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Surname(s) / First name(s) Vergalli Sergio
Address(es) University of Brescia, Department of Economics, Via S. Faustino, 74/B - 25122 Brescia
Telephone(s) +39 0302988810 Mobile: +39 3475276658
Fax(es) +39 0302988837 E-mail [email protected] Nationality Italian
Date of birth 3rd of November 1974
Work experience
Dates 2006- present
Occupation or position held Assistant Professor in Economics
Main activities and responsibilities Research in the following areas: Labour Economics, Environmental Economics, Real Option Theory, Industrial Economics., Economics of migration
Course taught: Investment Evaluation, Economic Policy
Name and address of employer University of Brescia, Department of Economics, Via S. Faustino, 74/B - 25122 Brescia Type of business or sector Academic Institution
Dates 2007 - present Occupation or position held Researcher
Main activities and responsibilities Research within the CIRCE project on the impact of climate change on migration flows. Name and address of employer Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei, C.so Magenta 63, 20123, Milan, Italy
Type of business or sector Non-profit research institute Dates 2008- present
Occupation or position held Assistant Professor in Economics Main activities and responsibilities Course taught: Network Economics
Name and address of employer University of Padua, Faculty of Statistical Science, Via Cesare Battisti, 241 - Padua Type of business or sector Academic Institution
Dates 2007-present Occupation or position held Research Fellow Main activities and responsibilities Industrial economics
Name and address of employer Provincia di Brescia Type of business or sector Public Institution
Dates 2007-2008 Occupation or position held Research Fellow Main activities and responsibilities Industrial economics
Name and address of employer PGT (Piano Governo del Territorio), Comune di Brescia. Type of business or sector Public Institution
Dates 2007-2008 Occupation or position held Research Fellow
Main activities and responsibilities project on "Incentivo agli investimenti e loro finanziamento tra regolazione e concorrenza", University of Brescia
Name and address of employer University of Brescia. Type of business or sector Academic Institution
Dates 2005-2006 Occupation or position held Research Fellow Main activities and responsibilities Labour Economics
Name and address of employer ARL (Agenzia Regionale per il Lavoro). Type of business or sector Public Institution
Dates 2005-2006 Occupation or position held Research Fellow
Main activities and responsibilities project on "Le origini macro e microeconomiche della funzione dei salari di Goodwin", Name and address of employer University of Brescia.
Type of business or sector Academic Institution
Dates 2005
Occupation or position held Research Fellow
Main activities and responsibilities PRIN project on "Liberalizzazione nei mercati delle public utility in Italia: effetti distributivi e consumi delle famiglie”
Name and address of employer University of Padua. Type of business or sector Academic Institution
Dates 2004 - 2005 Occupation or position held Research Fellow
Main activities and responsibilities PRIN project on "Access Charge in Public Utility Network: A Real Option Approach" Name and address of employer University of Padua.
Type of business or sector Academic Institution
Dates 1999 - 2001 Occupation or position held Research Assistant Main activities and responsibilities Climate Policy Network (CPN)
Name and address of employer Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei, C.so Magenta 63, 20123, Milan, Italy Type of business or sector Non-profit research institute
Education and training
Dates 2001-2004
Title of qualification awarded Ph.D. in Economics Principal subjects/occupational skills
covered Migration Economics, Economics of Investment: Real Options Name and type of organisation
providing education and training University of Padua
Supervisors and thesis Supervisors: C. Dosi and. M. Moretto.
Thesis: "Migration Dynamics".
Dates 2005
Title of qualification awarded I.S.E.O. Summer School
Dates 2003 Title of qualification awarded Visiting Period Name and type of organisation
providing education and training University of Warwick
Dates 2002 Title of qualification awarded Visiting Period Name and type of organisation
providing education and training Universidad Carlos III, Madrid
Personal skills and competences
Mother tongue(s) Italian Other language(s)
Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing
European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken
interaction production Spoken
English C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user
Spanish C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user B2 Independent user
French C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user B2 Independent user B2 Independent user B2 Independent user
(*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages Computer skills and
competences Microsoft Office (word, excel, PowerPoint etc.), econometrics and statistical software (STATA, SPSS, E-views), Scientific Workplace, mathematics software (GAMS, MATHEMATICA, MATLAB), Mapinfo
Awards Post-doctorate grant in Economics, University of Brescia, 2005-2006
PhD scholarship awarded from University of Padua, 2001- 2004
Research Interests Labour Economics, Environmental Economics, Immigration, Real Option Theory,
Industrial Economics.
