Biography

Laurea Degree in Economics, Universita’ Commerciale Luigi Bocconi (Italy)
MSc in Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain)
PhD  in Economics, University of Kent at Canterbury

My CV

Cristiano completed his undergraduate degree in Economics at Bocconi University in 2004 before receiving his Master degree at Pompeu Fabra University in 2005. He started his PhD at Carlos III University before moving to University of Kent in 2006 where he was awarded the PhD in Economics in September 2010. He has been seminar-leader in various courses at Carlos III University and University of Kent. During this period he also worked for OECD and European Central Bank as a trainee. He joined the University of Surrey as a full-time lecturer in September 2009.

Research Interests

His research interests are in the fields of macroeconomic theory and numerical methods. His PhD focussed on credit frictions and the business cycle. Recently he started working on the introduction of factor substitutability and biased technical change in business cycle and on the interaction between monetary and fiscal policy in DSGE models with unemployment. He also continues working on credit frictions and especially in modelling the micro-foundations of banking and financial sector in macroeconomics models.

Research Collaborations

Dr. Filippo Ferroni (Banque de France); Prof. Miguel León-Ledesma (Kent); Prof. Paul Levine (Surrey);  Prof. Peter McAdam (ECB, Surrey); Dr. Giovanni Melina (Surrey); Dr. Alessio Moro (Cagliari); Dr. Mathan Satchi (Kent); Dr. Alpo Willman (ECB).

Publications

Working Papers

Cantore, C, and M. Satchi, 2009. “Credit Supply and Output Volatility”, Studies in Economics 0904, Department of Economics, University of Kent.

Cantore, C, Leon-Ledesma, M, McAdam, P and A. Willman, 2010. "Shocking stuff: technology, hours, and factor substitution", Working Paper Series 1278, European Central Bank. (R&R)

Cantore, C, Levine, P, 2011. "Getting Normalization Right: Dealing with ‘Dimensional Constants’ in Macroeconomics", Dynare Working Papers 9, CEPREMAP.  (R&R)

Cantore, C, Levine, P, Melina, G, 2011. "A Fiscal Stimulus and Jobless Recovery", School of Economics discussion papers, 1111, University of Surrey. (R&R)

Cantore, C, Ferroni, F, Leon-Ledesma, M, 2011. "Interpreting the Hours-Technology time-varying relationship", Studies in Economics, 1201, Department of Economics, University of Kent (Submitted) 

Cantore, C, Levine, P, Melina, G, Yang, B, 2012. "A Fiscal Stimulus with Deep Habits and Optimal Monetary Policy", School of Economics discussion papers, 0512,  School of Economics, University of Surrey. (R&R)

Cantore, C, Ferroni, F, Levine, P, Yang, B, 2012. "CES technology and Business Cycle fluctuations", Work in progress.

Teaching

Eco1017 Economic Data Analysis

Eco2046 Intermediate Macroeconomics 2

EcoM024 Microeconomics of the Global Economy

TEACHING MATERIAL

Departmental Duties

Deputy Undergraduate Admissions Tutor

Seminar Organizer