Maurizio Lisciandra

PERSONAL DETAILS

Department of Law

LUMSA University

Via Filippo Parlatore, 65 - 90145 Palermo - Italy

Email: m.lisciandra@lumsa.it

Website: https://sites.google.com/site/mlisciandra/

CURRENT POSITION

Associate Professor in Economics at the Department of Law, LUMSA University, Palermo, Italy.

EDUCATION

2005                 Ph.D. in Economics, Trinity College, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

2004                 Marie Curie Host Fellowship, International Doctorate in Economic Analysis (IDEA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.

2002                 European Doctoral Group in Economics (EDGE), Laboratoire d’Economie et de Sociologie du Travail (LEST-CNRS), Université de la Méditerranée, Aix-en-Provence, France.

2000                 M.Phil. in Economics with distinction in the dissertation, Trinity College, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

1998                 Laurea summa cum laude (30/30 in all subjects) in Economics, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy.

1997                 Graduate Exchange Program with the Brandeis University, Waltham (Boston), MA, USA.

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE

2009 – 2022       Assistant/Associate Professor in Economics at the Department of Economics, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.

2008 – 2016       Expert researcher in economics of crime in several national and international research projects for Transcrime (Joint Research Centre on Transnational Crime), Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy.

2008 – 2009       Post-doctorate in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Bologna, Italy.

2005                 Consultant, International Labor Organization (ILO), Geneva, Switzerland.

2003                 Full-Time Professional Intern, International Labor Organization (ILO), Geneva, Switzerland.

TEACHING

Currently:

• Politica Economica in Italian at the B.A. in Economics and Business, LUMSA University.
• Economics for Lawyers in English at the 5-Y M.A. in Law, LUMSA University.
• Development Economics and Institutional Change at the M.A. in Economics and Management, LUMSA University.
• Economics of Crime and Corruption in English at the International Ph.D. in Criminology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan.

Previously:

• Decision Theory, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Political Economics, Industrial Organization, Mathematics for Social Sciences, Economics of Crime and Crime Costing at the University of Messina, University of Palermo, Bocconi University, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, University of Pisa.

ACADEMIC ROLES

Member of the Academic Board of the International Ph.D. in Criminology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy. (http://scuoledidottorato.unicatt.it/criminologia-home ).

MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Law & Economics
• Institutional Economics
• Commons
• Behavioral Economics
• Economics of Corruption
• Economics of Crime
  • Voting Behavior
  • Applied Microeconometrics

CONFERENCES/SEMINARS (recent)

2022     VII Annual Conference, World Interdisciplinary Network for Institutional Research (WINIR), online.

2021     XVII Annual Conference, Italian Society of Law & Economics (SIDE-ISLE), Trento.

2021     Collegio Carlo Alberto, Seminar, Turin.

2021     Bank of Italy, Webinar

2021     MEF/RGS, Italian Ministry of Treasury, Webinar

2019     XV Annual Conference, Italian Society of Law & Economics (SIDE-ISLE), Milan.

2019     LX Annual Conference, Italian Economic Association (SIE), Palermo.

2019     XXXI Annual Conference, Italian Society of Public Economics (SIEP), Torino.

2019     XL Annual Conference, Italian Association of Regional Science (AISRe), L’Aquila.

2018     XIV Annual Conference, Italian Society of Law & Economics (SIDE-ISLE), Lecce.

2018     LIX Annual Conference, Italian Economic Association (SIE), Bologna.

2018     XXXV Annual Conference, European Association of Law and Economics (EALE), Milan.

2017     XIII Annual Conference, Italian Society of Law & Economics (SIDE-ISLE), Rome.

2017     LVIII Annual Conference, Italian Economic Association (SIE), Cosenza.

JOURNAL REFEREE

Ecological Economics, Regional Studies, Papers in Regional Science, China Economic Review, Environmental and Resource Economics, Economics & Politics, Economic Analysis and Policy, Economic Modelling, Economic Systems, Bulletin of Economic Research, European Journal of Law and Economics, Metroeconomica, Journal of Economics, International Review of Economics, Journal of Applied Economics, European Journal of Comparative Economics, European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, South European Society and Politics, Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, Rivista di Politica Economica, Rivista Italiana degli Economisti, Rivista Italiana di Politiche Pubbliche, Sage Open.

