Curriculum

Curriculum

Educational qualifications and specialist courses
Qualifications
a.a. 2006 / 07-2009 / 2010 Ph.D. in Economics, School of Economics University of Nottingham, UK. Thesis title: Protecting buyers from fine print. Supervisor: Prof. Daniel J. Seidmann
Final examiners: Vincent Anesi (University of Nottingham) and Mark Armstrong (University of Oxford)
The thesis passed the final exam and was accepted with minor revisions.
a.y.2003 / 04-2005 / 06 PhD in Economics and Institutions (XIX cycle), Department of Economics, Statistics, Mathematics and Sociology (DESMAS), University of Messina. Thesis title: The effectiveness of the oath in criminal proceedings in a context of information asymmetry.
Supervisor: Prof. Giuseppe Sobbrio
Exam taken in December 2006. External examiners: Prof. Pasquale Catanoso (University of Reggio Calabria), Prof. S. Creaco (University of Catania).
The thesis passed the final exam without revisions.
a.a. 2004/05 Master in Economics. School of Economics, University of Southampton, UK

a.a. 1999/2000 - 2002/2003 Four-year degree in Law. University of Messina, Thesis title: Responsibility and sanction: Problems of efficiency and effectiveness. Supervisor: Prof. Giuseppe Sobbrio. Average Rating: 29.5 / 30. Final grade 110/110 and praise.

Specialized courses
2004 Advanced Course of Econometrics, Bertinoro, organized by the Italian Society of Econometrics
2006 Advanced Course in Quantitative Methods and PANEL data, Palermo, by the Italian Society of Econometrics.

Academic positions
2007- Researcher with permanent contract, (SECS-P / 03, Science of Finance). Department of Economics, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
January 2005 - February 2007, Research Fellow, Faculty of Law, University of Messina.
2004-2005 Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Law, University of Messina.

Research funds
2007-2009 Scholarship to cover fees for the PhD in Economics, offered by the School of Economics, University of Nottingham, UK (approximately £ 6,000).
2004-2005 Three-year scholarship for the PhD in Economics and Institutions, offered by the Ministry of Education, University of Messina (about € 10,000 per year).

Honors and awards
2020 FFABR 2020 Project (Fund for Basic Research Activities), University of Messina
 (€ 1,500).
2009 SIEP Award for the best paper presented at the SIEP Annual Conference (author under 30).
a.a. 2002-03 “Renzo Fubini” National Award for the best thesis in Finance, University of Turin (€ 2,500).
2003 Award for completing the current four-year degree in Law, University of Messina (approximately € 1,000).

Teaching experiences
2020-2021
Law and Economics (course held in English (12 hours), PhD in Economics, Management and Statistics, University of Messina, Italy.
Public Sector Economics (8 CFU), Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Banking and Finance Law, University of Messina, Italy.
Public Economics (12 CFU), Master's Degree in Law, University of Messina, Italy.
2019-2020
Law and Economics (course held in English (12 hours), PhD in Economics, Management and Statistics, University of Messina, Italy.
Public Economics (6 CFU), Law Degree, University of Messina, Italy.
Finance Science (8 CFU), Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Banking and Finance Law, University of Messina, Italy.
2018-2019 - 2017-2018
Law and Economics (course held in English (12 hours), PhD in Economics, Management and Statistics, University of Messina, Italy.
Public Economics (12 CFU), Master's Degree in Law, University of Messina, Italy.
Finance Science (8 CFU), Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Banking and Finance Law, University of Messina, Italy.
2016-2017
Law and Economics (course held in English (12 hours), PhD in Economics, Management and Statistics, University of Messina, Italy.
Microeconomics (4 CFU), Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, University of Messina, Italy.
Public Economics (12 CFU), Master's Degree in Law, University of Messina, Italy.

2015-2016
Law and Economics (course held in English (12 hours), PhD in Economics, Management and Statistics, University of Messina, Italy.
Public Economics (6 CFU), Masters Degree in Law, University of Messina, Italy.
Public Economics, Degree in Business Administration (8 CFU), University of Messina, Italy.

