Debito pubblico, ricchezza privata e politiche per la famiglia
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Alessandro Cigno graduated in Economics from the University of Catania, then specialised in Development Economics at the Specialisation Centre of the University of Naples (Portici) and obtained a PhD in Mathematical Economics from the University of Birmingham (UK). For many years he has taught in various European and American universities, including as Full Professor Hull (UK), Wisconsin (Madison, USA), Pisa and finally Florence. He was President of ESPE (European Society for Population Economics) and CHILD (Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic Economics), Consultant to the World Bank and still is an editor for the Journal of Population Economics. His research, published in leading international scientific journals, has been focusing for many years on the relationships between generations and on the optimal design of public intervention in this area. Among his books, the following stand out: Economics of the Family (Clarendon Press and Oxford University Press, 1991), The Economics of Child Labor (with F.C. Rosati, Oxford University Press, 2005) and Children and Pensions (with M. Werding, MIT Press, 2007).
Alessandro Cigno, laureato in Economia all’Università di Catania, si è poi specializzato in economia dello sviluppo presso il Centro di specializzazione dell’Università di Napoli (Portici) ed ha conseguito il Ph.D. in Mathematical Economics all’Università di Birmingham (UK). Per molti anni ha insegnato in varie università europee e americane fra cui, come professore ordinario, Hull (UK), Wisconsin (Madison, USA), Pisa ed infine Firenze. È stato presidente di ESPE (European Society for Population Economics) e CHILD (Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic Economics), consulente della Banca Mondiale ed è tuttora un editor del Journal of Population Economics. La sua ricerca, pubblicata in riviste scientifiche internazionali di primo piano, verte da molti anni sui rapporti fra generazioni e sul disegno ottimale dell’intervento pubblico in tale ambito. Fra i suoi libri spiccano Economics of the Family (Clarendon Press e Oxford University Press, 1991), The Economics of Child Labour (con F. C. Rosati, Oxford University Press, 2005) e Children and Pensions (con M. Werding, MIT Press, 2007).
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Scientific board: 6 members, 1 research institutions, 1 nations
Authors: 30 authors, 3 editors
Books: 21 monographs, 2 edited books
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