Curriculum Vitae

Marilena Locatelli Biey

Contact
Department of Economics, University of Turin

Via Po, 53  –  I-10124 Torino (Italy) 

Tel. (39) 011 670 2761,  Fax (39) 011 670 2762
e-mail: marilena.locatelli@unito.it
Web: http://www.de.unito.it/CHILD
 
 

Current Position
  • Contract lecturer of the course of  ``Management and Analysis of Data”, at University of Turin, Faculty of Polical Science (since 2003-04).
  • Research fellow at the Department of Economics “C. De Martiis”, University of Turin, (Since January 2000)
Previous Position
    Postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Economics, University of Turin (from the 20.2.93 to the 20.2.95).
Educational qualification
  • Postdoctoral research fellow. Research title: “Estimating the demand for urban green areas and the related benefit with the use of hedonic prices”, Supervisor: Prof. Ugo Colombino, Department of Economics, University of Turin (from the 20.2.93 to the 20.2.95)
  • D. Phil. in Methods of Appraisal in the Architectonic and Urban Planning [25.5.92], Polytechnic of Milan (Italy). D. Phil. thesis on “Restoration of Land and Buildings in Marginal Agricultural Zones - Appraisal of a Project oriented to Agricultural Tourism“, Supervisor: P. Carrer (in 1988-91)
  • University: First class degree (110/110 Cum Laude) in Agrarian Sciences, with specialisation in  Economics [February 1979] University of Turin , Italy. Thesis title: “Accounting and management analysis for technical consultancy in agricultural firms in Italy and in the United States” 
Scholarships and Contracts
  • Research fellow at the Department of Economics “C. De Martiis”, University of Turin, (Since January 2000).
  • Postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Economics, University of Turin (from the 20 February 1993 to the 20 February 1995). 
  • Research contract with the Department of Economics "Cognetti de Martiis", University of Turin, in 1997-98 and 1998-99, for a study on art market.
  • Fellowship, International Centre for Economic Research (ICER), Turin, Italy, from February 95 to June 95.
  • Fellowship, National Institute of Agricultural Economics (INEA) in 1979-80, and in 1981-82.
Post-graduate teaching 
  • Contract lecturer of the course of  ``Land Laws Regime and expropriation for public utility”, at Polytechnic of Milan, Faculty of Architecture (in 1993-94).
  • Teaching Assistant, Microeconomics, Master of Economics, CORIPE Piedmont, Turin, Italy, (in 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000 and 2000-2001). 
  • Teaching Assistant, Introductory Gauss Programming,Master of Economics,CORIPE Piedmont, Turin, Italy (in 1996-97). 
Teaching 
  • Contract lecturer of the course of  ``Management and Analysis of Data”, at University of Turin, Faculty of Polical Science (since 2003-04).
  • Teaching Assistant, PublicEconomics,  “Scuola di Applicazione” (Military Academy), Turin, Italy, (in 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-2001).
  • Teaching Assistant, Economics 1, Faculty of Political Science, University of Turin, Cuneo, Italy (in 1994-95).
  • Teaching Assistant, Microeconomics, Faculty of Political Science, University of Turin, Turin, Italy, (in 1993-94.
  • Teaching Assistant, Real Estate Estimation, Polytechnic of Milan-Faculty of Architecture, Milan (from 1986-87 to 1993-94).
  • Highschool teacher (from 1984-85 to 1995-96) in ”Economics, Real Estate Estimation and Accounting”.
 
Work Related Training
  • “Mediterranean Summer School in Evaluation of Public Policies”, University of Balear Isles, July 14-18 2003.
  • “Mediterranean Summer School in Theoretical and Applied Economics”, University of Balear Isles, June 2001.
  • “Summer School of Econometrics”, Bertinoro (Forlì), September 2000.
Computer Skills
  • Operating system: DOS, Windows.
  • Software/packages: Word, Excel, Access, Power Point.
  • Programming languages: GAUSS, STATA, LaTeX.
Languages
    Italian: mother tongue. Working knowledge of English andFrench.
Research Interest
  • Public Economics
  • Cultural Economics
  • Applied microeconomics
  • Measurement of the preference for environmental goods
  • Economics of the family

Research projects participation
  • “Minimum Income”,  funded by Compagnia di San Paolo, Turin, (2008-2009, and directed by Prof. Ugo Colombino).
  • “Slutsky elasticities in random utility models”, (with John Dagsvik and Steinar Strøm)  funded by Frisch Centre, Oslo, (2008-2010), and directed by Prof. Steinar Strøm.
  • “Labor supply elasticites when utilites are random and when they are deterministic”, (with John Dagsvik and Steinar Strøm),  funded by Frisch Centre, Oslo, (2008-2010), and directed by Prof. Steinar Strøm.
  • “A longitudinal analysis of the consumption of anti-cholesterol drugs”, (with Dag Morten Dalen and Steinar Strøm),  funded by Frisch Centre, Oslo, (2008-2010), and directed by Prof. Steinar Strøm.