Curriculum Vitae INFORMAZIONI PERSONALI Nome LUIGI Cognome BALLETTA Recapiti Dipartimento S.E.A.S. Viale delle Scienze Ed. 13, Palermo (IT) Telefono 091-23895274 E-mail [email protected] FORMAZIONE TITOLI Graduate Studies: 2010 Ph.D. Economics, Yale University, U.S.A. 2007 M.Phil. Economics, Yale University, U.S.A. 2006 Ph.D. (Dottorato di ricerca), Matematica per l’Analisi Economica e la Finanza, Università di Napoli “Federico II”, IT. 2005 M.A.. Economics, Yale University, U.S.A. 2002 M.A. Economics and Finance, Università di Napoli “Federico II”, IT. Undergraduate Studies: 2000 Laurea, Università di Napoli “Federico II”, IT. Summa cum laude. Scholarships and awards: 2003-2007 Cowles Foundation Graduate Fellowship, Yale University, U.S.A. 2003-2010 Graduate Fellowship, Dept. of Economics, Yale University, U.S.A. 2002 A.M.E.F. Prize for best student of the year , Master in Economics and Finance, Università di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, IT. ATTIVITA' DIDATTICA Teaching experience: 2012-2013 Economic Analysis (CdL Magistrale Economic and Financial Analysis, curriculum in inglese). Università di Palermo, IT. 2011-2012 Analisi Economica (CdL Magistrale Scienze Economiche e Finanziarie). Università di Palermo, IT. 2010-2011 Economic Analysis (CdL Magistrale Economic and Financial Analysis, curriculum in inglese). Università di Palermo, IT. 2010-2011 Economia Politica (CdL Triennale Statistica per l'Analisi dei Dati). Università di Palermo, IT. 2009-2010 Economia Politica (CdL Triennale Economia e Amministrazione aziendale), Università di Palermo, IT. 2007- 2008 Financial Markets, Yale Summer School, U.S.A. 2003-2008 Teaching Assistant for Financial Theory, Microeconomic Theory, Mathematical Game Theory, Intro Microeconomics, Yale University, U.S.A. RICERCHE FINANZIATE 2009 PRIN member of Local Research Unit (Palermo) "Structural Change and Growth".. Coordinator prof. N. Salvadori, local coordinator prof. M. Lavezzi PUBBLICAZIONE Working Papers: "Full extraction of surplus in dynamic mechanisms" "Optimal taxation of couples: the 2x2 case" "Bunching in optimal taxation" "Optimistic stability of the core in differential information economies" joint with G. Bimonte Work in progress: "Competing modes of governance" joint with A. Bonatti "Extortion, firm's size and the sectoral allocation of capital" joint with M. Lavezzi "On Repeated Moral Hazard with a Present Biased Agent" joint with G. Immordino "Mirrleesian taxation of family income" joint with A. Mele "An economic interpetation of multidimensional Hamiltonians" ATTIVITA' SCIENTIFICHE Conference presentations and seminars: 2012 Workshop General Equilibrium (U. of Exeter, EN) 2011 Society for Advancement of Economic Theory (Faro, PT) 2010 Association for Public Economic Theory (Istanbul, TK) 2009 CSEF (Napoli, IT). Society for Advancement of Economic Theory (Ischia, IT) 2008 Econometric Society North American Summer Meeting (USA), National Tax Association (USA) AMBITI DI RICERCA Microeconomic Theory, Mechanism Design, Public Economics