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November, 2009
 

GENERAL INFORMATION

  • NAME: Luca Spataro (Prof.)
  • NATIONALITY: Italian
  • DATE OF BIRTH: 01/10/1971
  • BIRTHPLACE: Carrara (Tuscany, Italy)
  • CURRENT POSITION (2005-): Professore Associato in Economia Politica (Associate Professor) at Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, University of Pisa.
  • AFFILIATIONS: Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Universitą di Pisa, Italy and CHILD.


MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Theoretical research: dynamic efficiency and welfare optimality of public policies in presence of endogenous individual choices concerning savings, labor supply and fertility; optimal dynamic taxation, economic growth and poverty traps, inequality and Economics of Aging.
  • Applied econometrics: Retirement decisions.

                                                                                                 TEACHING ACTIVITY

  • 2009 and 2008: Lectures to PhD students on “Optimal capital income taxation”, University of Durham, UK;
  • 2009-2008: Course on “Theory of investments”, PhD students, University of Pisa;
  • 2008: Course on “Theory of savings”, within the “International semester”, University of Pisa;
  • 2009 and 2008: Course on “Microeconomics” at the Accademia Navale, Livorno;
  • 2007: Course (18 hours) in “Dinamica Economica” (Economic Dynamics), Ph.D students and Laurea Specialistica di Scienze Economiche, University of  Pisa;
  • 2006: Lectures “On Optimal income taxation”, University of Durham, UK;
  • 2006: Course in “Scienza delle Finanze” (Public Economics), at the Accademia Navale, Livorno;
  • 2006: Course in Microeconomics at the “Corso di Laurea in “Economia e legislazione dei sistemi logisitci”, Livorno;
  • 2006:  Lectures on Microeconomics, Master course in “Management of open source software, University of Pisa;
  • 2005-: Lectures on “Social Security and savings”, Master course in Finance, Lucca (Italy);
  • 2004-:Microeconomics for Undergraduates, Facoltą di Economia, University di Pisa;
  • 2005: Course on “Overlapping generation models”, Ph.D. course, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, University di Pisa;
  • 2004: Course on “Optimal capital income taxation” Ph.D. course, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, University di Pisa;
  • 1999-2004: Teacher assistant in Microeconomics, Undergraduate courses, University of Pisa.


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, Universitą 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

  • 2009 and 2008, September: Visiting professor at the University of Durham, UK;
  • 2008-:Vice-President of Corso di Laurea  in “Economia e Commercio”, Facoltą di Economia, University of Pisa;
  • 2006-: Associate Professor in Economics, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Universitą di Pisa;
  • 2006: Visiting professor at the University of Durham, UK;
  • 2005-2006: Researcher in Economics, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Universitą di Pisa;
  • 2004-: Affiliation at CHILD;
  • 2003: Member of a research group concerning the reform of Regione Toscana Health Care System;
  • 2002: Research fellowship by CERP, Moncalieri (Turin);
  • 2000-2002: Member of the Research Group: “New Tools for Qualitative Analysis of Dynamic Economies”, (Progetto di Interesse Nazionale MURST);
  • 2001-2003: Teacher assistant for Undergraduate Micro and Macroeconomics at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Pisa;
  • 2001-2002: Teacher assistant for Undergraduate Micro and Macroeconomics at the Faculty of Engineering, corso teledidattico, Consorzio Nettuno;
  • 1999-2004: Teacher assistant for Undergraduate Microeconomics at the Faculty of Economics, University of Pisa.

 

GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

  • 2009, 2008 and 2006: EU Teaching Staff Mobility scholarship to Durham University;
  • 2000-2004: Two-year, renewable Research Contract (assegnista di Ricerca) at the Dipartemento di Scienze Economiche, University of Pisa. Research topic: "DIMENSIONE OTTIMALE DEL SETTORE PUBBLICO" ("The Optimal Dimension of the Public Sector");
  • 2000-2001: Post-Ph.D. Scholarship at UCL (UK), granted by Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa (public competition);
  • 1999-2000: Visiting Research Scholarship at University College London, granted by Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa;
  • 1997-2000: Doctoral Scholarship, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa (public competition);
  • 1998, December: Officially declared suitable (Idoneitą) for the position of Researcher in Economics at the Faculty of Economics, University of Pisa (public competition);
  • 1998: Grant from CIDE (for the Summer School in Econometrics: public competition);
  • 1996-97: Master of Arts Scholarship from CORIPE, Turin (public competition);
  • 1996: Grant from E.N.A.M. for post-graduate education (public competition).

