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Ruolo

Professore associato

Città

Palermo

Dipartimento

GEC (Palermo)

Corso di Laurea

Economia e commercio,

Economia e management,

Giurisprudenza (Palermo)

Maurizio Lisciandra

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Curriculum vitae

PERSONAL DETAILS

Department of Law, Economics, and Communication

LUMSA University

Via Filippo Parlatore, 65 - 90145 Palermo - Italy

Email: m.lisciandra@lumsa.it

Website: https://sites.google.com/site/mlisciandra/

CURRENT POSITION

Associate Professor in Economics, LUMSA University, Rome-Palermo, Italy.

EDUCATION

2005                 Ph.D. in Economics, Trinity College, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

2004                 Marie Curie Host Fellowship, International Doctorate in Economic Analysis (IDEA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.

2002                 European Doctoral Group in Economics (EDGE), Laboratoire d’Economie et de Sociologie du Travail (LEST-CNRS), Université de la Méditerranée, Aix-en-Provence, France.

2000                 M.Phil. in Economics with distinction in the dissertation, Trinity College, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

1998                 Laurea summa cum laude (30/30 in all subjects) in Economics, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy.

1997                 Graduate Exchange Program with the Brandeis University, Waltham (Boston), MA, USA.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2023                 Expert Evaluator HORIZON-CL2-2023-DEMOCRACY

2009 – 2022       Assistant/Associate Professor in Economics at the Department of Economics, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.

2008 – 2016       Expert researcher in economics of crime in several national and international research projects for Transcrime (Joint Research Centre on Transnational Crime), Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy.

2008 – 2009       Post-doctorate in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Bologna, Italy.

2005                 Consultant, International Labor Organization (ILO), Geneva, Switzerland.

2003                 Full-Time Professional Intern, International Labor Organization (ILO), Geneva, Switzerland. 

TEACHING

Currently:

  • Macroeconomics in Italian at the B.A. in Economics and Business, LUMSA University.
  • Economics for Lawyers in English at the 5-Y M.A. in Law, LUMSA University.
  • Development Economics and Institutional Change in Italian/English at the M.A. in Economics and Management, LUMSA University.

Previously:

  • A range of economics courses, including core theories (Decision Theory, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics), applied economics (Political Economics, Industrial Organization, Economics of Crime and Corruption), and quantitative methods (Mathematics for Social Sciences). Institutions include the University of Messina, University of Palermo, Bocconi University, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, and University of Pisa.

ACADEMIC ROLES

Member of the Academic Board of the Ph.D. in Mediterranean Studies. History, Law & Economics, LUMSA University, Palermo, Italy. (https://lumsa.it/en/doctoral-school--mediterranean-studies-history-law-economics ).

MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Economics of Corruption
  • Economics of Crime
  • Law & Economics
  • Environmental Economics
  • Institutional Economics
  • Commons
  • Voting Behavior

CONFERENCES/SEMINARS (recent)

