CURRICULUM VITAE

BENEDICTA MARZINOTTO

Contact details: Rue de la Charité 33, B-1210 Brussels, Belgium [email protected]

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

2010- Research fellow, Bruegel, Brussels, Belgium 2005- Lecturer in Political Economy, Economics Department, ,

EDUCATION

2005 PhD in European Political Economy, London School of Economics (LSE), UK 2002 MPhil in European Political Economy, LSE, UK 1999 MSc in European Studies, LSE, UK

RESEARCH INTERESTS

European economic governance; political economy of fiscal adjustment; central banks and wage bargaining systems; varieties of capitalism; international trade and New Keynesian models.

FELLOWSHIPS, HONOURS AND GRANTS

2005-10 Associate Fellow, International Economics, Chatham House, London, UK 2008 Visiting Scholar, University of Auckland, New Zealand 2007 Visiting Fellow, DGECFIN, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium 2005-07 Academic Collaboration – International Network Grant, Leverhulme Trust 2000-05 LSE Research Studentship 2004 Visiting Research Associate, Free University of Berlin, Germany 2004 UACES Research Scholarship 2002 Visiting Researcher, European University Institute, Fiesole, Italy

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2011- “Monetary Policy”, University of Udine, Italy 2009- “EU Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Governance”, College of Europe, Natolin Campus, Warsaw, Poland 2005- “Macroeconomics”, University of Udine, Italy

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2006-08 “Government and Policies of the ”, MSc Mercosur and the EU in Comparative Perspective, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina 2002-07 “Government and Policies of the EU”, University of Udine, Italy 2002-06 “Basic Economic Policy Concepts”, University of Udine, Italy 2004-05 “Politics of Economic Policy”, LSE, UK 2002-05 “Politics of International Economic Relations”, LSE, UK

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

2001- Free lance analyst (EU policies, EU economic governance)

INVITED SEMINARS

2009 Società Italiana degli Economisti, Annual Conference, Bank of Italy and Luiss University, Rome, Italy; SASE Annual Conference; Sciences Po, Paris, France; Network of European Economic Reform Analysts (NEERA), Launch Meeting, Department for European Affairs, Rome, Italy; EUSA, Biennial Conference, Los Angeles, USA

2008 Società Italiana degli Economisti, Annual Conference, , Italy; AIEL, Annual Conference, University of , Italy; International Research Workshop Cleavages in Europe’s Political Economy: socio-economic preferences of actors, sectors and country-size effects University of Udine, Italy; International Research Workshop The Implications of European Integration, Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis, USA; Departmental Research Workshop, University of Auckland, New Zealand; International Research Workshop Central Banks, Fiscal Policies and Unionized Labour Markets: the role of different institutions, La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

2007 DGECFIN Economic Seminar, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium; ECPR, Annual Conference, , Italy; International Research Workshop The Eurozone under stretch: analysing regional divergences in EMU: facts, dangers and cures, SWP, Berlin, Germany; EUSA, Biennial Conference, Montreal, Canada; PSA, Annual Conference, University of Bath, UK; UK Department for Work and Pensions, International Conference Welfare Reform: challenges, choices and international insight, Central Hall Westminster, London, UK

2006 AIEL, Annual Conference, University of Udine, Italy; UACES, Annual Conference, University of Limerick, Ireland

2005 International Research Workshop Between Growth and Stability: the consequences of the reform of the European Stability and Growth Pact, LSE, UK; International Research Workshop Political and Economic Consequences of EMU, University of Victoria, Canada

2004 UACES, Annual Conference, University of Birmingham, UK; UACES Student Forum, University of Glasgow, UK

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PUBLICATIONS

Journal articles:

2009 ▪ “Beyond monetary credibility: the impact of globalization on the output- inflation trade-off in Euro-area countries”, in: The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 20, 162-176 2007 ▪ with P. Tiberi Vipraio “The impact of the European Monetary Union on German relative wage growth: divergences and delayed adjustment in EMU”, in: Politica Economica, August ▪ “Has EMU Made Germany Worse Off: Public Finances, Wage Bargaining and ECB Credibility from a German Perspective”, in: Current Politics and Economics of Europe, Volume 18, Issue 1

