antonio acconcia

ANTONIO ACCONCIA
Department of Economics - CSEF
University of Naples Federico II
Facoltà di Economia
via Cintia Monte S. Angelo
80126 – Naples
Italy
Tel.: +39-81-675333; Fax: +39-81-7663540
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.csef.it/people/acconcia.htm
Date of birth: 30 august 1966
Citizenship: Italian
Current Position
Associate Professor of Economics, University of Naples Federico II
Researcher, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF)
Research Interests
Growth and Business Cycle, Public Spending, Tax Evasion and Corruption, Externality,
Applied Econometrics
Education
Dottorato di Ricerca in Economics, University of Naples Federico II, 1995
M.Sc. in Economics, University of Warwick, 1993
Degree in Economics, University of Naples Federico II, 1990
Professional Experience
2002-present, Associate professor of Economics, University of Naples Federico II
1999-2002, Assistant professor of Economics, University of Naples Federico II
1996, Visiting scholar, Department of Economics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
1991, Financial Analyst, Banco di Napoli International s.a. Luxembourg
Selected Teaching
Undergraduate
ƒ Econometrics (2002 – present)
ƒ Microeconomics (2003 – present)
Graduate
ƒ Time Series Econometrics, “Master in Economia e Finanza” – MEF (2001 – present)
ƒ Econometrics, Master in “Economia della Regolamentazione” – CER (2003 – present)
ƒ Game Theory, “Master in Economia e Finanza” – MEF (1998)
Grants and Awards
2001
Medal awarded by the “Master in Economia e Finanza” for teaching “Time Series
Econometrics”
1998
Research grant; Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR – IREM)
1996-8
Research grant; University of Naples Federico II
1996
1995
1994
Research grant; Universidad Carlos III de Madrid,
Information, Fluctuations and Growth” (HCM program)
“Dynamic
Economies:
Research grant; University of Naples Federico II
Research grant; CIDE Summer School of Econometrics
1991-4 Research grant; University of Naples Federico II, Dottorato di Ricerca in
Economics
Organization of Workshops and Conferences
2005
CSEF – IGIER Symposium on Economics and Institutions, Anacapri, June 27 – July 1
(organized with Giacinta Cestone, Eliana La Ferrara e Tommaso Monacelli)
2006
Fourth International Conference of the World Association for Sustainable
Development (WASD) – “Global and Local resources in Achieving Sustainable
Development”, Napoli, 6-8 November. Organizing committee: Antonio Acconcia
(chair), Alfredo Del Monte, Maria Fonte and Carlo Capuano
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Publications in Journals
1. “A Big Push to Deter Corruption: Evidence from Italy”, Giornale degli Economisti e
Annali di Economia n. 67 (1), pp. 75-102, 2008, EGEA - Milano (with Claudia
Cantabene). ISSN: 0017-0097. http://www.csef.it/WP/wp159.pdf.
2. “Interpreting
aggregate fluctuations looking at sectors”, Journal of Economic
Dynamics and Control n. 32 (9), pp. 3009-3031, 2008, Elsevier – Boston (MA), USA
(with Saverio Simonelli). ISSN: 0165-1889. http://www.csef.it/WP/wp137.pdf.
3. “Vertical Restraints under Asymmetric Information: On the Role of Participation Constraints”,
The Journal of Industrial Economics n. 56 (2), pp. 379-401, 2008, Blackwell Publishing –
Essex,
UK (with Riccardo Martina and Salvatore Piccolo). ISSN: 0022-1821.
http://www.csef.it/WP/wp141.pdf.
4. “Convergenza: un’utopia per le regioni europee?”, Studi Economici, n. 76 (1), pp.
129-146, 2002.
5. “On Growth and Infrastructure Provision”, Research in Economics, 54 (June), pp.
215-234, 2000. ISSN: 1090-9443
6. “Regional Development and Public Spending: The Case of Italy”, Studi Economici, n.
72 (3), pp. 5-24, 2000 (with Alfredo Del Monte).
7. “Cointegration Analysis of Italian Inflation: 1973-1991”, Studi Economici, n. 52 (1),
pp. 91-114, 1994.
Publications in Volumes
1. “Distanza dai centri finanziari e scelta di quotazione in Borsa: un’analisi econometrica del caso
italiano”, in I vincoli finanziari alla crescita delle imprese a cura di Alberto Zazzaro,
pp. 139-169, 2008, Carocci Editore – Roma (with Alfredo Del Monte and Luca
Pennacchio). ISBN: 978-88-430-4599-0
2. “Concentrazione dell’ICT e squilibri regionali: il caso delle regioni europee”, in Neo
dualismo – Istituzioni, mercati e politiche di intervento a cura di Adriano Giannola
and Cesare Imbriani, pp. 133-166, 2003, Rubettino Editore – Soveria Mannelli (with
Alfredo Del Monte)
3. “Elementi di teoria dei giochi e modelli di oligopolio”, in Manuale di Organizzazione e
Politica Industriale, edited by Alfredo Del Monte, second edition, pp. 160-215, 2002.
UTET Libreria.
4. “Unit Roots in Balance Sheet Data: A Panel Data Analysis”, in Applied Stochastic
Models and Data Analysis, The Ins and Outs of Solving Real Problems, Contributed
Papers, , edited by J. Janssen and C. N. Lauro, pp. 19-24, 1997 (with Germana
Scepi). Rocco Curto Editore, Napoli.
5. “Differenziali
di Produttività, Intervento Pubblico ed Investimenti Privati”, in
Istituzioni e Sviluppo Economico nel Mezzogiorno, edited by Lilia Costabile, pp. 375403, 1996. Il Mulino, Bologna.
6. “Non Parametric Control Charts for Sequential Process”, in Compstat, Proceedings in
Computational Statistics: 12th symposium, Barcelona, Spain, edited by Albert Prat,
pp. 447-452, 1996 (with Germana Scepi). Physica Verlag, Germany.
Working Papers and Unpublished Manuscripts
1.
“Endogenous Corruption and tax Evasion in a Dynamic Model”, CSEF working papers
n. 154 January 2006, http://www.csef.it/WP/wp154.pdf .
2. “Lock-in Effects of EU R&D Spending on Regional Growth”, IVIE WP-EC, 2002-12 (with
Marta Espasa, Leone Leonida and Daniel Montolio).
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