Elisa Belfiori

Research Fields: Macroeconomics, Climate, Public Finance, Environmental Economics

Education

Ph.D. Economics, University of Minnesota (2013). Dissertation Title: “Essays on Optimal Taxation of Carbon Emissions”.

Dissertation Advisor: Professor Christopher Phelan. Dissertation Committee: Christopher Phelan, Juan Pablo Nicolini, V.V.Chari, Larry Jones, Stephen Polasky.

Master in Economics, University of Minnesota (2011)

Master in Economics, Universidad Torcuato di Tella (2007)

Bachelor Economics Universidad Católica Argentina (2002)

Research and Academic Positions

Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (2020 - present)

Visiting professor, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (2019 - 2020)

Research Economist, Universidad Católica Argentina (2017 - 2020)

Adjunt Professor, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (2019 - 2020)

Assistant Professor in tenure-track, Colorado State University (2013 - 2017)

Research Assistant, Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Research assistant for Christopher Phelan (2009 - 2011)

NBER Research Assistant, Research Assistant to Professor Cristina Arellano (Fall 2010) and to Professor Patrick Kehoe (Summer 2009)

Monetary Senior Analyst, Monetary and Financial System Department, Central Bank of Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (2003 - 2007. On leave 2007 - 2011)

Short Bio

(English). Elisa Belfiori holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Minnesota. She is a professor at the Business School of Torcuato Di Tella University. Her research sits at the intersection of macroeconomics and climate change with applications in public finance. She has published her work in international journals such as the European Economic Review, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy, and Energy Policy. She is the co-editor and contributing author of the book The Economics of Climate Change in Argentina, published by Springer. Before joining Di Tella, she was an assistant professor in tenure-track at Colorado State University.

(Español). Elisa Belfiori es doctora en Economía por la Universidad de Minnesota. Es profesora en la Escuela de Negocios de la Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. Su investigación se centra en macroeconomía y cambio climático, con aplicaciones de finanzas públicas. Ha publicado en revistas internacionales como European Economic Review, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy y Energy Policy. Además, es coeditora y autora del libro The Economics of Climate Change in Argentina, publicado por editorial Springer. Anteriormente, fue profesora investigadora en tenure-track en Colorado State University, Estados Unidos, y trabajó como asistente de investigación en la Reserva Federal de Minneapolis.

Teaching

Professor, School of Business, Torcuato Di Tella University, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Macroeconomics (Spring 2020 - present).

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. Graduate Macroeconomics (Spring 2015 - Fall 2017).

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. Intermediate Macroeconomics (Fall 2013 - Spring 2016), Principles of Macroeconomics (Fall 2016 - Spring 2017).

Instructor, Department of Economics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Instructor for Money and Banking (Fall 2012 - Spring 2013).