Curriculum vitae et studiorum

Maria Laura Di Tommaso

  Education

·        Degree in Political Science, specialisation in Economics, 18-3-1987, University of Rome La Sapienza .

·        M.Sc. in Economics, Department of Economics and Related Studies of the University of York , 1992.

·        Doctorate in Economic Sciences, University of Rome “ La Sapienza ”, January 1997.

·        Post Doctoral Degree in Economic and Statistical Sciences awarded by the Department of Economics “Cognetti De Martiis” of the University of Turin .

 

Current positions

  • Senior Lecturer in Economics, Faculty of Political Science, University of Turin , Italy .

Lecture courses: Gender and Poverty, Microeconomics, Quantitative Methods for Social Sciences.

 

Previous positions

·        College Lecturer in Economics, Robinson College , University of Cambridge (from October 1999 until December 2001).

·        Director of Economic Studies at Robinson College , University of Cambridge (from October 1999 until December 2001)

·        Research Associate in the Department of Applied Economics, University of Cambridge , from October 1999 until December 2001.

·        From September 1997 until August 1999, Research Fellow at the ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge .

·        Researcher in the Research Unit of San Paolo Bank, Torino , Italy , from 1988 until 1997.

 

Teaching

·        Lecture course in Quantitative Methods for Social Sciences, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Turin , academic year 2008-09.

·        Lecture course in Gender and Poverty, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Turin , academic year 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08.

·        Doctoral lecture course in Family and the Labour Market, Advanced Programme in Labour Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo , academic year 2007-08.

·        Lecture course in Gender and Economics, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Turin , academic year 2003-2004, 2004-2005.

·        Lecture course in Microeconomics, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Turin , academic year 2003-2004, 2004-2005.

·        Director of Studies, Robinson College, University of Cambridge, academic years 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002.

·        Academic year 2001-2002, shared course (with Dr Paul Ryan) in Economics of Inequality for the Economic Tripos, Part I, Paper 1, University of Cambridge .

·        Academic year 2000-2001, examiner for the Part II of the Economics Tripos,  Microeconomics, University of Cambridge .

·        Academic year 2000-2001, 2001-2002, supervisor of Microeconomics, first year, for Robinson College , University of Cambridge .

·        Academic years 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, supervisor of Microeconomics, for Preliminary examination (II year), for Robinson College , University of Cambridge .

·        Academic years, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, supervisor of Microeconomics, for Preliminary examination (II year), for Trinity Hall and Corpus Christ College , University of Cambridge .

·        Academic year 1999-2000: supervisor of Microeconomics, year 1, for Robinson College, New Hall College and Wolfson College, University of Cambridge.

 

Other scientific activities

Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Feminist Economics.

Scientific advisor for the Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research, Oslo , Norway .

Member of the Scientific Board for the Piedmont Region Gender Budget 2007.

Member of IAFFE (International Association for Feminist Economics) Europe Board.

 

 

Honors, Fellowships, Scholarships, Memberships

·        Founder Member of the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) in Europe

·        Member of the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE).

·        Member of the Human Development and Capability Association (HDCA)

·        Member of European Society for Population Economics (ESPE)

·        Member of the Italian Association of Labour Economists (AIEL)

·        Member of the Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic Economics (CHILD).

·        Fellow of  Robinson College

·        Senior Member of  Wolfson College, University of Cambridge.

·        Foreign and Commonwealth Scholarship awarded by the British Council, Sept 1990.

·        Doctorate Scholarship awarded by the University of Rome “ La Sapienza ” to study for the Doctorate in Economic Sciences for three academic years.

·        Post-Doctoratal Scholarship in Economic and Statistical Sciences awarded by the Department of Economics “Cognetti De Martiis” of the University of Turin.

 

Visiting Positions

·        Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research, Oslo , Norway , July 2007 and July 2008

·        Department of Economics, The George Washington University , Washington Dc, June 2003.

·        Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University , Tokyo , August 2003.

