Dr Cristiano Cantore

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. In 2012 he has been visiting the Banco de España as a research fellow.

Research Interests

He is macroeconomist with interests in theoretical and empirical topics. The bulk of his research gravitates around the employment and empirical evaluation of Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) models.
A substantial part of his research is devoted to analyze the consequences of richer supply and technology considerations in business-cycle models. He is also working on reconciling the outcome of a fiscal stimulus in DSGE models with the results in the empirical literature.

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 (IMF); Dr. Alessio Moro (Cagliari); Dr. Mathan Satchi (Kent); Dr. Alpo Willman (ECB).

Publications

- (2013) "Shocking stuff: technology, hours, and factor substitution" Journal of the European Economic Association, Forthcoming (Joint with M. Leon-Ledesma, P. McAdam and A. Willman)

- (2013) "A Fiscal Stimulus and Jobless Recovery", Scandinavian Journal of Economics. Forthcoming (Joint with P. Levine and G. Melina) WP version available here

- (2012)  "A Fiscal Stimulus with Deep Habits and Optimal Monetary Policy", Economic Letters, 117-1, 348-353 (Joint with P. Levine, G. Melina and B. Yang)

- (2012)  "Getting Normalization Right: Dealing with ‘Dimensional Constants’ in Macroeconomics", Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 36, 1931-1949 (Joint with P. Levine)

Working Papers

- (2012) "The Dynamics of Hours Worked and Technology", forthcoming Banco de España WP series Submitted (Joint with F. Ferroni and M. Leon-Ledesma)

Work in progress

- "Structural Change and the Aggregate Elasticity of Substitution between Capital and Labor". (Joint with A. Moro)

- "CES technology and Business Cycle fluctuations", (Joint with P. Levine and B. Yang)

-"Deep versus Superficial Habit and the Fiscal Stimulus", (Joint with P. Levine, G. Melina and B. Yang)

-"Optimal Fiscal and Monetary Rules in Normal and Abnormal Times", (Joint with P. Levine, G. Melina and J. Pearlman)

-"A DSGE Model Fit for Purpose", (Joint with P. Levine and G. Melina)

Teaching

Eco1017 Economic Data Analysis

Eco2046 Intermediate Macroeconomics 2

EcoM024 Microeconomics of the Global Economy

Departmental Duties

Deputy Undergraduate Admissions Tutor

Seminar Organizer