 

REFEERING ACTIVITY

-         Journal of Macroeconomics, Journal of Economics, Journal of Economic Growth,


PUBLICATIONS ON REFEREED JOURNALS

·         De Bonis, V., Spataro, L (2009): “Social discounting, migration, and optimal taxation of savings”, Oxford Economic Papers, Published on line: September 23;

·         Fanti, L. and Spataro, L. (2008): “Poverty traps and intergenerational transfers”, International Tax and Public Finance,15(6), 693-711;

·         Spataro, L. and De Bonis, V. (2008): “Accounting for the "disconnectedness" of the economy in OLG models: a case for taxing capital income”, Economic Modelling, 25, 411-421;

·         Fanti, L. and Spataro, L. (2006): “Endogenous Labor Supply and Diamond's (1965) Model: A Reconsideration of the Debt Role”, Journal of Macroeconomics, 28 (3), 428-438;

  • De Bonis, V., Spataro, L (2005): Taxing capital income in a perpetual youth economy, Studi Economici, 60 (87), 93-114 (published in 2006);
  • Spataro, L. (2005): "Social Security and Retirement Decisions in Italy: an empirical insight", Research in Economics 59, 223–56;
  • De Bonis, V., Spataro, L (2005): “Taxing capital income as Pigouvian correction: the role of discounting future”, Macroeconomic Dynamics, 9 (4), 469-77;
  • De Bonis, V. and Spataro, L. (2004): “Recent Developments in Dynamic Capital Income Taxation Theory: A Review”, Economia Politica, 2, August, 269-298
  • Spataro, L. (2003): “Modelli previdenziali a confronto: analisi stilizzata degli incentivi al pensionamento anticipato”, Politica Economica, 1, 91-136;
  • Spataro, L. (2003): “Social Security Incentives for Retirement in Italy”, International Business & Economics Research Journal, 3, 77-91;
  • Spataro, L. (2000): “Le scelte di pensionamento in Italia: un’ applicazione (ed estensione) del modello Option Value”, Studi Economici, 72, 25-54.


CHAPTERS IN BOOKS 

  • Spataro L. (2009): “L’economia dei Fondi Pensione: teorie ed applicazioni al caso italiano”, in corso di pubblicazione su: Ciocca G. (ed) “Il trattamento di fine rapporto e i fondi pensione”; EUM, Macerata, 41-100;
  • Spataro, L. (2005): "L'economia dei sistemi previdenziali: un giudizio sul sistema italiano alla luce delle recenti riforme" in Olivelli, P. and Mezzanzanica, M. (eds): A qualunque costo? Lavoro e pensioni: tra incertezza e sicurezza, Guerini e Associati, 211-47. (Trans.: "The economics of social security: an assessment of the Italian system  after the recent reforms") ;
  • Spataro, L. (2005): “Recent advances in micromodeling retirement choices: a survey”, in Leskow, J., Puchet, M. e Punzo, L.F., (eds) New Tools for Qualitative Analysis of Dynamic Economies, Springer Verlag, pp. 255-272;
  • Fanti, L. and Spataro, L. (2005): "Economic growth and poverty traps: a simple geometry of intergenerational transfers", in: Salvadori, N. e Balducci, R. (eds.) "Innovation, Unemployment and Policy in the Theories of Growth and Distribution", Edward Elgar, 285-301;
  • Spataro, L. (2005): "Teorie sull'efficienza delle istituzioni pensionistiche: un'analisi critica", in De Bonis, V. and Pochini, S. (eds.): “Economia e Istituzioni. Percorsi intorno al caso italiano”, F. Angeli, p. 173-215; (Translation: "Theories on the efficiency of social security institutions: a critical analysis");

 

WORKING PAPERS, OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Optimal dynamic taxation of capital income