2024     XXXVI Annual Conference, Italian Society of Public Economics (SIEP), Cagliari.

2024     Dalarna University, Seminar, Borlänge, Sweden.

2023     XIX Annual Confertence, Italian Society of Law & Economics (SIDE), Brescia.

2023     LXIV Annual Conference, Italian Economic Association (SIE), L’Aquila.

2023     Scuola Superione Sant’Anna, Workshop on ‘Combating Corruption’, Pisa.

2023     VIII Annual Conference, World Interdisciplinary Network for Institutional Research (WINIR), Catania.

2023     LUMSA, Law & Economics Workshop – Canada, Israel, Italy, Palermo (Local Organizer).

2022     XVIII Annual Conference, Italian Society of Law & Economics (SIDE), Palermo (Local Organizer).

2022     VII Annual Conference, World Interdisciplinary Network for Institutional Research (WINIR), online.

2021     XVII Annual Conference, Italian Society of Law & Economics (SIDE), Trento.

2021     Collegio Carlo Alberto, Seminar, Turin.

2021     Bank of Italy, Webinar

2021     MEF/RGS, Italian Ministry of Treasury, Webinar

2019     XV Annual Conference, Italian Society of Law & Economics (SIDE), Milan.

2019     LX Annual Conference, Italian Economic Association (SIE), Palermo.

2019     XXXI Annual Conference, Italian Society of Public Economics (SIEP), Torino.

2019     XL Annual Conference, Italian Association of Regional Science (AISRe), L’Aquila.

2018     XIV Annual Conference, Italian Society of Law & Economics (SIDE), Lecce.

2018     LIX Annual Conference, Italian Economic Association (SIE), Bologna.

2018     XXXV Annual Conference, European Association of Law and Economics (EALE), Milan.

2017     XIII Annual Conference, Italian Society of Law & Economics (SIDE), Rome.

JOURNAL REFEREE

Ecological Economics, Regional Studies, Public Choice, Papers in Regional Science, Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, China Economic Review, Environmental and Resource Economics, Economics & Politics, Economic Analysis and Policy, Economic Modelling, Economic Systems, Bulletin of Economic Research, European Journal of Law and Economics, Metroeconomica, Journal of Economics, International Review of Economics, Journal of Applied Economics, European Journal of Comparative Economics, European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, South European Society and Politics, Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, Rivista di Politica Economica, Rivista Italiana degli Economisti, Rivista Italiana di Politiche Pubbliche, Sage Open.

PUBLICATIONS & WORKING PAPERS

Publications

2024 - “Corruption Dynamics and Political Instability” (with A. Miralles Asensio, F. Monteforte), Journal of Public Economic Theory , 26(4), e12712. ISSN: 1097-3923 (Print), 1467-9779 (Online). DOI: 10.1111/jpet.12712 .

2024 - “Search and Matching in Political Corruption” (with A. Miralles Asensio, F. Monteforte), The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy , 24(1): 69-96. ISSN: 1935-1682 (Online). DOI: 10.1515/bejeap-2023-0022 .

2024 - “Manipulating municipal budgets: unveiling opportunistic behavior of Italian mayors” (with E. Bracco, M.A. De Benedetto), Public Choice , 198(3): 317-342. ISSN: 0048-5829(Print), 1573-7101 (Online). DOI: 10.1007/s11127-023-01131-3 .

2023 - “Digging into Waste: An Analysis of Waste Crime in the Italian Provinces” (with D. Andreatta, S. Favarin, E. Millemaci), Regional Studies , 57(7): 1367-1379. ISSN: 0034-3404 (Print), 1360-0591 (Online). DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2022.2135697 .

2022 - “A corruption risk indicator for public procurement” (with R. Milani and E. Millemaci), European Journal of Political Economy , 73: 102141, ISSN: 0176-2680 (Print). DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2021.102141 .

2019 - “Political Corruption and Capture of the Minority” (with P. Giannoccolo), Economics & Politics , 31(3): 485-510. ISSN: 0954-1985 (Print), 1468-0343 (Online). DOI: 10.1111/ecpo.12137 .

2019 - “Property Rights, Marriage, and Fertility in the Italian Alps, 1790-1820” (with M. Casari and C. Tagliapietra), Explorations in Economic History , 71: 72-92. ISSN: 0014-4983 (Print), 1090-2457 (Online). DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2018.09.001 .

2018 - “Binding and non-Binding Contracts: A Theoretical Appraisal” (with E. D’Agostino), Review of Law & Economics , 14(2): pp. ISSN: 1555-5879. DOI: 10.1515/rle-2016-0006 .

2017 - “Corruption”, in Encyclopedia of Law and Economics , Marciano A. and Ramello G.B. (eds.), New York: Springer. ISBN: 978-1-4614-7883-6 (Print) 978-1-4614-7883-6 (Online). DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-7883-6_702-1 .

2017 - “An Empirical Study of the Impact of Corruption on Environmental Performance: Evidence from Panel Data” (with C. Migliardo), Environmental and Resource Economics , 68(2): 297-318. ISSN: 0924-6460, eISSN: 1573-1502. DOI: 10.1007/s10640-016-0019-1 .

2017 - “The Economic Effect of Corruption in Italy: A Regional Panel Analysis” (with E. Millemaci), Regional Studies , 51(9): 1387-1398. ISSN: 0034-3404, eISSN: 1360-0591. DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2016.1184244 .