PUBLICATIONS & WORKING PAPERS

Publications

2022 - “Digging into Waste: An Analysis of Waste Crime in the Italian Provinces” (with D. Andreatta, S. Favarin, E. Millemaci), Regional Studies , forthcoming, ISSN: 0034-3404 (Print), 1360-0591 (Online). DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2022.2135697 .

2021 - “A corruption risk indicator for public procurement” (with R. Milani and E. Millemaci), European Journal of Political Economy , 73: 102141, ISSN: 0176-2680 (Print). DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2021.102141 .

2019 - “Political Corruption and Capture of the Minority” (with P. Giannoccolo), Economics & Politics , 31(3): 485-510. ISSN: 0954-1985 (Print), 1468-0343 (Online). DOI: 10.1111/ecpo.12137 .

2019 - “Property Rights, Marriage, and Fertility in the Italian Alps, 1790-1820” (with M. Casari and C. Tagliapietra), Explorations in Economic History , 71: 72-92. ISSN: 0014-4983 (Print), 1090-2457 (Online). DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2018.09.001 .

2018 - “Binding and non-Binding Contracts: A Theoretical Appraisal” (with E. D’Agostino), Review of Law & Economics , 14(2): pp. ISSN: 1555-5879. DOI: 10.1515/rle-2016-0006 .

2017 - “Corruption”, in Encyclopedia of Law and Economics , Marciano A. and Ramello G.B. (eds.), New York: Springer. ISBN: 978-1-4614-7883-6 (Print) 978-1-4614-7883-6 (Online). DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-7883-6_702-1 .

2017 - “An Empirical Study of the Impact of Corruption on Environmental Performance: Evidence from Panel Data” (with C. Migliardo), Environmental and Resource Economics , 68(2): 297-318. ISSN: 0924-6460, eISSN: 1573-1502. DOI: 10.1007/s10640-016-0019-1 .

2017 - “The Economic Effect of Corruption in Italy: A Regional Panel Analysis” (with E. Millemaci), Regional Studies , 51(9): 1387-1398. ISSN: 0034-3404, eISSN: 1360-0591. DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2016.1184244 .

2016 - “Gender Discrimination in Property Rights: Six Centuries of Commons Governance in the Alps” (with M. Casari), The Journal of Economic History , 76(2): 559-594. ISSN: 0022-0507, eISSN: 1471-6372. DOI: 10.1017/S0022050716000565 .

2016 - “The Camorra and Protection Rackets: The Cost to Business” (with G. Frazzica, A. Scaglione e V. Punzo), Global Crime , 17(1): 48-59. ISSN 1744-0572, eISSN 1744-0580. DOI: 10.1080/17440572.2015.1129815 .

2014 - “Proceeds from extortions: the case of Italian organised crime groups”, Global Crime , 15(1-2): 93-107. ISSN 1744-0572, eISSN 1744-0580. DOI: 10.1080/17440572.2014.881735 .

2014 - “A Review of the Causes and Effects of Corruption in the Economic Analysis” in Organized Crime, Corruption, and Crime Prevention , Caneppele S. and Calderoni F. (eds.), pp. 187-195, New York: Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-01838-6. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-01839-3_22 .

2013 - “A Panel Investigation on Corruption and Economic Growth: The Case of the Italian Regions” (with E. Millemaci), Rassegna Economica , 76(1): 169-185. ISSN 0390-010X.

2011 - “L’evoluzione della trasmissione ereditaria delle risorse collettive in Trentino tra i secoli XIII e XIX” (with M. Casari) in La gestione delle risorse collettive nell’Italia settentrionale (secoli XII-XVIII) , Alfani G. and Rao R. (eds.), pp. 17-31, Milano: Franco Angeli. ISBN 978-88-568-3744-5.

