Elena Sarti - Fondazione Marco Biagi

Curriculum Vitae, February 2015
Elena Sarti
Personal data
Date of birth: 21 April 1982
Telephone: +39 3313578305
E-mail: [email protected]
Alternative E-mail: [email protected]
Citizenship: Italy
Personal Website: https://sites.google.com/site/elenasarti8
Work experience
Math Teacher. Math teacher - high school ‘A. Barbieri’ - Modena.
Translator. Centro Studi - Opera Don Calabria (Ferrara, Italy).
October 2014 - Present
Dec. 2014 - February 2015
Main Activity: translator from English to Italian - two European projects ‘Theatre as empowerment
methodology for I VET’ and ‘Innovative approaches to develop vocational Skills of people with severe
disabilities’.
Short-term contract. AgendER, Dept. of Economics, Univ. of Modena & Reggio Emilia.
Nov. 2014 - Dec. 2014
Main Activity: agendER project’s final event organisation, draft of the logic model, preparation of the final
financial report about the project’s activities and the final scientific report.
Research Collaborator. Marco Biagi Foundation, Univ. of Modena & Reggio Emilia.
April 2014 - Sept. 2014
Main Activity: econometric analysis on labour market access of people with mental health disorders and
impact of the crisis on mental health.
Project partner: Department of Mental Health and Pathological Dependences - Local Health Authority
(Modena).
Adjunct Instructor. Dept. of Communication and Economics
Feb. 2014 - May 2014
Main Activity: adjunct instructor and teaching assistant - course of Macroeconomics (undergraduate) and
Labour Economics (graduate), Univ. of Modena & Reggio Emilia.
Research assistant. University of Geneva, Department of Economics.
March 2012 - Feb. 2014
Main Activity: econometric analysis to assess the impact of globalization on three dimensions of human
development (work, education and health) and set-up of a data-collection system.
Project title: “Impact of Globalization on Opportunities for Human Development” (Swiss Network for
International Studies, SNIS). Project coordinator: Prof. Jaya Krishnakumar.
Organization of the workshop “Globalisation and Human Development”, funded by the Swiss Network
for International Studies (University of Geneva, 6 December 2013).
Short-term contract. University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Dept. of Economics.
July 2013 - Sept. 2013
Main Activity: econometric analysis on labour market access of people with disability, measurement of
their well-being and quality of work indicators.
Project on “Measurement of human development and capabilities in Italy: methodological and empirical
aspects”.
Local unit programme on “Living conditions in the capability approach”, coordinator: Prof. Tindara
Addabbo.
Teaching Assistant. Geneva International Students’ Program, University of Geneva.
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April 2013 - June 2013
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Main Activity: teaching assistant for the module on Human Development.
Intern. RehabCare, Department of Quality and Standards, Dublin.
April 2011 - July 2011
Main Activity: econometric analysis of survey data on current service users.
Consultant. Disabled Persons Office, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia.
March 2010 - August 2010
Main Activity: econometric analysis, set-up of a data-collection system, academic tutor for a student with
disability (on advanced macroeconomics and advanced microeconomics).
Teacher, short-term contract. Centro Studi Opera Don Calabria, Ferrara.
January 2007
Main Activity: teacher for the course in “Basic statistics”.
Consultant and Intern. Centro Documentazione e Studi (CDS), Ferrara.
Oct. 2006 - Dec. 2006
Main Activity: drafting of the Structural Plan for six associated local municipalities (“Terre d‘Acqua”,
Bologna, Italy), research and drafting support for the “Socio-economic yearbook of Ferrara district”.
Education
Ph.D. in Labour Relations - Main field: Labour economics
Jan. 2010 - March 2013
Marco Biagi Foundation - University of Modena & Reggio Emilia.
Dissertation title: “Work in the capability approach”. Main advisor: Prof. Tindara Addabbo
Co-advisors: Prof. Jaya Krishnakumar and Prof. Michele Lalla
M.Sc. Economics
Feb. 2007 - Sept. 2009
University of Modena & Reggio Emilia. Full graduation grade.
Dissertation title: “The capability approach on the study of disability: theory, econometrics and fuzzy
logic”. Main advisor: Prof. Tindara Addabbo,
Co-advisors: Prof. Gisella Facchinetti and Prof. Simone Scagliarini
B.A. in Economics and Social Sciences
Sept. 2001 - July 2006
Bocconi University, Milan.
Dissertation title: “Debate on human capital”. Main advisor: Prof. Sandro Roventi
Visiting periods
Visiting graduate student
Department of Economics, University of Geneva
Fall semester 2011-2012
Supervisor: Prof. Jaya Krishnakumar
Exchange Student
Spring semester 2007-2008
University of Barcelona
Research interests
Labour Economics, Applied Microeconometrics, Health Economics, Gender Economics, Human Development,
Well-Being evaluation and distribution, Measurement of Well-Being within the Capability Approach, Public
and Social Policy Evaluation.
