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Marco Fortis is the Director of the Department of Economic Studies of Edison and contract Professor of Industrial Economics and Foreign Trade at the Faculty of Political Sciences of Catholic University (Milan) since 1989. He is a member of the Scientific Committee of the Research Centre in Economic Analysis (CRANEC) of Catholic University (Milan), a member of the Scientific Committee and Vice-President of the Fondazione Edison, and Vice President of the Fondazione Guido Donegani. His publications include numerous books and articles in books, journals, and newspapers on the subjects of Italian economy, industry and local production systems, technology, development and international trade. His main books include: “Prodotti di base e cicli economici” (Il Mulino, 1988, Iglesias Prize winner), “Il made in Italy” (Il Mulino, 1998), “Le imprese multi utility” (Il Mulino, 2001), and “Le due sfide del made in Italy: globalizzazione e innovazione” (Il Mulino, 2005). With Alberto Quadrio Curzio he edited “Il made in Italy oltre il 2000” (Il Mulino, 2000), “Le liberalizzazioni e le privatizzazioni dei servizi pubblici locali” (Il Mulino, 2000), “Il gruppo Edison 1883-2003. Profili economici e societari (Il Mulino, 2003), “Industria e distretti. Un paradigma di perdurante competitività italiana” (Il Mulino, 2006), and “Valorizzare un’economia forte. L’Italia e il ruolo della sussidiarietà” (Il Mulino, 2007).
Alberto Quadrio Curzio is Professor of Political Economy, Dean of the Faculty of Political Sciences and Director of the Research Centre in Economic Analysis (CRANEC), Catholic University (Milan). He is Academic Secretary of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, chief editor of the journal “Economia Politica”, il Mulino, and on the Scientific Committee of other journals among which include “Structural Change and Economic Dynamics” and “Journal of Policy Modelling”. He is Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Fondazione Edison. He has been Dean of the Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Bologna, Chairman of Società Italiana degli Economisti, elected member of CNR (Italian National Research Council), and President of Istituto Lombardo. He has received many awards among which are the St. Vincent Award for Economics and the international Cortina Ulisse Award. He also received the “Gold Medal Award” from the President of the Italian Republic. He has written approximately 300 scientific publications, many of which are in English. His main subjects of study are economic theory of scarce resources, income distribution, education, economic development and economicinstitutional forms thereof. [email protected] 200 List of Authors Contributors
Matteo Ferrazzi CEE Economic Research UniCredit Group Via Tortona, 33 20144 Milan Italy [email protected]
Paolo Garonna Deputy Executive Secretary at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Palais des Nations, 8-14 Avenue de la Paix CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland [email protected]
Giorgia Giovannetti Professor of Political Economy Department of Economics University of Florence Via delle Pandette, 9 50127 Florence Italy [email protected]
Paolo Guerrieri Professor of Economics Department of Economics University “La Sapienza” of Rome Via del Castro Laurenziano, 9 00161 Rome, Italy [email protected]
Yan He Programme Officer Capacity Building and Field Operations Branch UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Room 6-02, Avenue Giuseppe Motta 48 Geneva, Switzerland [email protected] List of Authors 201 Michael Landesmann Scientific Director and Professor of Economics The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies Oppolzergasse 6 A-1010 Vienna Austria [email protected]
Francesca Luchetti Researcher in International Economics Research and Statistics Area Istituto Nazionale per il Commercio Estero Via Listz, 21 00144 Rome Italy [email protected]
Oliver Pfirrmann Director of the Department Technology and Future Markets Prognos AG Goethestraße 85 D-10623 Berlin, Germany [email protected]
Debora Revoltella Head of CEE Research UniCredit Group Via Tortona, 33 20144 Milano, Italy [email protected]
Fabrizio Saccomanni Director General Banca d’Italia Palazzo Koch Via Nazionale, 91 00184 Rome, Italy [email protected]
Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell Member of the Executive Board European Central Bank Kaiserstrasse 29 D-60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany [email protected] 202 List of Authors Milica Uvalic Professor of Economics Department of Economics, Finance and Statistics University of Perugia Via Pascoli, 20 06123 Perugia Italy [email protected]
Dario Velo Professor of Economics and Enterprises Management University of Pavia – Cattedra europea Jean Monnet Via S. Felice, 5 27100 Pavia Italy [email protected]