Eleonora Cutrini
Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza, Università degli Studi di Macerata Piazza Oberdan 3 I-62100 Macerata, Italy
Phone +39 0733 2583931 • Fax +39 0733 2583970 • E-mail eleonora.cutrini@unimc.it http://docenti.unimc.it/docenti/eleonora-cutrini
CURRENT POSITION
Researcher and Aggregate Professor in Economics, Department of Law, University of Macerata, Italy (Since June 2008)
EXPERTISE AND CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
Regional Economics: Agglomeration economies, Methodologies and statistical tools to measure spatial concentration, Clusters and Local Economic Development, Industrial and Functional Specialisation
European Economy: Eurozone crisis, Imbalances, Uneven Development
International Economics: International division of labour, fragmentation, offshoring, FDI
EDUCATION
2005 2002 2002 2000
PhD in Economics, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy MSc in Economics, University of Ancona (Italy)
Summer School of Econometrics, CIDE, University of Bologna, Italy Graduate degree in Economics, University of Ancona (Italy)
SCHOLARSHIPS
− Marie Curie Fellowship for EU mobility of PhD students, Sussex European Institute, United Kingdom, European Commission, January- May 2003
− Visiting Fellowship, University of Sussex, May-June 2003
− Full Scholarship for PhD studies, University of Ancona (Italy), 2001-2004
RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN ITALY
2006-08
2005-06
2001
Postdoctoral Fellow, project “Internationalization, value chains and clusters in newly industrializing countries”, University of Insubria, Italy
Postdoctoral Fellow, project “Economic development, international integration and diversification patterns”, Marche Polytechnic University, Italy
Research assistant, Projects: “Dynamic competitive advantages and collective learning in local economies: a comparison between highly specialised areas and diversified areas”, “Preparity project, CADSES INTERREG II programme on the Eastward enlargement of the European Union and its territorial effects for Italian border regions”, Marche Polytechnic University, Italy
2000
Consultant, Municipality of San Benedetto del Tronto (Italy), Research activity on sustainability indicators, implementation of Local Agenda 21
RESEARCH AND STUDY PERIODS ABROAD
2006-07
2003
Kiel Institute For The World Economy, Germany
Research Stays (November 2006, April 2007), supervisor: Dr. Eckhardt Bode
Sussex European Institute, Sussex University, UK
Marie Curie Doctoral Fellow under the supervision of Professor Michael Dunford (January-June 2003)
Taught courses attended: Industrial change and regional development (M. Dunford), Competing in the global economy (H. Schmitz, R. Kaplinsky), Logistic regression and loglinear models (B. Railly), The Political Economy of EU Integration 2003 (J.
Rollo, P. Holmes)
HONORS AND APPOINTMENTS
− Referee for Journal of Economic Inequality, Journal of Economic Geography, Regional Studies, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Papers in Regional Science, Journal of Regional Science, Review of Middle East Economics and Finance, Economia Marche, Economia e Politica Industriale
− Member of the Scientific Board of Panopticon- Multidisciplinary studies in Social Sciences (Aracne)
− Member of the Executive Committee of the Italian Association for Comparative Economic Systems (AISSEC) (since June 2011)
− Member of the Local Organizing Committee, AISSEC conference “Re-starting Growth:
Protectionism versus International Governance”, June 2011, University of Macerata
− Chair of conference sessions:
o “Location of Economic Activities: New Directions”, 46th Congress of the European Regional Science Association, September 2006, Volos, Greece
o “Industrial Upgrading and Internationalization”, AISSEC 2011, Macerata o “Industrial policies and regional disparities”, AISSEC 2014, Macerata
PUBLICATIONS
Articles in refereed journals
• I distretti tradizionali di fronte alla globalizzazione: il caso dell’industria calzaturiera marchigiana, L’Industria, XXXIV, n. 1, 2013, pp. 117-152, (with G. Micucci e P.
Montanaro)
• The role of Italian FDI in Southeast Europe's international integration. A focus on investors from the Marche region. The European Journal Of Comparative Economics, vol. 9 (3), p. 395-424, 2012, (with F. Spigarelli)
• Moving Eastwards while Remaining Embedded: the Case of the Marche Footwear District, Italy. European Planning Studies, Vol. 19, No. 6, pp. 991-1019, 2011
• International Business Cycles Synchronization: New Evidence On The Emerging Markets Decoupling Hypothesis, Economia, Impresa e Mercati Finanziari, N. 2/2011, pp. 51-74 (with G. Galeazzi)
• Specialization and Concentration from a Twofold Geographical Perspective:
Evidence from Europe. Regional Studies, vol. 44 (3); pp. 315-336, 2010
• Using entropy measures to disentangle regional from national localization patterns.