Research papers
“Crisi economica e salute mentale: analisi multi-livello nella Provincia di Modena” (2015). Submitted. Joint
with Tindara Addabbo and Fabrizio Starace.
“Il costo della crisi in termini di salute mentale. Il caso di Modena” (2015). Submitted. Joint with Tindara
Addabbo and Fabrizio Starace.
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“Disability and life satisfaction in Italy” (2014). Joint with Tindara Addabbo and Dario Sciulli. Working
Paper Series, WPS 14-02-1 University of Geneva.
This is a shorter and revised version of: “Disability, life satisfaction and social interaction in Italy” (2013).
Department of Economics Marco Biagi, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, CAPPaper, n.107.
“To what extent does disability discourage from work? An empirical analysis of labour force participation
of disabled people in Italy” (2013). Joint with Tindara Addabbo and Jaya Krishnakumar.
Department of Economics Marco Biagi, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, CAPPaper, n.109.
This is a shorter and revised version of: “Does disability discourage? An empirical analysis of the disabled
labour force in Italy” (2012). Department of Economics Marco Biagi, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia,
DEMB Working Paper Series, n.4.
“Healthy life, social interaction and disability” (2014). Joint with Tindara Addabbo and Dario Sciulli.
“Disability and work : empirical evidence from Italy” (2014). Joint with Tindara Addabbo and Jaya Krishnakumar. AIEL Series, vol. “Disadvantaged workers: empirical evidence and labour policies”, 11-29, Springer.
“The impact of globalisation on work capability” (2013). Joint with Jaya Krishnakumar.
International Journal of Sustainable Human Development, 1 (4), 146-153.
“Disabilità, istruzione universitaria e lavoro. Un’analisi fuzzy sull’Ateneo di Modena e Reggio Emilia”
(2013). Department of Economics Marco Biagi, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, CAPPaper, n.103.
“Focus. Il posizionamento di mercato di Basell nel settore chimico internazionale” (2006). With Andrea
Gandini. Socio-economic yearbook of Ferrara district, 2006.
Work in progress
“Being hit twice: The psychological consequences of the economic crisis & earthquake” (2015). Joint with
Tindara Addabbo and Fabrizio Starace.
“Access to work and disability. The case of Italy” (2014). DEMB Working Paper Series, Department of
Economics Marco Biagi, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Joint with Tindara Addabbo.
Department of Economics Marco Biagi, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, CAPPaper, n.111.
“To what extent does disability affect work capability and work status: An empirical analysis of disabled
people in Italy” (2014). Joint with Tindara Addabbo and Jaya Krishnakumar.
“An empirical investigation of the relationship between globalisation and three human development dimensions: employment, education and health” (2014). Joint with Jaya Krishnakumar. Swiss Network for
International Studies - project output.
Refereeing activity
International Journal of Public Health, Italian Journal of Regional Science, Feminist Economics, Applied Spatial
Analysis and Policy.
Affiliations
Human Development & Capability Association (HDCA) since July 2014,
Italian Association of Labour Economists (AIEL) since September 2013.
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Presentations
2014: Seminar on the Capability Approach, Doctoral School, Marco Biagi Foundation, Modena, Italy; XXIX
National Conference of Labour Economics, Pisa, Italy; HDCA Annual Conference, Athens, Greece; Workshop
on Human Development and Capabilities in High-income Countries, Rome Tre University, Italy; International
conference on Care, Health and Well-being, University of Algarve, Portugal.
2013: Workshop “Globalisation and Human Development”, University of Geneva;54th Annual Conference of
the Italian Economic Association, Bologna, Italy; XXVIII National Conference of Labour Economics, Rome,
Italy; ISHUD 2013, London, U.K.; Symposium on disability, University of Lille, France.
2012: Workshop on human development and capabilities, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy;
XXVII National Conference of Labour Economics, Caserta, Italy.
Honors & awards
Non-salaried Honorary Fellowship (‘cultore della materia’) in political economy (since June 2014).
Full scholarship for doctoral studies (2010-2013), Marco Biagi Foundation, University of Modena and Reggio
Emilia.
Languages
English (fluent), Spanish (good), French (basic), Italian (native).
Computer skills
Statistical programs: STATA, Mplus, FUZZY tech; Other softwares: LATEX.
References
Prof. Tindara Addabbo
Prof. Jaya Krishnakumar
Professor of Political Economics
Professor of Econometrics
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
University of Geneva
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]
Prof. Gisella Facchinetti
Ms. Maria Lynch
Professor of Mathematical Methods
Department of Quality and Standards
of Economics and Financial Sciences
RehabCare
University of Salento, Ecotekne Lecce
Dublin - Ireland
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]
Prof. Francesca Pancotto
Professor in Economics
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
E-mail: [email protected]
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