2016 - “Gender Discrimination in Property Rights: Six Centuries of Commons Governance in the Alps” (with M. Casari), The Journal of Economic History , 76(2): 559-594. ISSN: 0022-0507, eISSN: 1471-6372. DOI: 10.1017/S0022050716000565 .

2016 - “The Camorra and Protection Rackets: The Cost to Business” (with G. Frazzica, A. Scaglione e V. Punzo), Global Crime , 17(1): 48-59. ISSN 1744-0572, eISSN 1744-0580. DOI: 10.1080/17440572.2015.1129815 .

2014 - “Proceeds from extortions: the case of Italian organised crime groups”, Global Crime , 15(1-2): 93-107. ISSN 1744-0572, eISSN 1744-0580. DOI: 10.1080/17440572.2014.881735 .

2014 - “A Review of the Causes and Effects of Corruption in the Economic Analysis” in Organized Crime, Corruption, and Crime Prevention , Caneppele S. and Calderoni F. (eds.), pp. 187-195, New York: Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-01838-6. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-01839-3_22 .

2013 - “A Panel Investigation on Corruption and Economic Growth: The Case of the Italian Regions” (with E. Millemaci), Rassegna Economica , 76(1): 169-185. ISSN 0390-010X.

2011 - “L’evoluzione della trasmissione ereditaria delle risorse collettive in Trentino tra i secoli XIII e XIX” (with M. Casari) in La gestione delle risorse collettive nell’Italia settentrionale (secoli XII-XVIII) , Alfani G. and Rao R. (eds.), pp. 17-31, Milano: Franco Angeli. ISBN 978-88-568-3744-5.

2010 - “La teoria economica della corruzione” (with M. Centorrino), I quaderni europei , Centro di Documentazione europea - Università di Catania - Online Working Paper, 5-15. ISSN 1973/7696.

2010 - “Camorra ed estorsioni: una stima del costo per le imprese” in I costi dell’Illegalità - Camorra ed Estorsioni in Campania , Di Gennaro G. and La Spina A. (eds.), pp. 161-184, Bologna: Il Mulino. ISBN 978-88-15-13987-0.

2008 - “A Comparative Analysis of the Incentive Systems under Taylorism and Fordism”, Storia del Pensiero Economico , 5(2): 65-89. ISSN 1828-1990, eISSN 1593-8603. DOI: 10.3280/SPE2008-002003 .

2008 - “The Impact of Technological Change on Incentive Provision”, Studi Economici , 95(2): 5-36. ISSN 0039-2928, eISSN 1972-4918. DOI: 10.3280/STE2008-095001 .

2008 - “The Cost of Protection Racket in Sicily” (with Adam Asmundo), Global Crime , 9(3): 221-240. ISSN 1744-0572, eISSN 1744-0580. DOI: 10.1080/17440570802254338 .

2008 - “Rise and fall of the contract system in the American iron and steel industry”, Quaderni del Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica, Matematica e Sociologia “V. Pareto” , n. 27, Università di Messina. ISBN 88-7442-462-0.

2008 - “Un tentativo di stima del costo delle estorsioni sulle imprese a livello regionale: Il caso Sicilia” (with Adam Asmundo) in I costi dell’Illegalità - Mafia ed Estorsioni in Sicilia , La Spina A. (eds.), pp. 113-136, Bologna: Il Mulino. ISBN 978-88-15-12397-8.

2007 - “Agency Theory and Work Incentives”, Studi Economici , 91(1): 117-146. ISSN 0039-2928, eISSN 1972-4918.

Working Papers/Research Projects

“From Open to Closed Societies: Inequality, Migration, and Women Rights” R&R to Journal of Economic Development (with M. Casari, A. Seyun Saral).

“Timing of Prosecutorial Decisions in Italy”, WP (with M.A. De Benedetto, A. Martuscelli)

ACADEMIC TRAINING COURSES (recent)

2016 - “Economics of Corruption: Reinventing Trusted Governance.” Internet Center for Corruption Research, University of Passau, Passau.

2016 - “Space, Territory and Growth. Advances in Regional Science.” ERSA (European Regional Science Association) Summer School. Polytechnic of Milan, Milan.