Regional Science And Urban Economics, vol. 39 (2); pp. 243-250, 2009
• Tipologie di Sviluppo Territoriale nell’Industria Leggera: uno Sguardo al Brasile.
Economia Marche, vol. XXVII (2); pp. 197-220, 2008 Book chapters
• Accumulazione di debito e contagio nella crisi della Zona Euro, in M. E. Bartoloni, A. Caligiuri, B. Ubertazzi (eds) L'Unione Europea e la riforma del governo economico della Zona Euro, Editoriale Scientifica
• I distretti tradizionali di fronte alla globalizzazione: il caso dell’industria calzaturiera marchigiana, in M. Omiccioli (ed) I sistemi produttivi locali- Trasformazioni fra globalizzazione e crisi, Carocci editore, 2013 (with G. Micucci e P. Montanaro)
• Integrazione economica tra Italia e Balcani Occidentali: il ruolo degli investimenti diretti esteri, in L’Italia nell’economia internazionale, Rapporto ICE 2010/2011, pp. 2-12, 2011, (with F. Spigarelli)
• Foreign Direct Investment and the Financial Crisis: A Spotlight on Italian-Balkan Country Flows, 2011, in G. Canullo, F. Chiapparino and G. Cingolani (eds), Atti della conferenza “The Adriatic-Balkan Area From Transition to Integration”, Napoli: Esi (with G.
Galeazzi e F. Spigarelli)
• Il ruolo del private equity nel sistema finanziario internazionale. In: Boffa F., Galeazzi G. (eds) Evoluzione e discontinuità nel sistema finanziario internazionale. pp. 123-147, Milano: McGraw-Hill, 2010.
• The changing location of the European industry- A twofold geographical perspective.
In: Salvadori N., Commendatore P., Tamberi M. (eds) Geography, Structural Change and Economic Development: Theory and Empirics. pp. 88-124, 2009, Aldershot: Edward Elgar.
Working papers/Work in progress
• Excessive debt and contagion in the Eurozone crisis, 2014 (with Giorgio Galeazzi)
• Spatial fragmentation of industries by functions, Working Paper DiSSE No. 39, EUM- Edizioni Università Macerata, Macerata , 2012 (with Franz-Josef Bade and Eckhardt Bode)
• Can emerging economies decouple from the US business cycle? Working Paper DiSSE No. 41, EUM - Edizioni Università Macerata, Macerata, 2012 (with Giorgio Galeazzi)
• Does Domestic Offshoring Precede International Offshoring? Industry-level Evidence, Kiel Working Papers N. 1699, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, 2011 (with Franz-Josef Bade and Eckhardt Bode)
• What drives economic specialization in Italian Regions?, Working Paper DiSSE No. 35 EUM- Edizioni Università Macerata, Macerata, 2011 (with Enzo Valentini)
Other working papers (earlier versions of published articles)
• I distretti tradizionali di fronte alla globalizzazione: il caso dell’industria calzaturiera marchigiana, in Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers), N. 150, February 2013, Banca d’Italia (with G. Micucci e P. Montanaro)
• Italian FDI integration with Southeast Europe: country and firm-level evidence, Working Paper DiSSE No. 33, March 2011, EUM- Edizioni Università Macerata, Macerata (with F. Spigarelli)
• Moving Eastwards while Remaining Embedded: the Case of the Marche Footwear District, Italy. Working Paper DiSSE No. 23, March 2010, EUM- Edizioni Università Macerata, Macerata
• The Balassa Index Meets the Dissimilarity Theil Index: a Decomposition Methodology for Location Studies, in Quaderni di ricerca n. 274, November 2006, Dipartimento di Economia, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona
• Trends in European manufacturing location: country versus region, Quaderni di ricerca n. 247, December 2005, Dipartimento di Economia, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona
• Evolution of local systems in the context of enlargement, SEI Working Papers in Contemporary European Studies n. 67, University of Sussex Brighton, UK, Agosto 2003
Other version:
- Atti della XXV Conferenza Italiana di Scienze Regionali, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara AISRE, 6-8 Ottobre 2004.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
• “Dynamic competitive advantages and collective learning in local economies: a comparison between highly specialised areas and diversified areas”, National project funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (PRIN 1999), Department of Economics, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona
• “Preparity project, CADSES INTERREG II programme on the Eastward enlargement of the European Union and its territorial effects for Italian border regions”, (2001-2002), Department of Economics, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona
• “Modelling the enlargement of the European economy: an integrated approach”, National project funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (PRIN 2005), Department of Economics, Insubria University, Varese, Italy
