Prof. Marcello D’Amato ([email protected]) Prof. Giovanni Ferri ([email protected]) Università di Salerno – Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Statistiche Università di Bari - Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche Università di Palermo - Dipartimento Scienze Economiche Aziendali e Finanziarie CRENOS (http://crenos.unica.it/), Università di Sassari (Dipartimento di economia, impresa regolamentazione) e Proif. Francesco Lippi Università di Cagliari (Dipartimento ricerche economiche ([email protected]) e sociali) 13 14 15 16 17 The center's primary research fields are macroeconomics, industrial organization, applied microeconomics, and regional economics. Thedepartments offer the possibility to teach a master class in the candidate's field of expertise. Prof. Carlo Altavilla ([email protected]) Università di Napoli Parthenope - Dipartimento di Studi Economici "Salvatore Vinci" 12 Prof. Valentino Dardanoni ([email protected]) Prof. Salvatore Modica ([email protected]) Prof. Achille Basile ([email protected]) Università di Napoli Federico II – Dipartimento di Matematica e Statistica 11 The department hosts the Centre of Labor Economics and Economic Policy (CELPE) directed by Prof. Marcello D’Amato. The department's main research interests are in labour economics, public economics, applied econometrics, financial economics and industrial organization. The winner can have some limited graduate-level teaching load if desired The department’s primary research fields are macroeconomics, decision theory, public economics, industrial economics and regional and international economics. The visitor can perform some graduate teaching activity if desired. The department’s primary research interests are applied econometrics, financial economics, industrial organization and public economics. The department hosts the Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF) directed by Prof. Tullio Jappelli. The winner can perform some graduate-level teaching activity if desired. The department’s primary research interests are mathematical economics and econometrics. The winner can perform some graduate-level teaching activity if desired. The main department's research interests are labour, development and growth, international monetary economics and applied econometrics. The winner can also be involved, upon request, in graduate-level teaching activity. Università di Napoli Federico II – Dipartimento di Economia 5 Prof. Tullio Jappelli ([email protected]) Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Prof. Pierpaolo Benigno Carli (LUISS) – Dipartimento di Scienze economiche e ([email protected]) aziendali 10 Prof. Giancarlo Marini ([email protected]) Università di Roma “Tor Vergata” – Dipartimento di Economia e Istituzioni Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna – Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche 8 9 Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia – Dipartimento di Economia Politica 7 Prof. Silvia Giannini ([email protected]) The department’s primary research fields are macroeconomics, econometrics, finance, public finance, and international and regional economics. The winner can perform some teaching activity if desired. Università di Padova – Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche “Marco Fanno” 6 Prof. Graziella Bertocchi ([email protected]) Università di Venezia – Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche 5 Prof. Nunzio Cappuccio ([email protected]) The winner will be required to perform some teaching activity, especially targeted to finishing undergraduates and Ph.D. students. Università Statale di Milano - Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Aziendali e Statistiche 4 Prof. Domenico Sartore ([email protected]) Università L. Bocconi – Milano IGIER 3 Prof. Massimo Florio ([email protected]) Università di Genova – Dipartimento di Economia e Metodi Quantitativi Prof. Carlo Favero ([email protected]) Pagina 1 2 Prof. Amedeo Amato ([email protected]) The winner will have a very limited teaching load on topics tightly related to his/her research activity: typically, a Ph.D. course (24 hours of teaching per year). Due to lack of office space, the winner will be hosted at the Collegio Carlo Alberto, where most graduate teaching in economics and finance of the University of Turin is located. 12:53 Università di Torino – Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Finanziarie “Giuseppe Prato” Prof. Giovanna Nicodano ([email protected]) 24-06-2009 1 Notes Research Cont act and Super visor Uni versity – Department N° LIST OF ITALIAN DEPARTMENTS WILLING TO HOST THE WINNER OF THE FRANCO MODIGLIANI RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE FRANCO MODIGLIANI INGLESE HANDLING OF PERSONAL DATA With reference to the provisions contained in the Legislative Decree No. 196 of 2003, concerning the privacy protection of personal data, and particularly the provisions at article 13 of said decree, the personal data provided by the candidates are collected at MCC – Secretariat of the Associazione Borsisti Marco Fanno – only for the purpose of managing the competition for the award of the Franco Modigliani Research Fellowship in Economics and Finance and will also be handled by automatic procedures. For the winner of the Fellowship, personal data handling will also occur in order to manage the Fellowship. The provision of such data is compulsory for the evaluation of the eligibility requirements for the Fellowship. Refusal to provide the required data implies exclusion fro the competition