INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY FOR STUDY, RESEARCH AND TEACHING

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1 Curriculum vitae et studiorum DAVIDE INFANTE Office: Deparment of Economics, Statistics and Finance, University Calabria Calabria, Campus di Arcavacata di Rende Cosenza Italy tel / fax davide.infante@unical.it CURRENT POSITION Associate Professor of Political Economy. Qualified as Full Professor of Economic Policy Department of Economics Statistics and Finance University of Calabria, Italy Main teaching courses: Microeconomics, Degree course in Business Economics, Department of Business and Law Sciences, University of Calabria, Italy Other current teaching courses: 1) Economics of innovation, Bachelor Degree Course in Business Economics, 2) Economics of Innovation and Network, Two Years Master Degree Course in Business Economics, Department of Business and Law Sciences, University of Calabria, Italy Former Associate Professor of Economic Policy at Faculty of Economics, University of Palermo Visiting Professor at Roskilde University, and University of Nizhni Novgorod Member of the Committee of the Doctoral School in Economics and Management, University of Calabria Former Member of the Doctoral School in Firm, State and Market, University of Calabria Member of the Italian Economists Society (SIE) Member of the Associazione Italiana per lo Studio dei Sistemi Economici Comparati (AISSEC) Member of the Society for the Study of Emerging Markets Member of the Scientific Committee of the Istituto Calabrese per la Storia dell Antifascimo e dell Italia Contemporanea. President of the Interdepartmental Library in Economic and Social Sciences E. Tarantelli of the University of Calabria Responsible for the International Relations of the Department of Economics, Statistics and Finance Responsible for three consecutive CD-JEP TEMPUS Projects, with the University of Nizhni Novgorod (Russia), Roskilde University (Denmark), and Université Pierre Mendes Frances in Grenoble (France) Member of the University of Calabria Commission for Patents and Spin-Offs. EDUCATION Four Years Degree in Political Sciences, University of Rome La Sapienza Postgraduate Diploma in Economics, School of Economics, University of Sussex Research student at the Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY FOR STUDY, RESEARCH AND TEACHING - Reaserch visit at the Institute of Economics and Statistics della University of Oxford (3-29 June 1984). - Full-time student at the Department of Economics, University of Sussex ( ). - Full-time research-student at the Science Policy Reseach Unit (SPRU) dell'university of Sussex (1987). - September 1987 research visit at the Center of Urban and Regional Development Studies dell'university of Newcastle (U.K.). - November-December 1988 research visit at the Science Policy Reseach Unit (SPRU) dell'university of Sussex (U.K.). - Research visit at the Institut of Economics and Planning, University of Roskilde, Denmark (May-June 1989). - Visiting Professor, Institut of Economic and Planning, University of Roskilde, Denmark (July-September 1992). - Lecturer of Economics of Innovation and Growth at the Master in Economics and Administration Department of Social Sciences, University of Roskilde (DK), a.a e Member of the Scientific Committee of the Centre for Southern and Mediterranean Studies, "Federico Caffè", University of Roskilde, (Denmark),

2 - Visiting Professor at the University of Roskilde - Denmark (12-19 April, 1999). - Visiting Professor at the University of Nizhni Novgorod - Russia (22-26 November, 2004). - Visiting professor of Microeconomics and Economics of Innovation at the Master in Mathematical Methods in Economics, Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics, University of Nizhni Novgorod (Russia), a.a. 2004/05, 2006/07 e 2007/08. - Visiting Professor at the University of Nordland in Bodo - Norway (October, 2007). - Visiting Professor at the University of the Basque Country in Bilbao - Spain (February, 2010). - Visiting Professor at the University of Lusòfona in Porto - Portugal (September, 2012). MAIN RESEARCH AREAS (JEL classification system) Microeconomics - Production and organisations Microeconomics Market structure and pricing Industrial organization - Market structure, firm