• “Economic Growth: Institutional and Social Dynamics”, National project funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (PRIN 2005), Department of Economics, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
• “Partnering Opportunities between Europe and China in the Renewable Energies and Environmental industries” (2013-), Project founded by the European Commission
• “Progetto Nuovo Polo Fieristico Rho-Pero: quali opportunità per il territorio varesino” , Founded by the local Chamber of Commerce (2006), Uniersity of Insubria, Varese, Italy
• “Feasibility study of projects related to the Strategic Plan of the Municipality of Jesi”
(2011), Dipartimento di Studi giuridici ed economici, Università di Macerata, Jesi
• “PlayMarche: un distretto regionale dei beni culturali 2.0”, Regional project funded by the Marche Region, (2013-), University of Macerata, Italy
PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS
• Member of the International Network for Economic Research (INFER), Italian Association for the Study of Comparative Systems (AISSEC), Associazione degli Economisti di Lingua Neolatina (AENL)
• Former member of European Regional Science Association (ERSA), Italian Regional Science Association (AISRE)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
PhD level 2011-12 2008-09
2006-08
PhD Quantitative models for the Economic Policy
PhD “The European Tradition in Economic Thought”
PhD “Economics of Production and Development”
University of Macerata, Italy University of Macerata, Italy
University of Insubria, Italy
Postgraduate level 2012-13
2010-11 2006-08 2005-06
The model of the Marche region between entrepreneurship and innovation
Master in Relations with Eastern Countries
Master “Social Policies and Strategic Management for the Sustainable Development of the Territory”
Master in Local Economic Development
ISTAO, Ancona
University of Macerata
CESTAS and University of Bologna, Italy
University of Insubria, Italy
Undergraduate level Since 2014
Since 2009 2009-2011 2007-08 2004-05
Lecturer in Small Business Economics Lecturer in Principles of Economics Lecturer in Financial Statistics
Teaching assistant in Industrial Economics Teaching assistant in Microeconomics
University of Macerata, Italy University of Macerata, Italy University of Macerata, Italy University of Insubria, Italy Marche Polytechnic University, Italy
CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS June 2014
April 2014
International Network for Economic Research (INFER), presenter of the paper
“Excessive debt and contagion in the Eurozone crisis”, Università G. D’Annunzio, Pescara, Italy
Conference on “Fiscal Policy and economic growth”, invited speech on “The economic implications of austerity programs in Europe”, University of Macerata, Jesi, Italy
Conference on “UNESCO and the cultural heritage of the Marche region: new
April 2013
June 2012
February 2012
November 2011
October 2011
September 2011
July 2011
June 2011
May 2010
November 2009
September 2009
December 2008
September 2008
December 2007
September 2007
perspective for territorial development”, invited speech on “The cultural district as a model of local development”, University of Macerata, Jesi, Italy
Aissec Workshop “Global Powers and Nation-States”, coauthor and presenter of the paper “Excessive Debt and Contagion in Europe: Preliminary Results”, Sirolo, Italy
“Le trasformazioni dei sistemi produttivi locali”, coauthor of the paper “I distretti tradizionali di fronte alla globalizzazione: il caso dell’industria calzaturiera marchigiana” Bank of Italy and University of Bologna, Italy
58th Annual North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) e 6th Meeting of the Urban Economics Association, coauthor of the paper “Spatial fragmentation of industries by functions”, Miami, USA
AENL Conference, coauthor of the papers “Excessive debt accumulation, payments shocks and contagion: Mediterranean Europe” e “Paesi mediterranei:
specializzazione, competitività e contenuto tecnologico delle esportazioni nell’ottica della crescita e dell’integrazione commerciale”, Coimbra, Portugal
ERSA Congress, coauthor of the paper “Domestic and International Offshoring of Tasks” Barcelona, Spain
Vth World Conference of the Spatial Econometric Association, coauthor of the paper “Domestic and International Offshoring”, Toulouse School of Economics, France
AISSEC International Conference, Member of the local organizing committee, coauthor and presenter of the papers “International business cycles synchronization: New evidence on the emerging markets decoupling hypothesis” and “What determines the nature of regional specialization? Evidence from Italy” University of Macerata, Italy
The Adriatic-Balkan Area from Transition to Integration, coauthor and presenter of the paper “Foreign Direct Investments and Financial Crisis: Spotlight on Italy-Balkan Countries Flows”, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