for the Research Fellowship. The information provided by candidates can be released only to public administrative bodies directly concerned with the legal and economic position of the candidates or the implementation of the competition. The interested parties are entitled with the rights described at article 7 of the abovementioned Legislative Decree, among which the right of access to their own data, and some complementary rights among which the right to correct, update, complete or delete data that are mistaken, incomplete or collected in unlawful ways, as well as the right to prevent their handling based on lawful motives. Such rights can be enforced against the Associazione Borsisti Marco Fanno, at UniCredit MedioCredito Centrale SpA, Via Piemonte 51, 00187 Roma, Italy, in its quality of handler of the data. The person responsible for the data handling is the Secretary of this association. _________________ I declare that I have read the above statement, and that I agree to the use of my personal data for the purposes of the competition for the award of the Franco Modigliani Research Fellowship in Economics and Finance. Date Signature …...............................………… 6 …….................................…………………………… FRANCO MODIGLIANI RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE 2010 edition 1 – General rules The Associazione Borsisti Marco Fanno awards a Research Fellowship in Economics and Finance dedicated to the memory of Franco Modigliani and aimed to young researchers based in non-Italian institutions who wish to work in an Italian university. The competition for the award will be based on the candidates’ curriculum, papers and publications. The competition for this Research Fellowship is open to young candidates of all nationalities who (i) completed or are about to complete a Ph.D. in economics and finance in a non-Italian university, (ii) are currently performing their research and teaching activity in a non-Italian institution, and (iii) wish to perform their future activity in an Italian university. 2 – Application The application procedure is in two steps, the first involving documents to be sent by physical mail or by hand delivery and the second involving documents to be sent by e-mail: 1. Candidates must (i) fill and sign both the application form and the form regarding the consent to the use of personal data for this competition (in conformity with the privacy protection provisions of the Italian legislative decree No. 196 of 2003), using the forms provided at the following URL: www.mcc.it/MarcoFanno/modigliani_fellowship.html, (ii) send these two forms (together with the attachments described below) to: Secretariat of Associazione Borsisti Marco Fanno, UniCredit MedioCredito Centrale S.p.A., Via Piemonte 51, 00187 Roma, Italy, by registered mail, courier mail or hand delivery, asking for a return card or receipt to prove delivery, and (iii) ensure that it is delivered to the above address by 30 October 2009. Proof of the date and time of delivery will be the receipt stamp on the return card or – in case of hand delivery – the receipt provided by UniCredit MedioCredito Centrale.. The required attachments are: a) a copy of a valid identity document; b) official documents showing past educational attainments (e.g., copies of undergraduate and Ph.D. diplomas); c) for candidates who have not yet obtained a Ph.D., official transcripts of the grades obtained in the exams of the Ph.D. program. 2. Moreover, candidates must send by e-mail the following documents (in .pdf format and collected in a single .zip file) to the address [email protected]: a) application form; b) curriculum vitae; c) scanned copy of a valid identity document; d) description of the research project (2/3 pages); e) scanned copy of documents showing past educational attainments (e.g., copies of undergraduate and Ph.D. diplomas); f) for candidates who have not yet obtained a Ph.D., scanned copy of the transcript of the grades reported in the exams of the Ph.D. program; g) copies of at most three publications; h) a document indicating the Italian university and the department where the candidate wishes to spend the Fellowship, stating briefly the motivation for choosing this institution and indicating the name of a local researcher willing to provide a reference letter; 1 FRANCO MODIGLIANI INGLESE 24-06-2009 12:53 Pagina 2 Enclosure i) a letter where this department (i) agrees to host the candidate if he/she were to get the award, (ii) explains how the candidate would fit in the research activity of the department and which researchers he/she could interact with, and (iii) appoints an academic who will supervise his/her research and will facilitate his/her participation in the activities of the department. APPLICATION FORM (please type or use block capitals) Each candidate can indicate only one institution under point g. In turn, each institution can agree to host at most three candidates. Finally, candidates are required to ask 2 academics well acquainted with their research to send signed and scanned reference letters to the address [email protected] by 30 October 2009. To: Segreteria dell’Associazione Borsisti Marco Fanno c/o UniCredit MedioCredito Centrale SpA Via Piemonte 51 00187 Roma Italy 3 - Award committee The award committee, designated by the Associazione Borsisti Marco Fanno, will be formed by academics expert in economics and finance. The committee’s decisions are unappealable. In evaluating candidates, the committee will take into account their curriculum, their Reference letters, their