 

Selection of papers accepted at conferences in the last 3 years

  1. Children Capabilities and Family Characteristics in Italy , (con Addabbo T.) 30th General Conference of the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, Portoroz , Slovenia , August 24–30, 2008
  1. Children capabilities and family characteristics in Italy (with Addabbo T.)  Annual Conference of the Human Development and Capability Association, New School, New York , Sept. 2007
  1. Measurement Issues and the Capability Approach, Pre-conference Introductory Lecture, Annual Conference of the Human Development and Capability Association, New School, New York , Sept. 2007
  1. Children Well being and Family Characteristics. Towards a measure of educational and play characteristics (with Addabbo T.), International Conference Policies for Happiness, Siena June 2007.
  1. As bad as it gets. Well being  deprivation of sexually exploited trafficked women. (with Shima I. , Strøm S. Bettio F.) 16° Annual Conference of the International Association for Feminist Economics, Bangkok , Thailand , June 29-July 1, 2007
  1. Voting and Gender; Affirmative Politics in Italy . 15° Annual Conference of the International Association for Feminist Economics, Sidney , July 2006.
  1. Structural Equation Models and the Capability Approach. Lecture prepared for the Summer School of the Human Development and Capability Association, Groningen , The Netherlands, 29 August-1 Sept.
  1. Voting and Gender. Affirmative Politics in Italy . (with Bonomi G. and Brosio G.), European Public Choice Society, Turku , Finland , April 2006.
  1. Labor supply and compensating differential among Norwegian nurses. (with Strom S.), Workshop Fondazione Einaudi, University of Turin , May 2005.

Organisation of workshops.

Women’s work and education in the global economy; 17° Annual Conference of the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE), Palazzo del Rettorato, Torino, 19-21 June 2008.

Analysis of migration flows at risk: prostitution and trafficking. Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, Torino, 17-18 March 2006.

Family, Gender, Work: equilibria and disequilibria , The Interdepartmental Centre for Women's Studies of Turin University,  28-29 Maggio 2003.

“Labour Supply /Microsimulation Workshop”, Department of Applied Economics and Robinson College, University of Cambridge, 20-21 Febbraio 2001.  

 

Research Project: Participation and Organisation

·        “ Evaluation of Tax reform in Norway ; dynamic analysis of household behaviour”. Project funded by the Norwegian Research Council in co-operation with the  Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research, Oslo , 2007-2009

·         “Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation and Prostitution”, Project funded by the Italian University and Scientific Research Ministry and by the Department of Economics “Cognetti de Martiis”, academic year 2005- 6. In co-operation with the IOM (International Organisation for Migration) and UNDC (United Nation Office on Drugs and Crime).

·         “A Random Utility Approach to part time and shift work in the Norwegian Health Sector” , funded by the Frisch Centre for Economic Research, years 2005-2006.

 

·        “Voting and Gender. Affirmative politics in Italy .” Project funded by the Italian University and Scientific Research Ministry and by the Department of Economics “Cognetti de Martiis”, academic years 2004-2005.

·        “The harmonisation of tax policies; individual and family choices in the labour market” funded by Compagnia di San Paolo (Sep. 2000 until Sept 2001).

·        “Fiscal Policy, Parenting and Business Organisation” at the ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge , (September 1997 to August 1999). 

·        “The Impact of Economic Reform on Transition Economies: Initial Conditions, Institutional Reforms and Structural Change.” Funded by European Bank for Recostruction and Development.

·        From 1998 to 2002, participation in the national research project funded by the Italian University and Scientific Research Ministry, and directed by Prof. Ugo Colombino on: ”Models of Family Economics Useful for Social Policy Evaluation”.

·        From 1996 until July 1997, participation in the C.N.R., Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche,  (Research National Council) research project on:” Disoccupazione e basso livello di attivita’ in Italia: cause specifiche e rimedi adeguati” (Unemployment and activity low level in Italy : specific causes and solutions), directed by Prof. Michele Salvati.

·        From 1993 to 1995, participation in the national research project funded by the Italian University and Scientific Research Ministry, and directed by Prof. Alessandro Cigno on:” Fertility and participation dynamic simultaneous models”.

 

Refereeing

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Journal of Population Economics

Labour

Feminist Economics

Journal of Socio-economics

Review of Economics of the Household