Guido Tabellini
Encyclopedia
Guido Enrico Tabellini is an Italian economist
who is currently Rector of Bocconi University
.
He received his Laurea
in 1980 from the University of Turin
, and his Ph.D.
in 1984 from UCLA
. He first taught at Stanford, then at UCLA, and later in Italy
. He is past president of the European Economic Association
. He was consultant to the World Bank
and Italian government.
In 2003 he published The Economic Effects of Constitutions. Munich Lectures in Economics.
In May 2008 he was appointed as new rector of the university, in charge from 1 November 2008.
Economist
An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
who is currently Rector of Bocconi University
Bocconi University
Bocconi University is a private university located in central Milan, beside Parco Ravizza. Bocconi provides undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate education, in addition to a range of double degree programs, in the fields of economics, management, finance and law. According to many university...
.
He received his Laurea
Laurea
In Italy, the laurea is the main post-secondary academic degree.-Reforms due to the Bologna process:Spurred by the Bologna process, a major reform was instituted in 1999 to introduce easier university degrees comparable to the bachelors...
in 1980 from the University of Turin
University of Turin
The University of Turin is a university in the city of Turin in the Piedmont region of north-western Italy...
, and his Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in 1984 from UCLA
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
. He first taught at Stanford, then at UCLA, and later in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. He is past president of the European Economic Association
European Economic Association
The European Economic Association is a professional academic body which links European economists. It was founded in the mid-1980s. Its first annual congress was in 1986 in Vienna, Austria...
. He was consultant to the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
and Italian government.
In 2003 he published The Economic Effects of Constitutions. Munich Lectures in Economics.
In May 2008 he was appointed as new rector of the university, in charge from 1 November 2008.
Awards and honors
- 1987–1988 Political Economy Fellowship, Carnegie-Mellon University
- 1987–1992 Faculty Research Fellow, NBER
- 1987–now Research Fellow, CEPR
- 1992–97, 2001–now Council of the European Economic Association
- 1999 Distinguished Fellow, CES, University of Munich
- 2001 Yrjö Jahnsson AwardYrjö Jahnsson AwardThe Yrjö Jahnsson Award is a biennial award given by the Finnish Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation and the European Economic Association to European economists under the age of 45 "who have made a contribution in theoretical and applied research that is significant to the study of economics in Europe." ...
, European Economic Association, Lausanne - 2001 Fellow of the Econometric Society
- 2001 Research Associate, CEPS, Bruxelles
- 2001 International Research Fellow, Kiel Institute for World Economic Studies
- 2003 Research Fellow, Canadian Institute of Economic Research
- 2003 Foreign Honorary Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 2005 Vicepresident, European Economic Association
- 2006 Council of Econometric Society
- 2007 President, European Economic Association
- 2008 Rector, Bocconi University