2015 - “Introductory Econometrics and Time Series,” “Panel Data Econometrics: Theory and Applications,” and “Topics in Microeconometrics with Applications in Energy & Environmental Economics.” Postgraduate courses by SIDE (Italian Society of Econometrics), Bertinoro and Palermo.

VISITING

Visiting Erasmus+ Mobility for Training September 2024, Dalarna University, Sweden.

Visiting fellowship July 2022, University of Italian Switzerland, Lugano (CH).

Visiting fellowship October 2021, University of Bologna, Italy.

Visiting fellowship November 2021, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin, Italy.

ACADEMIC REWARDS AND GRANTS

2024 – CARI LUMSA. Internal competitive research grant. “Balancing Acts: Navigating the Transition to a Circular Economy in the EU Through Policy Innovation and Inclusion” in association with L. Lo Presti and A. Martuscelli, € 7K.

2023 – Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI). Principal Investigator: Call for projects on Open Science and Open Research Data. “Governing the Commons: Building a Digital Archive of Community Charters from the 13th to the 19th Century in Ticino”, in collaboration with Prof. Massimiliano Vatiero (USI), CHF 50K.

2023 – CARI LUMSA. Internal competitive research grant. “The Law and Economics of Artificial Intelligence” in association with N. Rangone and M. Rizzolli, € 7K.

2022 – Swiss National Science Foundation. Competitive research grant for scientific exchanges. “A comparison of the institutional trajectories of common resources governance in two Alpine areas: Ticino and Trentino”.

2018, 2020 - “Fondo di finanziamento per le attività base di ricerca”. Competitive research grant from the Italian Ministry of University and Research (2018), University of Messina (2020).

LANGUAGE SKILLS

ITALIAN: mother tongue

ENGLISH: C2

FRENCH: B2

SPANISH: B1

COMPUTER SKILLS

Stata, R, Mathematica, Qgis, and several AI platforms.

Orari di ricevimento

Si prega di contattare il docente per email per fissare un appuntamento.

Didattica e insegnamenti

Insegnamento Anno accademico CFU

DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE

2024 / 2025

6

ECONOMICS FOR LAWYERS

2024 / 2025

6

MACROECONOMIA

2024 / 2025

9

DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE

2023 / 2024

6

ECONOMICS FOR LAWYERS

2023 / 2024

6

POLITICA ECONOMICA

2023 / 2024

6

DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE

2022 / 2023

9

ECONOMICS FOR LAWYERS

2022 / 2023

0

POLITICA ECONOMICA

2022 / 2023

6

Ricerca

Tutte le pubblicazioni

  • Maurizio Lisciandra; Antonio Miralles Asensio; Fabio Monteforte (2024). Corruption dynamics and political instability. Journal of Public Economic Theory, vol. 26, 4, , art. no. e12712 , DOI: 10.1111/jpet.12712

  • Lisciandra M,Emanuele Bracco; Marco Alberto De Benedetto; Maurizio Lisciandra (2024). Manipulating municipal budgets: unveiling opportunistic behavior of Italian mayors. Public Choice, vol. 198, 3, p.317 - 342 , DOI: 10.1007/s11127-023-01131-3

  • Lisciandra M,Maurizio Lisciandra; Antonio Miralles Asensio; Fabio Monteforte (2024). Search and Matching in Political Corruption. The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, vol. 24, 1, p.69 - 96 , DOI: 10.1515/bejeap-2023-0022

  • Andreatta D, Favarin S, Lisciandra M, Millemaci E (2023). Digging into waste: an analysis of waste crime in the Italian provinces. Regional Studies, vol. 57, 7, p.1367 - 1379 , DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2022.2135697

  • Lisciandra M.; Milani R.; Millemaci E. (2022). A corruption risk indicator for public procurement. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, vol. 73, 102141, p.1 - 14 , DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2021.102141

  • Giannoccolo Pierpaolo; Lisciandra Maurizio (2019). Political corruption and capture of the minority. ECONOMICS AND POLITICS, vol. 31, 3, p.485 - 510 , DOI: 10.1111/ecpo.12137

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