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FICARRA MATTEO

Matteo Ficarra

PhD Researcher, International Economics
Lecturer, MAS in Sustainable Finance and Development
Research Fellow, Center for Finance and Development, Center for Trade and Economic Integration and Hoffmann Centre for Global Sustainability
Spoken languages
Italian, English, French

PHD THESIS 


Title: Essays in International Economics

PhD Supervisor & 2nd Reader: Cédric Tille and Beatrice Weder di Mauro

Expected completion date: 2025
 

Profile
 

Matteo’s research lies at the intersection between macroeconomics and fiscal policy, with a focus on climate change. He holds a BSc and MSc degree in economics from Bocconi University. His research is supported financially by the SNSF.

Prior to joining the Institute, he worked as a research assistant at the IGIER Research Centre and as a trainee at the European Commission and European Investment Bank. Matteo is a Research Affiliate at the Hoffmann Centre for Global Sustainability. 
 

research interests 
 

  • Macroeconomics
  • Fiscal Policy
  • Climate Change
     

Academic work experience
 

Research assistant at Bocconi University to Professors Gianmarco Ottaviano, Julian Sauvagnat and Basile Grassi. Teaching assistant at the University of Geneva (2021-2022) for Introduction to Microeconomics (French and English) and at the Graduate Institute (2022-) for Finance, Development and Inclusion

Research Experience

  • PhD Intern at the Bank of England (2023-24)
  • Research Assistant to Ugo Panizza (2022)
  • Research Assistant to Gianmarco Ottaviano (2020-21)
  • Research Assistant to Basile Grassi and Julien Sauvagnat (2020)

Teaching Experience

  • Teaching Assistant at Geneva Graduate Institute (2022-23)
  • Teaching Assistant at University of Geneva (2021)

 

Other work experience 


Trainee at the European Commission DG COMP (March - May 2019) and at the European Investment Bank Economics Department (March - August 2021)

 

RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS AND WORKS
 

Fellowships, gRANTS AND AWARDS
 

  • SNSF Doc.CH Research Grant (2023-25)
  • Zegna Founder’s Scholarship Program, Ermenegildo Zegna Group (2021)
     

AfFILIATION
 

  • 2023 - Hoffmann Centre for Global Sustainability, Research Affiliate 
  • 2019 - 2024 Tortuga, Fellow
  • Centre for International Environmental Studies, Research Affiliate (2023 - )
  • Tortuga, Fellow (2019 - )
     

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