2014-2015
Law and Economics (course held in English (12 hours), PhD in Economics, Management and Statistics, University of Messina, Italy.
Law Economics (5 CFU), Master's Degree in Economics and Law, University of Messina, Italy.
Political Economy (6 CFU), Bachelor's Degree in Labor Consultant and Legal Services, University of Messina, Italy.
Public Economics (6 CFU) Bachelor's degree in Economics, University of Messina, Italy.
Finance Science (4 CFU), Master's Degree in Law, Law and Economics (taught in English (12 hours), PhD in Economics, Management and Statistics, University of Messina, Italy.
Public Policy Analysis (4 CFU), Bachelor's Degree in Consulting and Profession, Law and Economics (course held in English (12 hours), PhD in Economics, Management and Statistics, University of Messina, Italy.
2013-2014
Political Economy (8 CFU), Bachelor's Degree in Labor Consultant and Legal Services, University of Messina, Italy.
Public Economics (8 CFU), Degree in Business Administration, University of Messina, Italy.
Finance Science (9 CFU) Master's Degree in Law, University of Messina, Italy.
Law Economics (5 CFU), Master's Degree in Economics and Law, University of Messina, Italy.
2012-2013
Political Economy (8 CFU), Bachelor's Degree in Labor Consultant and Legal Services, University of Messina, Italy.
Public Economics (8 CFU), Degree in Business Administration, University of Messina, Italy.
Finance Science (9 CFU) Master's Degree in Law, University of Messina, Italy.
Law Economics (10 CFU), Master's Degree in Economics and Law, University of Messina, Italy.
2011-2012 - 2010-2011 - 2009-2010
Political Economy (8 CFU), Bachelor's Degree in Labor Consultant and Legal Services, University of Messina, Italy.
Finance Science (9 CFU) Master's Degree in Law, University of Messina, Italy.

2007-2009
Finance Science (9 CFU) Master's Degree in Law, University of Messina, Italy.
Exerciser in Environmental Economics, Introduction to Microeconomics and Microeconomic Theory (undergraduate courses), Bachelor in Economics, University of Nottingham.
2003-2005
Trainee in Public Economics, Bachelor's Degree in Legal Sciences University of Messina, Italy.
Research activity
Referee activities
Referee for: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Applied Economics Letters, European Journal of Law and Economics.
Memberships
European Economic Association, SIEP (Italian Society of Public Economics), SIE (Italian Society of Economists).
PhD Committees
2014 Member of the commission for the final evaluation of doctoral students, University of Catania, Italy.
Academic Presentations Conferences
October 2020, SIE Conference, Duty to Read vs Duty to Disclose. Does the Market Structure Matter ?, online
October 2020, French Association of Law and Economics Conference, Duty to Read vs Duty to Disclose. Does the Market Structure Matter ?, online.
October 2019, SIE Conference, Tax Evasion, Public Spending and Quality of life. Evidence from Italian Regions, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy. (presented by Marco Alberto De Benedetto)
September 2019, SIEP Conference, Tax Evasion, Public Spending and Quality of life. Evidence from Italian Regions, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. (presented by Marco Alberto De Benedetto)
February 2019, NERI Annual Conference, Duty to Read vs Duty to Disclose. Does the Market Structure Matter ?, Rome
September 2017, SIEP Conference, Watch Your Words: An Experimental Study on Communication and the Opportunity Cost of Delegation, Catania.
June 2017, Workshop on Economic Analysis of Litigation, Plaintive plaintiffs, Paris.
September 2017, SIEP Conference, Individual and contextual factors in determining attitudes toward crime in Europe, Lecce.

June 2015, Workshop on Institutions, Individual Behavior and Economic Outcomes, The Order of Presentation in Common Law Trials, Alghero

September 2014, European Law and Economic Association Conference, The determinants of personal beliefs on justice, Aix-en-Provence, France.

April 2014, SIRE Workshop on Political Economics, The Order of Presentation in Common Law Trials, Glasgow.

August 2013, Member of the local organizing committee of the annual conference International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF) 2013, Taormina.