publications and unpublished work, and their research project. Based on this first evaluation, the committee will form a short list of the applicants and will invite the shortlisted candidates for a seminar and an interview in Rome on 15 January 2010. The committee plans to complete the selection process by the end of February 2010. I apply to participate to the competition for the award of the Modigliani Research Fellowship in Economics and Finance, reserved to young researchers who (i) completed or are about to complete a Ph.D. in economics and finance in a non-Italian university, (ii) are currently performing their research and teaching activity in a non-Italian institution, and (iii) wish to perform their future activity in an Italian university, according to the terms described in the official announcement of 15 June 2009, which I am fully aware of. I also declare that: ■ I have not been sentenced in criminal trials and/or subjected to jail or other security provisions, ■ I am not currently subject to criminal charges and/or to a criminal trial. To participate to the competition, I enclose the following documents: ❑ copy of a valid identity document; ❑ official documents showing past educational attainments (e.g., copies of undergraduate and Ph.D. diplomas); ❑ (if not yet obtained a Ph.D.) official documents reporting the grades obtained in the exams of the Ph.D. program. I am also sending by e-mail to the address [email protected] the following documents (in .pdf format and in a .zip file): ❑ ❑ ❑ 4 – Amount and tenure period To this purpose, I provide the following data: The Fellowship will start on 1st October 2010. From that date, the winner will engage in full-time research activity at the department that has agreed to host him/her. He/she will move to the corresponding location, will reside there for the duration of the scholarship, and will not accept other paid employment contracts. The host institution can ask the Research Fellow to teach graduate courses without compensation up to 24 hours per year. The Fellowship entitles the winner to the payment of a yearly sum of Euro 60,000, gross of all taxes and social security contributions, and a yearly refund of documented research expenses of up to Euro 10,000 by Associazione Borsisti Marco Fanno. The duration of the Fellowship is two years, renewable for two more. During this period, the Associazione Borsisti Marco Fanno can invite the winner to illustrate the state of his/her research in seminars, interviews or workshops. By 30 June 2010 and 2011, the winner will produce a report on the state of advancement of his/her research, attaching the evaluation by the his/her local scientific supervisor. By the end of September 2011, his/her research output will be refereed by one or more experts chosen by the award committee, and evaluated by the committee. Based on this evaluation, the Associazione Borsisti Marco Fanno will take an unappealable decision as to whether the Fellowship is to be renewed for two more years or not. In case of renewal, the winner will produce a further interim report by 30 June 2012 and a final report by 30 September 2013. Rome, 15 June 2009 ❑ Surname and name ❑ Nationality ❑ ❑ Tax Code or Social Security Number ❑ Date and place of birth Address for correspondence ❑ E-mail address I asked two academics well acquainted with my research to send signed and scanned reference letters to the e-mail address [email protected]. Phone Associazione Borsisti Marco Fanno CHAIRMAN Mario Draghi Associazione Borsisti Marco Fanno HONORARY CHAIRMAN Franco Carraro For information please contact: Secretariat of Associazione Borsisti Marco Fanno UniCredit MedioCredito Centrale SpA, Via Piemonte 51, 00187 Roma, Italy Ph. +39 06 47912706 – 06 47912707 – Fax +39 06 47912705 E-mail: [email protected] ❑ this completed application form; curriculum vitae; scanned copy of a valid identity document; description of research project (2/3 pages); a scanned copy of documents showing past educational attainments (e.g., copies of undergraduate and Ph.D. diplomas); a scanned copy of documents reporting the grades obtained in the exams of the Ph.D. program (only for candidates who have not yet completed a Ph.D.); copies of at most three publications; indication of the Italian university and of the department where I wish to spend the Fellowship, with a brief motivation for choosing this institution and the indication of a local researcher willing to provide a reference letter; an official signed and scanned letter where this department (i) agrees to host me if I were to get the award, (ii) explains how I would fit in the research activity of the department and with which researchers I could interact, and (iii) appoints an academic who will supervise my research activity and will facilitate my participation in the activities of the department; the consent to the use of my personal data for the purposes of this competition, along with the privacy protection provisions contained in the Italian legislative decree No. 196 of 2003 (via the statement downloadable from the internet web site www.mcc.it). Finally, I declare under my personal responsibility that all the data that I have provided in this application and attached documents are truthful. University and (expected) date of completion of Ph.D. program Subject area of the Ph.D. thesis, and thesis title Date Signature …...............................………… Professors who wrote reference letters University and department where I plan to spend the Research Fellowship 2 3 4 …….................................……………………………