Andrea Fracasso joined the Department of Economics of the University of Trento as Assistant Professor in March 2006. He holds a B.A. in Economics (Trento), a MSc in Economics (York, UK), a DEA and a Ph.D in International Economics from The Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland

Phone :+39 0461 282216

E-Mail:andrea.fracasso(at)unitn.it

Dipartimento di Economia

Università degli Studi di Trento

Via Inama 5

38122 Trento - Italia

Assistant Professor of Economic Policy, Department of Economics & School of International Studies, University of Trento, Italy (March 2006 - today)

• Ph.D. in International Economics, The Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland 2003 - 2007, (with Distinction)
  
• DEA (MA) in International Economics, The Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland 2001-2003
  
• M.Sc. Economics, University of York, York, UK 2000-2001
• B.A. in Economics (Economia Politica), Magna cum laude, University of Trento, Trento, Italy 1994-1998

Curriculum Vitae

Current Teaching

School of International Studies (2009/2010)

• The Economics of European Integration (Magistrale SEI)
  

Faculty of Economics (2009/2010)

• International trade and competitiveness (Magistrale MIM), also with Maria Luigia Segnana
  
• Financial market and economic activity (Magistrale MIM), also with Roberto Tamborini

Previous Teaching

Faculty of Economics (2008/2009)

• International trade and competitiveness (Magistrale MIM), also with Maria Luigia Segnana
  
• Financial market and economic activity (Magistrale MIM), also with Roberto Tamborini
  

School of International Studies (2007/2008)

• International Economics (for students with major in economics)
• International Economics (for students of with major in other subjects economics)

Faculty of Economics (2007/2008)

• Laboratorio 1
  

Centro Studi Europeo Jean Monnet, Univ Trento (2007)

•  L'Unione Europea come luogo di produzione e di mercato  

School of International Studies , Univ Trento (2005/06, 2006/07)

• International Economics (for students with major in economics)
• International Economics (for students of with major in other subjects economics)

Faculty of Economics, Univ Trento (2006/2007)

• Laboratorio 1

Faculty of Economics , Univ Trento (2000)

• Politica Economica (Undergraduate), Teaching Assistant

IUHEI, Geneva (2003-2005)

• International Economics (Undergraduate), Teaching Assistant
  

Research Interests

  International Economics, Global Imbalances, Globalization, Monetary Economics

Working Papers

• The evolution of the Sino-American Co-dependency: modelling a regime switch in a growth setting, (with L. Bonatti), Department of Economics, Discussion Papers, n 5/2009, University of Trento, 2009
  
• Household’s Preferences and Monetary Policy Inertia, (with A. Flamini), Sheffield Economic Research Paper Series 2009002, February 2009 (revised version in July 2009)
  
• Seeking mutual understanding. A discourse theoretical analysis of the WTO dispute settlement system (with E. Ceva) Working paper LPF, 1/2009, Centro Einaudi, Torino
  
• Trade-imbalances networks and exchange rate adjustments: the paradox of a new Plaza" with S. Schiavo, Department of Economics, Discussion Papers, n 24/2008, University of Trento, 2008
• 'Taylored' rules: does one fit (or hide) all?, (with Cinzia Alcidi and Alessandro Flamini),(updated version) Keele Working papers n. 06/2007
• Taking stock: global imbalances. Where do we stand and where are we aiming to?, Department of Economics Discussion Papers, n 30/2007, University of Trento, 2007
• The role of foreign and domestic factors in the evolution of the Brazilian EMBI spread and debt dynamics, HEI Working papers, n. 22/2007
• 'Taylored' rules: does one fit (or hide) all?, (with Cinzia Alcidi and Alessandro Flamini), HEI Working Papers 2005   

Work in progress

• Global imbalances (with L. Bonatti and S. Schiavo - Department of Economics, Univ. of Trento)
• Globalization (with F. Targetti, Department of Economics, Univ. of Trento)
• Procedural justice and the WTO DSS (with E. Ceva, IUSS, University of Pavia)
  

• Fracasso A., Schiavo S., 2009, "Global Imbalances, Exchange Rates Adjustment and the Crisis: Implications from Network Analysis",Journal of Policy Modeling, 31(5), pp. 601-619 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpolmod.2009.05.016

• Alcidi C., Flamini A., Fracasso A., 2009, "Policy regime changes, Judgment and Taylor rules in the Greenspan era", Economica, forthcoming, Early view, doi:10.1111/j.1468-0335.2009.00777.x

• Targetti F., Fracasso A, 2008, "Le sfide della globalizzazione. Storia, politiche e istituzioni", Francesco Brioschi Editore , Milano. p.608 Prefazione di Axel Leijonhufvud. (2a ristampa 2009)
  

        Indice,  Aggiornamenti del libro ( Febbraio 2009 ) e Recensioni.   

        Premio Capalbio 2008 (Sezione Economia)

• Fracasso A., Ozkan G., 2004, "Fiscal Policy, Labour Market Structure and Macroeconomic Performance", Economics letters, v. 83, 2, p. 205-210

• Fracasso A., Wyplosz C., Genberg H., 2003, "How do central banks write?", IMCB-CEPR, Geneva Reports on the World Economy, Special Report, v. 2, ISBN 1 898128 76 6.

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• ^{Fracasso A., 2000, Caratteristiche e problemi di una banca centrale inserita in un paese federale: l’esperienza americana, canadese, tedesca e svizzera, Collana Tesi di Laurea, Università di Trento}

^{Op-eds  and other publications}

^{"Le dollar nous portera", www.nelmerito.com, 18 Novembre 2009}

^{"L'economia globale dopo la crisi. Uguale a prima, ma non come prima?", www.nelmerito.com, 8 Luglio 2009}

^{"Il governo americano Buy American. E gli altri?", www.nelmerito.com, 5 Marzo 2009}

^{"Dis-accordi di cambio: il Dollaro e gli squilibri commericali", con S. Schiavo,  www.nelmerito.com,  9 Gennaio 2009} 

^{"Paesi emergenti, FMI e riforma della governance", www.nelmerito.com, 11 Dicembre 2008}

^{"Imprese verdi o imprese ' al verde' ?", con S. Schiavo, www.nelmerito.com, 28 Novembre 2008}

 ^{"Il ritorno dell'inflazione globale. Rischi e dilemmi.," www.nelmerito.com, 25 Luglio 2008}

^{"La riforma della governance del FMI" , www.nelmerito.com e AffarInternazionali, 17 Luglio 2008}

^{"Problemi della globalizzazione e necessità di governance dell'economia" , www.nelmerito.com & "Il riformista", 30 Maggio 2008.}

^{“ Le molteplici cause di una crisi annunciata ” con S. Schiavo, www.nelmerito.com and AffarInternazionali, Aprile 2008}

^{Awards and prizes}

- 2008 Premio Capalbio for the book "Le sfide della globalizzazione" (with F. Targetti), July

- 2006 Best poster award at the Poster session of EC2 Conference in Rotterdam, December 

^Scholarships

^{2005-2006 Scholarship granted by the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva
2000-2003 Study abroad Scholarship granted by the Fondazione Caritro, Trento
2000           Research scholarship at the University of Trento (April-September)}

Member of the coordinating committee of the Two year master degree (Laurea Specialistica/Magistrale) in European and International Studies, at the School of International Studies, University of Trento (2006-today)

Member of the Graduate School Committee of the PhD Programme in International Studies, at the School of International Studies, University of Trento (2007-today)