strategy and market performance Economic development, technological change and growth Economic systems Institutions Environmental economics PARITICIPATION AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS - Member of the research Unit of the University of Padua, Nationa Research Project PRIN COFIN NXTCP9, "Strucural Change and Growth", National Coordinator Professor Neri Salvadori. - Responsible of the Project of the Tempus Programme "Project Oriented Methods in Russian Universities": Contract Number SM_SCM-T023B , in cooperation with University of Nizhni Novgorod (Russia) and Université de Grenoble (France). - Responsible of the Project of the Tempus Programme CD-JEP TEMPUS "Analytical Master for Improved Economic Expertise", in cooperation with the University of Roskilde (Denmark) and the University of Nizhni Novgorod (Russia). - Responsible of the Project Research and student mobility between Italy and Russia, financed by Fondazione Carical (Progetto n.11 - Istruzione 1999). - Member of the research Unit of the University of Calabria of the Project MIUR 40%, Labour policies, coordinated by Professor Neri Salvadori ( ). - Responsible del progetto TEMPUS TACIS Mobility_JEP "Mobility and Recognition in Financial Studies"in collaborazione con l'università di Roskilde (Danimarca) e l'università di Nizhni Novgorod (Russia). - Member of the research Unit of the University of Calabria of the Project MIUR 40%, Labour policies, coordinated by Professore Nicola Acocella ( ). - Responsible of the Research Bilateral Contract (University of Calabria and University of Roskilde) National Research Center -CNR CTB N CT10 on Marginalization, Specialisation and Cooperation of the Mediterranean regions. - Member of the research Unit of the University of Calabria of the Project MIUR 40%, Financial Sistem of the Italian Mezzogiorno, coordinated by Professor professore Augusto Graziani ( ). - Fast-Monitor Programme "Marginalization, Specialisation and Cooperation of the Baltic and Mediterranean regions" - Commission of the European Union. Programme Leader: Prof. Bruno Amoroso, University of Roskilde, Denmark Winner of a grant of lire received by National Research Center-CNR for a reaserch period abroad. 2

3 JOURNAL REFEREE Economic Modelling, Economics and Complexity, Environmental and Resources Economics, Journal of Business Economics and Management, Metroeconomica, Modern Economy. Member of the Selection Committee of the papers presented at 54th Annual Conference of the Italian Economists Association. PUBBLICATIONS BOOKS 1. Produttività, progresso tecnico e squilibri regionali, Università degli Studi della Calabria, Dipartimento di Economia politica, Arcavacata di Rende, Produttività, progresso tecnico e squilibri regionali, Casa editrice CLUEB, Bologna, Marginalization, Specialization and Cooperation in the Baltic and Mediterranean Region, Synthesis Report, in collaborazione con B. Amoroso, S. Gomez y Paloma, N. Perrone, Monitor-Fast Programme, Continental Europe: Science, Technology and Community Cohesion, Commission of the European Communities, Science Research and Development, vol. 5, Brussels, Catching-up Strategies, Innovation and Diffusion Processes, Centre for Southern and Mediterranean Studies, University of Roskilde, Roskilde (Danimarca), Imprese, innovazione e sviluppo endogeno (in collaborazione con C. Rotelli e A. Tarsitano), Soveria Mannelli, Rubbettino Editore, Catching-up Strategies, Innovation and Diffusion Processes (new edition), Cosenza, Edizioni Orizzonti Meridionali, 2012 EDITED BOOKS 7. Il Mediterraneo da mosaico a regione (a cura di D. Infante e B. Amoroso), Rubbettino, Soveria Mannelli, L'industria automobilistica russa tra concorrenza e protezionismo, (a cura di Davide Infante) Collana di Economia e politica industriale Vol. 225, Milano: Franco Angeli, Crescita e prospettive nell Unione Europea allargata (a cura di Davide Infante), Centro di Documentazione Europea Biblioteca interdipartimentale di scienze economiche e sociali, Università della Calabria, Crescita e prospettive dell Unione Europea allargata (a cura di Davide Infante), Il Mulino, Bologna Il volume è stato recensito sulle seguenti riviste - Economia italiana, N. 1, Anno QA, N. 1, anno CONTRIBUTIONS IN BOOKS 11. "Marginalisation, Specialisation and Cooperation in the