North American Regional Science Association Annual Conference, coauthor of the paper “Footloose or Hampered? Colocalization of Functions within Industries”, San Francisco, USA
XI AENL Conference, coauthor and presenter of the paper “Crisi finanziaria internazionale ed investimenti diretti esteri: il ruolo dei paesi emergenti” Marche Politechnic University, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
Aarhus-Kiel Workshop, coauthor of the paper “The Spatial Fragmentation of Economic Activities: Patterns of Industrial and Functional Localization”, Institut für Weltwirtschaft, Kiel, Germany
Workshop PRIN2005 “Deepening and enlarging the European economy: an integrated modelling approach”, coauthor of the paper “Gli investimenti diretti esteri nei Paesi in via di industrializzazione: tendenze e prospettive”, University of Florence, Italy
International conference “The institutional and social dynamics of growth and distribution”, author and presenter of the paper “The changing location of the European industry- A twofold geographical perspective” and discussant, Lucca, Italy IX AENL Conference “Le strategie di sviluppo economico: Europa Mediterranea e
April 2007
December 2006
November 2006
October 2006
September 2006
May 2006
October 2004
June 2003
April 2003
America Latina a confronto”, author and presenter of the paper “Industrial clustering in NICs: some evidence from Brazil” Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
International Workshop “Agglomeration and growth in knowledge-based societies”, co-author and presenter of the paper “The Spatial Fragmentation of Economic Activities: Patterns of Industrial and Functional Localization” and discussant, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany
Staff Seminar, author and presenter of the paper “Specialization and Concentration from a Twofold Geographical Perspective: Evidence from Europe”, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, Germany
Departmental Seminar, author and presenter of the paper “Specialization and Concentration from a Twofold Geographical Perspective: Evidence from Europe”, Department of Economics, Insubria University, Varese, Italy
Workshop PRIN2005 “Economic Growth: Institutional and Social Dynamics”, author and presenter of the paper “Specialization and Concentration from a Twofold Geographical Perspective: Evidence from Europe”, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
46th Congress of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA), author and presenter of the paper “Specialization and Concentration from a Twofold Geographical Perspective: Evidence from Europe”, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece
International Workshop on Spatial Econometrics and Statistics, author and presenter of the paper “The Balassa Index meets the Dissimilarity Theil Index: a Decomposition Methodology for Location Studies” and discussant, Luiss Business School, Rome, Italy
XXV AISRe Conference, author and presenter of the paper “Evolution of local systems in the context of enlargment”, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
Local Innovative Systems: the Governance of the Transformation Processes- International Workshop for PhD students, author and presenter of the paper
“Evolution of local systems in the context of enlargment”, Insubria University Varese, Italy
Research in Progress Seminar for PhD visiting researchers, author and presenter of the paper “Evolution of local systems in the context of enlargment”, Sussex University, Brighton, UK
OTHER CONFERENCES, SUMMER SCHOOLS AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
− “Apport de l’approche territoriale à l’économie de développement”, Université Moahmed V February 2007 - Rabat (Morocco)
− “Credito e Sviluppo Locale”, University of Insubria, March 2007 –Varese (Italy)
− Workshop PRIN2005 Economic Growth: Institutional and Social Dynamics, University of Siena, January 2007, Siena (Italy)
− Summer School on “Local Economic Development in Mediterranean regions, 16-19 October 2006, Alghero (Italy)
− XXII Annual Congress of the Italian Regional Science Association, Venice International University, October 2001 -Venice (Italy)
− XXIII Annual Congress of the Italian Regional Science Association, University of Reggio Calabria, October 2002, Reggio Calabria (Italy)
− Lectures on urban and regional economics: Università Politecnica delle Marche, May 2005, Ancona (Italy)
− Lectures on economic and spatial analysis, Politecnico di Milano, May 2006, Milan (Italy)
− International Conference on Global Regulation, Sussex University, May 2003, Brighton
− “European Common Indicators Workshop: Toward a Sustainability Profile”, October 2000, Seville (Spain)
Updated June 2014
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