  • De Bonis V., Spataro L., (2006): “Social discounting, migration and optimal taxation of savings”, WP CHILD, n. 11/06;
  • De Bonis, V. Spataro, L. (2003): “Optimal capital income taxation in overlapping generation economies”, Studi e Ricerche, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Universitą degli Studi di Pisa, n.98 (under revision for publication);
  • De Bonis, V. Spataro, L. (2003): “Recent developments in capital taxation theory: an encompassing model”; Working Paper n. 19, Istituto di Economia, Facoltą di Economia, Universitą di Genova;
  • De Bonis, V., Spataro, L. (2003): “Taxing capital income as Pigouvian correction: the role of discounting future” SIEP Working Paper, n. 204/2003 (under revision for publication);
  • De Bonis, V., Spataro, L. (2003): “Migration, altruism and capital income taxation”, SIEP Working Paper, n. 203/2003 (under revision for publication);
  • De Bonis, V., Spataro, L. (2003): “Taxing capital income in a perpetual youth economy”; ECOFIN Discussion Paper, Universitą di Parma (under revision for publication);
  • De Bonis, V., Spataro, L. (2002): “Taxing capital income: is it really a bad idea?”, Studi e Ricerche, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Universitą degli Studi di Pisa, n.88.

Social Security, Retirement decisions

  • Spataro L. (2009): “Il sistema previdenziale italiano dallo shock petrolifero del 1973 al Trattato di Maastricht del 1993”, CERP WP, n. 84;
  • Spataro L. (2003): “Social Security And Retirement Decisions in Italy", Discussion Papers, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche – Universitą di Pisa, n. 1;
  • Spataro, L. (2003): “Recent advances in micromodeling retirement choices: a survey”, rivista di Economia Pubblica/Review of Public Economics, Universitą di Perugia;
  • Spataro L. (2002): “Social Security Incentives and Retirement Decisions in Italy: An Empirical Insight”, ECOFIN Discussion Paper, Universitą di Parma (currently under revision for publication on “Ricerche Economiche/Research in Economics”);
  • Spataro, L. (2002): “Social Security and Retirement Decisions in Italy”, Proceedings of EABR Conference, Rothenburg (Germany);
  • Spataro, L. (2002): “Social Security Incentives for Retirement in Italy”, Proceedings of EABR Conference, Rothenburg (Germany);
  • Spataro, L. (2002): “New tools in micromodeling retirement decisions: overview and applications to the Italian case”, WP CeRP, n. 28/02;
  • Spataro, L. (2001): “WILL RECENT ITALIAN REFORMS BE REALLY EFFECTIVE? Testing economic rationality of retirement choices: a discrete-time duration analysis of working careers” Studi e Ricerche, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Universitą degli Studi di Pisa, n.78;
  • Spataro, L. (2000): “Analisi degli incentivi al pensionamento anticipato del sistema previdenziale italiano dopo le riforme degli anni novanta”, Studi e Ricerche, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Universitą degli Studi di Pisa, n. 66;
  • Spataro, L. (2000): “The Choice of Retiring in Italy: an Application (and Extension) of the Option Value Model”, Studi e Ricerche, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Universitą degli Studi di Pisa, n. 59;
  • Spataro, L. (1998): (translated) “Social Security Systems and Savings”, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies Working Paper, April 1998, Pisa.
  • Spataro, L. (2000): “L'ottimalitą dei sistemi pensionistici: teorie ed applicazioni al caso italiano” Ph.D. Thesis;
  •  Spataro, L. (1997), Master Thesis (translated): “Simulation of the effects of a partial privatization of the pension fund in Italy”, CORIPE, Turin, June 1997; (translated: “The Optimality of social security systems: theories and applications to the Italian case”).

Wealth inequality, saving rates and demographic variables

  • Carlo Casarosa and Luca Spataro (2007): “Rate of Growth of Population, Saving and Wealth in the Basic Life-Cycle Model when the Household is the Decision Unit”, CERP WP n. 64/07;
  • Carlo Casarosa and Luca Spataro (2005), “Propensione aggregata al risparmio, rapporto ricchezza-reddito e distribuzione della ricchezza nel modello del ciclo di vita "egualitario": il ruolo delle variabili demografiche”, Discussion Papers del Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche – Universitą di Pisa, n. 51;
  • Carlo Casarosa and Luca Spataro (2005), "Aggregate Propensity to Save, Wealth-Income Ratio and Wealth Distribution in the “Egalitarian” Life-Cycle Model: the Role of Demographic Variables", Studi e Ricerche, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Universitą degli Studi di Pisa, n. 104;