Chapters in books:

2011 ▪ “EU Economic Governance and Varieties of Capitalism”, in: S. van Genugten and E. Jones (eds), Europe Today, 4th edition, Rowman and Littlefield, NY 2008 ▪ “Bringing Domestic Pressures Back Into the Budget: Germany’s Stability Pact and the New Incentive Structure in EMU”, in: B. Casey and S.L. Talani (eds), Between Growth and Stability: the demise and reform of the SGP, Edward Elgar 2007 ▪ “I differenziali d’inflazione nell’Euro-zona. Alcune prove preliminari della sostenibilità politica delle divergenze nell’Unione monetaria”, in: A. Villafranca (ed), Le Sfide della Governance Economica Europea, Il Mulino ▪ “Has EMU Made Germany Worse Off: Public Finances, Wage Bargaining and ECB Credibility from a German Perspective”, in: A. Verdun (ed.), Political and Economic Consequences of Economic and Monetary Union. Taking stock of the first eight years, Nova Science Publishers

Briefing papers:

2011 ▪ with M. Hallerberg and G. Wolff “How Effective and Legitimate is the European Semester? Increasing the Role of the European Parliament”, EP Briefing Paper, European Parliament, September ▪ with J. Pisany-Ferry and G. Wolff “An Action Plan for the European Leaders”, Bruegel Policy Contribution, Bruegel, July ▪ “A European Fund for Economic Revival in Crisis Countries”, Bruegel Policy Contribution, February 2010 ▪ with J. Rocholl “The Inequal Effect of New Banking Rules in Europe”, Bruegel Policy Contribution, Bruegel, October ▪ with C. Altomonte “Monitoring Macroeconomic Imbalances in Europe: Proposal for a Refined Analytical Framework”, EP Briefing Paper, European Parliament, September ▪ with J. Pisany-Ferry and A. Sapir “Two crises, Two Responses”, Bruegel Policy Brief, Bruegel, March 2008 ▪ “The role of country size –Integrating trade theory with monetary policy regime accounts”, Working Paper N. 35, Department of Communication,

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▪ with P. Subacchi and V. Rossi “Exploiting Europe’s Strong Potential: Governance, Institutions and Policies”, IEP Briefing Paper 08/01, Chatham House 2007 ▪ “Are Inflation Differentials in the Euroarea a Challenge to EMU Governance? Some preliminary evidence on the political sustainability of divergences in EMU”, EEGM Working Paper N.2 2006 ▪ “Fit for EMU? Comparing the new member states with Southern Europe”, IEP Briefing Paper 06/03, Chatham House ▪ with E. Jones, “The EU needs a strong US economy, not reform”, IEP Briefing Note 06/03, Chatham House ▪ “The Unnecessary European Social Model”, IEP Briefing Note 06/01, Chatham House

WORK IN PROGRESS

In progress ▪ “Incentives for wage restraint in a monetary union: the role of country size, bargaining systems, and intra-EMU trade” ▪ “Product market competition, skill regimes and labour market institutios”, mimeo ▪ “Exchange rate movements and fiscal adjustment: a political economy perspective”, mimeo ▪Varieties of Capitalism and Macroeconomics: institutional choice, complementarities and dysfunctions, mimeo (incomplete)

REFEREE

European Political Economy Review; Journal of European Public Policy; New Zealand Economic Papers; Journal of Common Market Studies; Journal of Macroeconomics; International Review of Economics and Finance

LANGUAGES

English speaking: excellent; reading: excellent; writing: excellent Italian speaking: excellent; reading: excellent; writing: excellent German speaking: very good; reading: excellent; writing: good Spanish speaking: sufficient; reading: sufficient

MEMBERSHIP

University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES); European Union Studies Association (EUSA); Associazione Italiana Economisti del Lavoro (AIEL); Royal Economic Society (RES); Società Italiana degli Economisti (SIE)

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