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FICARRA MATTEO

MATTEO FICARRA

PHD Researcher in International Economics
Spoken languages
Italian, English, French
Areas of expertise
  • Macroeconomics
  • Finance
  • Applied econometrics

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 Centre for International Environmental Studies (CIES) and a Fellow of Tortuga.
 

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
 

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

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