Debt, Welfare in OLG models

  • L. Spataro and Fanti, L. (2009): “Fertility and Public Debt”, Discussion Papers del Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche – Universitą di Pisa, n. 89;
  • Luciano Fanti and Luca Spataro (2007), “Neoclassical OLG growth and underdeveloped, developing and developed countries”, Discussion Papers del Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche – Universitą di Pisa, n. 67;
  • Fanti, L., Spataro, L. (2004): "Economic Growth, Poverty Traps and Intergenerational Transfers", Discussion Papers, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche – Universitą di Pisa, n. 39;
  • Fanti, L., Spataro, L.,  (2004): “Dynamic inefficiency, public debt and endogenous fertility", Discussion Papers, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche – Universitą di Pisa, n. 38, (under revision for publication);
  • Fanti, L., Spataro, L.,  (2004): “The optimal fiscal policy in an OLG model with endogenous fertility”, Discussion Papers, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche – Universitą di Pisa, n. 36 (under revision for publication);
  • Fanti, L., Spataro, L.,  (2004): “Welfare implications of national debt in an OLG model with endogenous fertility”, Discussion Papers, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche – Universitą di Pisa, n. 35 (under revision for publication);
  • Spataro, L. (2003): “Correcting dynamic inefficiency when labor supply is endogenous: a steady state analysis”, Working Paper n. 90, Econpubblica, Istituto di Economia, Universitą Bocconi, (under revision for publication);
  • Fanti, L., Spataro, L.,  (2003): “Endogenous labor supply and Diamond’s (1965) model: a reconsideration of the debt role”, Discussion Papers, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche – Universitą di Pisa, n. 22;

Population ethics

  • Renstrom, T. I., Spataro, L. (2008): “Critical level utilitarism in a growing economy”, Collana Studi e Ricerche, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche – Universitą di Pisa, n. 118;

Poverty traps

  • Fanti, L., Spataro L. (2007): Neoclassical OLG growth and underdeveloped, developing and developed countries, Discussion Papers, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Universitą di Pisa, n. 67.

Health insurance and private pension reforms in Italy

  • De Bonis, V., Spataro,. L. (2003): “Sviluppo dell’Assistenza e Previdenza Integrative in Toscana: considerazioni preliminari sulla fattibilitą economica”, mimeo;
  • Spataro, L. (2002): “La previdenza integrativa e complementare dopo la riforma Costituzionale: quali spazi legislativi e quali strategie economiche per le Regioni?”, mimeo.


NOTES, BOOK REVIEWS AND EDITORIAL ACTIVITY

  • Spataro, L. (2006): “Riforma del sistema pensionistico e distribuzione del reddito: uno studio del Ministero del lavoro e delle politiche sociali”, Diritto delle relazioni industriali, 2; 533-538;
  • Spataro, L. (2003): “Per un’Italia moderna. Questioni di politica ed economia”, by Nino Andreatta (Ed. Il Mulino, Bologna, 2002), Il pensiero economico italiano, n. 2, 115-17.
  • Adaptation to Italy of chap. 14: "Social Security". of Stiglitz, J.E. (2000): "Economics of the Public Sector", third edition, Vol. 2, (Italian edition: L'economia del settore pubblico, Hoepli, 2004).

Non technical works

  • Spataro, L. (2000): “L’uso dei modelli in Economia”, in Emmeciquadro, Itacalibri, n. 10, p. 41-46.

WORK IN PROGRESS

  • Renstrom, T, Spataro, L. (2009): “Economic Growth and fertility”, mimeo;
  • Corsini, L. Pacini PM, Spataro L. (2009): “TFR vs Pension Funds. A Model for the Analysis of the Incentives to Adhere to the Second Pillar in Italy” (mimeo)
  • Renstrom, T, Spataro, L. (2008): “Optimal taxation in a growing economy with Critical level utilitarian preferences”, mimeo;
  • C. Casarosa, Spataro L. (2008): "Inequality in the life-cycle model ", mimeo;
  • Fanti, L., Spataro, L. (2005): "Poverty traps, rational expectations and intergenerational transfers", mimeo;


SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES

·        2008, September: Seminar on “Critical level utilitarism in a growing economy”, University of Durham, UK;

·        2008, May: Invited seminar on “L’economia dei fondi pensione: teorie ed applicazioni al caso italiano”, Universitą di Macerata;

·        2007, July: Presentation of the paper: "Migration, Altruism and Capital Income Taxation", with V. De Bonis, at the 2007 JPET Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, US;

·        2007, July: Presentation of the paper: "Social discounting, migration and optimal taxation of savings", with V. De Bonis, at the 2007 ECINEQ Conference, Berlin, Germany;

·        2006, November: Presentation of the paper: “Timing of Births, Rate of Growth of Population, Saving and Wealth in the Basic Life-Cycle Model”, Department of Economics and Finance, University of Durham, UK;

·        2005, July: presentation of the paper: "Aggregate Propensity to Save, Wealth-Income Ratio and Wealth Distribution in the “Egalitarian” Life-Cycle Model: the Role of Demographic Variables" at the First ECINEQ Conference, Palma de Mallorca, (Spain);
also presented on
2005, June: Seminar held at the Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, University of Pisa, with prof. C. Casarosa;

  • 2005, July: Presentation of the paper: "Migration, Altruism and Capital Income Taxation", with V. De Bonis, at the CHild Annual Meeting, Bari (Italy);
  • 2004, October: presentation of the paper: "Sistemi previdenziali, efficienza e Istituzioni", together with V. De Bonis, prepared for the AISPE Conference, Palermo, Italy;
  • 2004, June: presentation of the paper: "Economic Growth, Poverty Trap and Intergenerational Transfers", with L. Fanti, at the Economic Growth and Distribution Conference, Lucca;
  • 2003, October: presentation of the paper: “Optimal capital income taxation in overlapping generation economies”, with V. De Bonis, at the Departimento di Scienze Economiche, Pisa, Italy;
  • 2003, October: presentation of the paper: “Taxing capital income in a perpetual youth economy”, with V. De Bonis, at the MMF 2003 Conference, Cambridge, UK.
  • 2003, June: presentation of the work: “Sviluppo dell’Assistenza e Previdenza Integrative in Toscana: considerazioni preliminari sulla fattibilitą economica”, with V. De Bonis, at the workshop: "Il Welfare flessibile: previdenza e assistenza integrativa", organized by CISL TOSCANA, Florence, Italy;
  • 2002, December: seminar on  “Taxing capital income: is it really a bad idea?” (with Valeria De Bonis), Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Universitą di Pisa;
  • 2002, October: presentation of the paper: "New tools in micromodeling retirement decisions: overview and applications to the Italian case",  at the Third Latin American European Workshop, New Tools of Qualitative Analysis of Economic Dynamics, CIMAT, Guanajuato, Mexico;
  • 2002, July: Second Villa Mondragone Workshop in Economic Theory and Econometrics, Frascati (Italy)

Presentation of the paper: "Social Security Incentives and Retirement Decisions in Italy: An Empirical Insight".

  • 2002, June: ESPE Conference in Bilbao (Spain) Presentation of the Paper:

"New tools in micromodeling retirement decisions: overview and applications to the Italian case",
also presented at:

  • 2002, June: CEF Conference in Aix-en-Provence (France).
  • 2002, June: EABR Conference in Rothenburg (Germany). Presentation of the Papers:

“Social Security incentives for Retirement in Italy”, (paper awarded as the best paper of the Section) and
 “Social Security and Retirement Decisions in Italy”.

  • 2002, May: seminar on: “Problematiche economiche del sistema pensionistico”, Jesi, Universitą di Macerata.
  • 2002, May: intervention on: “La previdenza integrativa e complementare dopo la riforma Costituzionale: quali spazi legislativi e quali strategie economiche per le Regioni?”, at the Workshop: “Statuto Toscano, Carta dei Diritti?”, Centro Studi Nazionale CISL, S. Domenico a Fiesole (Florence).
  • 2001, June: ESPE Conference at Athens:

Presentation of the paper: "WILL RECENT ITALIAN REFORMS BE REALLY EFFECTIVE? Testing economic rationality of retirement choices: a discrete-time duration analysis of working careers"
Also presented at:


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