Publications 2003 “Global warming, uncertainty and endogenous technical change”, with M. Moretto and E. Castelnuovo, Environmental Modeling and Assessment, No. 8, 2003, pp. 291-301, printed in the Netherlands by Kluwer Academic Plublishers;
2005 “Lerning by Doing vs Learning by Researching in a Model of Climate
Change Policy Analysis” with M. Galeotti, E. Castelnuovo, and G. Gambarelli, Feem Nota di lavoro n 11, January 2003, and Ecological
Economics, No 54, April 2005, pp. 261 – 276.
2008 “The Role of Community in Migration Dynamics”, (2008), Labour, Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, 22 (3).
2008 “Migration Dynamics”, with M. Moretto, Journal of Economics,93 (3),
223-265.
Working Papers 2009 "Optimal penalty for investment delay in Italian public procurement
contracts", (2008), Marco Fanno Working Paper (MFWP), 74 - 2008,
University of Padua, with C. D'Alpaos, M. Moretto and P. Valbonesi; new version, paper presented at EARIE, 4- 6 sptember, 2008, Toulouse; at EEA-ESEM, 29 august,2008 Milan; 15th World Congress of International Economic Association, Istanbul, 2008 and JEI, 2008, Reus, Spain.
2008 "Does Corporate Social Responsibility Affect Firms’ Performance?", with L. Poddi, paper accepted at European Association for Comparative Economic Studies Congress, Moscow.
2008 "Responsabilità Sociale di Impresa e Performance d'Impresa", with L.
Poddi, paper accepted at “Colloquio Scientifico, Iris Network”, University of Bari.
2008 "Climate change, extreme weather and human mobility", (2008), Paper n.
462, with N. Coniglio and A. Goria, paper presented at the 48th Congress of
the European Regional Science Association, Liverpool, 2008
2008 "Managing Migration through Quotas: an Option-Theory Perspective", con M. Moretto, Feem Working Paper n. 51.2008 and Discussion Paper n.
0805, University of Brescia, paper presented at “15th World Congress of
paper presented at XXII° “Convegno Nazionale di Economia del Lavoro - Conference on Labour Economics, University of Naples.
2007 "Entry and Exit Strategies in Migration Dynamics", (2006), Feem Working Paper n. 123 and Discussion Paper n. 0701, University of Brescia, 2007, Revise and Resubmit to Journal of Population Economics.
2006 “Dynamics in Immigration Community”, (2006), Discussion Paper n. 0613, University of Brescia.
2006 “The Role of Community in Migration Dynamics”, Feem Working Paper
n. 04.2006.
2005 “Migration Dynamics”, with M. Moretto, Discussion Paper n. 0507,
Università di Brescia and Feem Working Paper n. 108.2005.
2003 “Should developing countries join a global market of emission permits?” with P. Buonanno, mimeo, 2003
2003 "Lerning by Doing vs Learning by Researching in a Model of Climate
Change Policy Analysis", (2003), with M. Galeotti, E. Castelnuovo, and G.
Gambarelli, Feem Working Paper n. 11.
2001 "Global warming, uncertainty and endogenous technical change", (2001),
with E. Castelnuovo, and M. Moretto, Feem Working Paper n. 61.
Other Publications 2001 “Issue for Climate Change: Technical Change, Coalitions, Uncertainty”, with Marzio Galeotti, Feem Reports, 01-2001
2007 “Metano: comune che vai, prezzo differente che trovi”, with C. Scarpa, Brescia & Futuro, number 2.
2008 “Gli sviluppi futuri dell’industria e dei servizi alle imprese e il ruolo della città di Brescia”, with S. Albertini, E. Marelli, G. Provasi and C. Scarpa.
Work in Progress “Real Options”, with C. D'Alpaos and M. Moretto.
“Migration and Pass-Through: a real option approach”, with M. Moretto “Divorce in a real option prospective”, with R. Miniaci
“Taxes and different choices in foreign investment”, with P. Panteghini and A. Fedele "Optimal capacity choice under technological and revenue uncertainties: the case of photovoltaics", with C. D'Alpaos and M. Moretto.
"Corporate Social Responsability in a Real Option Perspective", with L. Poddi.
"Batch Process and Transfer Decisions in Foreign Market: Devaluation's Effect in a Real Option Framework ", with R. Casarin.
"Different Migration Flows in Eu"
"Migration, Integration and Crime", with P. Buonanno and P. Vanin.
Teaching Graduate Courses
"Introduction to Environmental Economics", University of Trento, may - june 2006. "Italian Industrial Districts- Summer School", University of Timisoara, july 2007. "Italian Industrial Districts- Summer School", University of Timisoara, june 2008. “Introduction to Real Options”, PH.D. courses at University of Padua, September 2008.