Mediterranean and Baltic Regions", in Industry, Innovation and Regional Markets: Baltica and Mediterranean Scenarios, Monitor-Fast Programme, Continental Europe: Science, Technology and Community Cohesion, vol. 16, pp , 1992, Commission of the European Communities, Science Research and Development, Brussels 12. Industrializzazione, crescita economica e sviluppo dei mercati regionali, in Documenti CNEL N. 22, Il Mediterraneo da mosaico a regione, Roma, 1993, pp Competizione globale, industrializzazione e sviluppo dei mercati regionali: il caso dei paesi dell area mediterranea in Il Mediterraneo da mosaico a regione (a cura di D. Infante e B. Amoroso), Soveria Mannelli Rubbettino Editore, 1993, pp Imprese, imprenditori e sviluppo locale in un contesto di rapida trasformazione: alcune considerazioni analitiche in Imprese, innovazione e sviluppo endogeno (in collaborazione con C. Rotelli e A. Tarsitano), Soveria Mannelli, Rubbettino Editore, 1995, pp

4 15. Imprese ed imprenditori: un indagine diretta su un campione della provincia di Cosenza in Imprese, innovazione e sviluppo endogeno (in collaborazione con C. Rotelli e A. Tarsitano), Soveria Mannelli, Rubbettino Editore, 1995, pp Towards a Model of Economic Growth Embodying an Evolutionistic Perspective, in Festschrift 14 Papers in Honour of Bruno Amoroso s 60th birthday, Department of Social Sciences, Roskilde University (Denmark), 1996, pp Innovazione, voce del Dizionario delle scienze sociali, (a cura di W. Outhwaite, T. Bottomore, E. Gellner, R. Nisbet, A. Touraine), Milano, Il Saggiatore, Convergence and Growth Processes, in Y. Trifonov (a cura di), Economics of a Society as Complex System, University of Nizhni Novgorod Press (Russia), 1997, pp (in lingua russa) 19. "Capacità imprenditoriali, ricerca di rendita e sviluppo regionale", in Scelte pubbliche, strategie private e sviluppo economico in Calabria, Anania G. (a cura di), Soveria Mannelli: Rubbettino Editore, 2001, pp L economia nella provincia di Crotone tra vincoli ed opportunità di crescita, in La struttura economica e territoriale della provincia di Crotone, Assindustria Crotone e i suoi associati, Rapporto 2001, a cura di A. Fanello, Crotone, Assindustria Crotone, Professioni e professionisti: alcune definizioni ed il trade-off con lo sviluppo economico", in Palmieri Angela, Primari ed avvocati. Configurazioni di status e gruppi professionali a Crotone, Cosenza: Edizioni Orizzonti Meridionali, 2002, pp joint with Gorbunova Y., Efimychev Y., "I processi di globalizzazione nell'industria automobilistica". In Le riserve di crescita nella produzione manifatturiera, a cura di Efimychev Y., Strelkova, L. V., Gorbunova, M.V., Nizhni Novgorod (Russia), Nizhni Novgorod University Press, 2002, pp (in lingua russa) 23. Il mercato automobilistico russo nel periodo della transizione ( ), in L industria automobilistica russa tra concorrenza e protezionismo, a cura di Davide Infante, Milano, Franco Angeli, "The Russian automotive market in the transition years between globalisation and protectionism", in Globalisation and Welfare, Greve B., Jespersen J. (eds.), Roskilde, Denmark, Roskilde University Press, 2004, pp Crescita e convergenza nell Unione Europea allargata, in Crescita e prospettive dell Unione Europea allargata (a cura di Davide Infante), Bologna, Il Mulino, pp , joint with Smirnova J., "Market failures within poor institutions: the effects of bureaucrats rent-seeking activity", (Chapter 5) in Institutional and Social Dynamics of Growth and Distribution, edited by N. Salvadori, Aldershot, England, Edward Elgar, 2010, pp joint with Luberto G. (2011), "Innovazione e cambiamento oganizzativo nelle biblioteche accademiche italiane. Il caso dell Università della Calabria, in «Books seem to me pestilent things». Studî in onore di Piero Innocenti per i suoi 65 anni. Promossi, raccolti, ordinati da Varo A. Vecchiarelli, curati da Cristina Cavallaro, Manziana (Roma), Vecchiarelli. 28. Environmental protection and rule of law in European countries. Forthcoming in Environmental protection. Art. N. 37 of Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Ecological, economical, juridical and political aspects, e-book, Italian Centres of European Documentation, 2013, with Castiglione C. and Infante D. PUBLISHED ARTICLES 29. "Investimenti industriali e sviluppo economico nelle regioni meridionali nel periodo ", Sviluppo, n.15, "Analisi della spesa pubblica nell'azione ordinaria dello stato, in Calabria, Basilicata e Mezzogiorno nel 1976 e 1977", Sviluppo, n.16, "L'andamento del movimento turistico in Calabria, Basilicata e Mezzogiorno, Centro-Nord e Italia nel 1976 e 1977", Sviluppo, n.17, "Una domanda di nuova cultura dall'università della Calabria" Araba Fenice, n.5-6, "Analisi dei conti riassuntivi del Tesoro nel 1978 e nel 1 semestre 1979", Sviluppo, n.22,

