of working careers”

Also presented at:

2001, April: Seminar at Department of Economics, Pisa;
2001, April: Invited Seminar at CERP, Turin;
2001, March: Seminar at Workshop: “Socio-demographic factors and the future of the Welfare State in Italy” , Frascati (Rome);
2000, June: Seminar at Department of Economics of Pisa on “The Choice of Retiring in Italy: an Application (and Extension) of the Option Value Model”;
2000, April: Seminar at Department of Economics of Pisa on: “Analisi degli incentivi al pensionamento anticipato del sistema previdenziale italiano dopo le riforme degli anni novanta”;
1998, April: Seminar at Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies on “Social Security Systems and Savings.