Undergraduate Courses: Temporary Lecturer
"Economia delle Forme di Mercato - Industrial Economics", University of Padua, Faculty
of Statistical Science, 2006.
"Micro and Macroeconomics", University of Bergamo, Guardia di Finanza, 2004-2005. Lecturer of Money and Finance (Moneta e Finanza) University of Brescia, Faculty of Economics, 2007-2008.
Economic Analysis of Investment Projects, (Analisi Economica dei Progetti di Investimento), University of Brescia, Faculty of Economics, 2007-2008.
Lecturer of Industrial Economics (Economia delle Forme di Mercato) University of Padua, Faculty of Statistical Science, 2007.
"Macroeconomics", Faculty of European Studies, University of Cluj, may 2008.
Undergraduate Courses: Teaching Assistant
"Industrial Economics", University of Brescia, Faculty of Economics, 2005-2006, Teacher: Carlo Scarpa.
"Advanced Microeconomics", University of Padua, Faculty of Statistical Science, 2004-2005-2006, Teacher: Ottorino Chillemi.
"Economia delle Forme di Mercato - Industrial Economics", University of Padua, Faculty
of Statistical Science, 2005-2006, Teacher: Paola Valbonesi.
"Introduction to Finance", University of Padua, Faculty of Economics, may - june 2006, Teacher: Michele Moretto.
"Valutazione degli Investimenti", University of Padua, Faculty of Statistical Science, april - june 2006, Teacher: Michele Moretto.
"Micro and Macroeconomics", University of Bergamo, Faculty of Economics, 2005-2006, Teacher: Anna Maria Grazia Variato.
"Industrial Economics: Economia Industriale e dei Settori Produttivi", University of
Padua, Faculty of Economics, 2005-2006, Teacher: Fabio Maria Manenti.
"Micro and Macroeconomics", University of Bergamo, Faculty of Economics, 2004-2005-2006, Teacher: Bruno Giovanni.
"Economia delle Reti - Industrial Economics", University of Padua, Faculty of Statistical
Science, 2005-2006, Teacher: Paola Valbonesi.
"Micro and Macroeconomics", University of Bergamo, Faculty of Economics, 2004, Teacher: Anna Maria Falzoni.
"Microeconomics", University of Padua, Faculty of Statistical Science, 2004, Teacher: Paola Valbonesi.
"Micro and Macroeconomics", University of Bergamo, Faculty of Economics, 2000-2001.
Conference and Seminars 2001 “Trading scales: Linking Industry, Local/Regional, National and International Emissions Trading Schemes”, Venezia 3 – 4 dicembre 2001, organizzata da FEEM.
2002 World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists, Monterey, California, June, 24 – 27, 2002
European Economic Association, 17th Annual Congress, 22nd August 2002 – 24th August 2002, Venice, Italy
2005 Second International Conference on Tourism and Sustainable Economic Development, Macro and Micro Issues, September, 16-17, 2005, in Sardinia, Italy
2005 “XX° Convegno Nazionale di Economia del Lavoro”, Faculty of
Economics – University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, 22 - 23 September 2005.
2006 “XXI° Convegno Nazionale di Economia del Lavoro”, Faculty of
Economics –, Udine, 14 - 15 September 2006.
2007 “XXII° Convegno Nazionale di Economia del Lavoro”, Faculty of
2008 "Colloquio Scientifico sull'Impresa Sociale", May, 23-24, Bari, University of
Bari.
"15th World Congress of the International Economic Association", june,
25-29, 2008, Istanbul, Turkish Economic Association (TEA) and International Economic Association (IEA).
"48th Congress of the European Regional Science Association", August,
27-31, 2008, Liverpool, University of Liverpool.
"The 10th bi-annual EACES (European Association for Comparative
Economic Studies) conference", august, 28-30, 2008, Mosca.
“XXIII° Convegno Nazionale di Economia del Lavoro”, Faculty of Economics –, Brescia, 11 - 12 September 2008.
"VII BRUCCHI LUCHINO Labour Economic Workshop", December,
11-12, 2008, Bologna, University of Bologna, Faculty of Economics. SEMINARS
17 January2006–University of Brescia, Faculty of Economics
20 January 2006 – MILLS Seminars University of Milan, Faculty of Economics 27 February 2006 –University of Padua, Faculty of Economics
Refeering Activity EARE, Environmental and Research Economics, Journal of Economics, International Review of Economics, Journal of Population Economics.