CV - RICCARDO FAINI - Centro Studi Luca d`Agliano

RICCARDO FAINI
Birthdate: April 12, 1951 Nationality: Italian
MAIN PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Università di Roma Tor Vergata, 2003Professore di Politica Economica
Ministero dell’Economia, 2001-2003
Direttore Generale.
International Monetary Fund, 1998-2001
Executive Director .
Università di Brescia, Brescia 1990Professore ordinario di Economia e Politica Industriale.
Johns Hopkins University, Bologna, 1988-1990.
Associate Professor. International Trade, Development Economics.
The World Bank, Trade Policy Division. 1985-1988.
Economist. Structural adjustment policies. Import and export flows in developing countries.
Universita' di Venezia, Venezia, 1983-1985.
Ricercatore. Econometrics, Macroeconomics.
University of Essex, Colchester, 1980-1983.
Lecturer. Theory of Economic Development, Stabilization Policies in LDC's, Macroeconomics.
STUDIES
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, U.S.A.
Ph.D., Department of Economics, 1981.
Fields of concentration: International Trade, Economic Development.
Other fields: Econometrics, Urban and Regional Economics, Planning and Mathematical Programming.
Thesis title: Models of dualistic development: the case of Southern Italy.
Thesis committee: R.S. Eckaus, L. Taylor, W. Wheaton.
Università Commerciale L. Bocconi, Milano.
Laurea in Economia politica, specialization in Statistics and Operational Research, 1976.
LANGUAGES
Fluent in English, French and Italian.
HONOURS
1998 European Commission TMR Project Coordinator.
1997 Ministero dell’Università, National Project Coordinator
1993 Human Capital Mobility Research Grant.
1991 (with L. Katseli and K. Zimmermann), SPES Research Grant.
1989 (with J. de Melo, P. Conway e D. Rodrik). Research Grant from the World Bank Research
Committee.
1982 (with F. Schiantarelli) Research grant from Fondazione L. Einaudi.
1980 Harvard-MIT Joint Center for Urban Studies Fellowship.
1979 Fondazione L. Einaudi Fellowship.
1978 Special Prize of Fondazione Marco Fanno.
1978 M.I.T. Teaching Assistant Scholarship.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Director of the International Trade Programme, Centre for Economic and Policy Research (2003-)
Member of the Presidential Council, Società Italiana degli Economisti (2004-)
Chief ‘Rapporteur’ and Economic Advisor to the Chairman, Competitiveness Advisory Group (1996-97),
European Commission.
Consultant for: IMF, OECD Development Center, UNIDO, UNCTAD, UNDP, World Bank, European
Commission.
Visiting Professor at: Université d'Auvergne-CERDI (1993-), Università L. Bocconi (1991-1998), Johns
Hopkins University Bologna Center (1990), Università di Bologna (1988-1990), ENI Scuola Mattei
(1988-1991), Georgetown University (1986).
Visiting Scholar at: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1994), Boston College (1995).
Research Fellow in the Human Resources Programme, Centre for Economic and Policy Research, London.
Member of the Advisory Board of the Asian Development Bank Institute (1998-1999)
Member of the Scientific Committee. Istituto per il Commercio con l'Estero, Roma; DIW, Berlin; CEPII,
Paris, Fondazione Masi, Roma..
Member of the Fellowship Committee, Borsa D. Menichella, Banca d’Italia (1995-2001) and Borsa R.
Ossola, SACE (1996-1998)
Chairman of the Scientific Committee, Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano, Torino.
Associate Editor. Ricerche Economiche (1988-1996), Giornale degli Economisti, European Journal of
Political Economy.
Editorial Council. Revue d'Economie du Développement, Review of International Economics (1995-1998),
Review of Development Economics (1998-).
Member of the Economic Policy Panel (1994-95).
Referee for: Economic Journal, European Economic Review, Journal of Development Economics, Oxford
Economic Papers, Politica Economica, Ricerche Economiche, World Bank Economic Review, Open
Economies Review, Journal of International Development, Journal of African Economies, Journal of Labor
Economics, Journal of Population Economics, Economics of Transition, Note Economiche, Scottish Journal
of Political Economy, Canadian Journal of Economics, Journal of International Trade and Economic
Development, Review of Development Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of
International Economics, European Journal of Political Economy, Scandinavian Journal of Economics.
Seminars: INSEAD, Southampton University, SSRC Development Study Group, LSE Financial
Market Group, University of Glasgow, University of Munich, Université de Paris, Université de
Genève, Université de Lausanne, Yale University, Boston College, MIT, Tufts University, Federal
Reserve Board, Università di Modena, Università di Torino, Università di Padova, IGIER, Università
di Bologna, Università di Firenze, Pompeu Fabra University, World Bank, Università di Siena.