Curriculum Vitae

Alessandro Corsi

Born:

April 7th, 1949, Belluno (Italy)

Education:

  • Laurea (Political Sciences, University of Turin, Italy)
  • Master in Economics (Centro di Specializzazione e Ricerche Economico-Agrarie per il Mezzogiorno, Portici)

 Present positions:

  • Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics (University of  Turin, Italy)

Previous Positions:

  • Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics (University of Turin, Italy)

Courses:

  • Agricultural and agro-industrial economics  and policy  
  • Farm economics and marketing of organic products

Other academic or professional activities:

  • Italian Country Representative for the International Association of  Agricultural Economists (IAAE)

Research interests:

  • Labour in agriculture and part-time farming
  • Farm households behaviour
  • Evaluation of environmental goods
  • Economics of wine-making

Honors, Fellowships, etc:

  • Visiting Professor (Station d'Economie et de Sociologie Rurales, INRA, Rennes, 1992)
  • Visiting Professor (Dept. Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Penn State University, USA, 1993 and 1995)
  • Referee for: European Review of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Economics, Cahiers d'Economie et de Sociologie Rurales, Agricultural Systems, Rivista di economia agraria, La Questione Agraria , Aestimum, EAAE 1999, 2002 and 2005 Conferences, IAAE 2000 Conference
  • Member of the Editorial Board of the Annuario dell'Agricoltura Italiana, Istituto Nazionale di Economia Agraria 1998-2003

Languages:

  • Italian (mother tongue)
  • English
  • French
  • Spanish (beginner)