Administration
2021- Erasmus Referent for the Degree Course in Economics, Banking and Finance, Department of Economics, University of Messina, Italy
2020- Member of the Group for Quality Assurance, Degree Course in Economics, Banking and Finance, Department of Economics, University of Messina
2011- Member of the Department Council, Department of Economics, University of Messina, Italy.
2007-2010 Member of the Faculty Council, Faculty of Law, University of Messina, Italy.
Additional skills
Languages: English (fluent)
1. In-depth use of Word for Windows / MAC, Latex, SW, Excel etc .;
2. Basic use of Mathematica.
References
1. Prof. G. Sobbrio (Professor Emeritus in Public Economics) Department of Economics, University of Messina Piazza Pugliatti, 1, 98122 Messina (ME) E-mail: giuseppe.sobbrio@unime.it
2. Prof. D. J. Seidmann, School of Economics, University of Nottingham, University Park, E-mail: daniel.seidmann@nottingham.ac.uk
3. Prof. L. Corazzini, Department of Economics, Ca 'Foscari University, Cannaregio 873, Fondamenta San Giobbe, 30121 Venice, Italy, Email: luca.corazzini@unive.it

Publications Articles on Journals
2021 Tax Evasion and Provision of Public Goods: Evidence from Italian Provinces (with M. A. De Benedetto and G. Sobbrio), Political Economy (BAND A).
2021 Quality of Politicians and Electoral System. Evidence from a Quasi-experimental Design for Italian Cities (with M. A. De Benedetto and G. Sobbrio), German Economic Review, (BAND A).
2018 Binding and non-binding contracts: A theoretical appraisal (con M. Lisciandra) Review of Law and Economics, 1-27.

2018 Individual and contextual factors in determining attitudes towards crime and punishment, in Conference Proceedings: 2nd International Scientific Conference ITEMA (with E. Sironi and G. Sobbrio)

2016 Protecting buyers from fine print (with D. J. Seidmann), European Economic Review 89, pp. 42-54, (BAND A)

2015 Attitudes towards crime between context and individual characteristics. Italian Journal of Economics, Demography and Statistics, vol. 69, p. 151-158 (with E. Sironi and G. Sobbrio)

2013 The Role of Education in Determining the Attitudes Towards Crime in Europe (with E. Sironi and G. Sobbrio), Applied Economics Letters Vol. 20, 724-727.

2013 The length of legal disputes and the decision to appeal in Italian courts (with E. Sironi and G. Sobbrio), Rivista Italiana degli economisti, vol. 3.

2012 Lawyers and Legal Disputes. Evidente from Italy (with G. Sobbrio and E. Sironi), Applied Economics Letters Vol. 19 (14), pp. 1349-1352.

Books / Book Chapters and Encyclopedia Entries
(forthcoming) Update of the Public Sector Economics manual by G. Sobbrio, Giuffré Editore, with release scheduled for the end of 2021 (with M.A. De Benedetto).
2020 Introduction to the economic analysis of law (with G. Sobbrio), Giappichelli.

2015 Contracts of adhesion between Law and Economics, Springer.

2019 The Performance Evaluation Indicators of civil processes, in Economy, Territory and Company: features and perspectives of analysis (by Roberto Guarneri), Aracne Editore (With M. A. Passari)

2019 Do Competitive Sellers Disclose Contract terms ?, in Economics, territory and business: features and perspectives of analysis (edited by R. Guarneri), Aracne Editore.

(Forthcoming) Electoral participation and candidates' characteristics, Encyclopedia of Law and Economics (with M.A. De Benedetto),
(Forthcoming) Tax evasion and reciprocity, Encyclopedia of Law and Economics (with M.A. De Benedetto).
2019 Contracts of adhesion, Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, Springer.

2019 Crime (attitudes toward), Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, Springer (with E. Sironi and G. Sobbrio)

2019 Judicial delay, Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, Springer, (with E. Sironi and G. Sobbrio)

2017 Naive consumers, Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, Springer.

Work in progress
Burden of Proof and Order of Presentations in Trials
A broadcaster's game with news distribution (with D. Seidmann)

Working papers (new and submitted for publication)
Duty to Read vs Duty to Disclose. Does the Market Structure Matter? (with M. A. De Benedetto and G. Sobbrio), 2019, R&R to The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics. (BAND A).
Watch Your Words: An Experimental Study on Communication and the Opportunity Cost of Delegation (With A. Antinyan, L. Corazzini and F. Pavesi)

The Order of Presentation in trials: Plaintive Plaintiffs (with D. J. Seidmann), 2019, R&R Game and Economic Behavior (BAND A)