Luca Spataro

Date: November 2021

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.
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;