2010 - “La teoria economica della corruzione” (with M. Centorrino), I quaderni europei , Centro di Documentazione europea - Università di Catania - Online Working Paper, 5-15. ISSN 1973/7696.

2010 - “Camorra ed estorsioni: una stima del costo per le imprese” in I costi dell’Illegalità - Camorra ed Estorsioni in Campania , Di Gennaro G. and La Spina A. (eds.), pp. 161-184, Bologna: Il Mulino. ISBN 978-88-15-13987-0.

2008 - “A Comparative Analysis of the Incentive Systems under Taylorism and Fordism”, Storia del Pensiero Economico , 5(2): 65-89. ISSN 1828-1990, eISSN 1593-8603. DOI: 10.3280/SPE2008-002003 .

2008 - “The Impact of Technological Change on Incentive Provision”, Studi Economici , 95(2): 5-36. ISSN 0039-2928, eISSN 1972-4918. DOI: 10.3280/STE2008-095001 .

2008 - “The Cost of Protection Racket in Sicily” (with Adam Asmundo), Global Crime , 9(3): 221-240. ISSN 1744-0572, eISSN 1744-0580. DOI: 10.1080/17440570802254338 .

2008 - “Rise and fall of the contract system in the American iron and steel industry”, Quaderni del Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica, Matematica e Sociologia “V. Pareto” , n. 27, Università di Messina. ISBN 88-7442-462-0.

2008 - “Un tentativo di stima del costo delle estorsioni sulle imprese a livello regionale: Il caso Sicilia” (with Adam Asmundo) in I costi dell’Illegalità - Mafia ed Estorsioni in Sicilia , La Spina A. (eds.), pp. 113-136, Bologna: Il Mulino. ISBN 978-88-15-12397-8.

2007 - “Agency Theory and Work Incentives”, Studi Economici , 91(1): 117-146. ISSN 0039-2928, eISSN 1972-4918.

Working Papers/Research Projects

 “Open and Closed Societies:  Six Centuries of Institutional Change” WP submitted (with M. Casari, A. Seyun Saral).

 “Reputation and Voters’ Behavior: Evidence from Italian Municipalities” WP (with E. Bracco and M.A. De Benedetto)

“Dynamic Persistence in Political Corruption” WP (with A. Miralles Asensio and F. Monteforte)

ACADEMIC TRAINING COURSES (recent)

2016 - “Economics of Corruption: Reinventing Trusted Governance.” Internet Center for Corruption Research, University of Passau, Passau.

2016 - “Space, Territory and Growth. Advances in Regional Science.” ERSA (European Regional Science Association) Summer School. Polytechnic of Milan, Milan.

2015 - “Introductory Econometrics and Time Series,” “Panel Data Econometrics: Theory and Applications,” and “Topics in Microeconometrics with Applications in Energy & Environmental Economics.” Postgraduate courses by SIDE (Italian Society of Econometrics), Bertinoro and Palermo.

VISITING

Visting fellowship July 2022, University of Italian Switzerland, Lugano (CH).

Visiting fellowship October 2021, University of Bologna, Italy.

Visiting fellowship November 2021, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin, Italy.

ACADEMIC REWARDS

2022 – Swiss National Science Foundation. Competitive research grant for scientific exchanges. “A comparison of the institutional trajectories of common resources governance in two Alpine areas: Ticino and Trentino

2018, 2020 - “Fondo di finanziamento per le attività base di ricerca”. Competitive research grant from the Italian Ministry of University and Research (2018), University of Messina (2020).

LANGUAGE SKILLS

ITALIAN: mother tongue

ENGLISH: speaking fluent, writing proficient

FRENCH: speaking very good, writing good

SPANISH: speaking good, writing good

COMPUTER SKILLS

Stata, R, Mathematica.