5 34. "Consumi privati e capacità produttiva dell'industria nel Mezzogiorno d'italia", Sviluppo, n.25, 1980, pp "L'andamento delle opere pubbliche in Calabria, Basilicata e Mezzogiorno nel 1977, 1978 e 1979", Sviluppo, n.26, "L'intervento della Cassa per il Mezzogiorno in Calabria ", Sviluppo, n.27, "Il rapporto Svimez sul Mezzogiorno 1981 e l'andamento dell'economia calabrese", Sviluppo, n.29, "L'andamento dell'economia della Basilicata nel 1980", Sviluppo, n.30, "Investimenti e sviluppo economico in Calabria negli anni settanta", Sviluppo, n.39, 1984, pp "La piccola impresa nel processo di diffusione delle innovazioni", Sviluppo, n.56/57, 1988, pp "Produzione, fattori e progresso tecnico nell'industria manifatturiera italiana ( )", L'Industria, n.s., a. XI, n.1, 1990, Industrisystemerne - specialisering og samarbejde i Europe, Samfunds Okonomen, 3, 1993, 37-42, (pubblicato in lingua danese) 43. joint with Amoroso B., Gomez y Paloma S., and Perrone N. Marginalization, specialization and cooperation in the Baltic and Mediterranean regions, European Planning Studies, 01/1994; 2(1): Towards a Model of Economic Growth Embodying an Evolutionistic Perspective, Economics and Complexity, N. 1, vol. 1, Winter , pp Review of the book: Saperi locali, innovazione e sviluppo economico. L esperienza del Mezzogiorno. A cura di Antonio Sassu e Sergio Lodde, in QA, La Questione Agraria, n. 4/2003, pp joint with Smirnova J., (2009) "Entrepreneurship, Rent-seeking Spillovers and Decreasing Returns. A Microeconomic Approach", Acta Oeconomica, Vol. (59) (1), pp joint with J. Smirnova, (2009) "Rent-Seeking Under Weak Institutional Environment", Economics Letters, vol. 104 (3), pp joint with G. Paletta, and F. Vocaturo (2009), A ship-truck intermodal transportation problem", Maritime Economics & Logistics. Vol. 11, (3), pp joint with Smirnova J., (2010) "Politicians, Firms and Institutional Environment, Seoul Journal of Economics, Vol. 23 (3), pp joint with Smirnova J., (2011), Some notes on modelling the relationship between the environment and institutional context, Modern Economy, Vol. 2, n. 1, pp joint with Castiglione C., Grochová L., and Smirnova J., (2011) "The demand for beer in presence of past consumption and advertising in the Czech Republic". Agricultural Economics - Czech, 2011, Vol. 57, n.12, pp joint with Gorbunova, Y., and J. Smirnova, (2012) "New evidences on FDI determinants. An appraisal over the transition period", Prague Economics Papers, Vol. 2012, No. 2, pp joint with Castiglione, C., and Smirnova J., (2012) Rule of law and the Environmental Kuznets Curve: evidence for carbon emissions, International Journal of Sustainable Economy, Vol. 4, n. 3, pp joint with Castiglione, C., Y. Gorbunova, and J. Smirnova, (2012), FDI Determinants in an Idiosyncratic Country. A Reappraisal Over the Russian Regions During Transition Years, Communist and Post-Communist Studies, Vol. 45, n. 1-2, pp joint with Castiglione C. (2012), ICT as General Purpose Technologies. A Microeconometric Investigation on Italian Firms, International Journal of Trade and Global Markets, Vol. 5 (3), pp joint with Castiglione C. (2013)"Rational addiction and theatre attendance. A panel approach using Italian data". Empirical Economics Letters, Vol. 12(10), pp joint with Moiseeva, N.K., Smirnova, J.,(2014) Russian high-tech business incubators: functional-and-value analysis approach, Int. J. Economics and Business Research, Vol. X, No. Y, forthcoming. 58. joint with Castiglione, C. (2014), ICTs and time-span in technical efficiency gains. A stochastic frontier approach over a panel of Italian manufacturing firms, Economic Modelling, 41, pp

6 59. joint with Castiglione, C., Minervini, M.T. and Smirnova, J., Environmental taxation in Europe: what does it depend on?, forthcoming in Cogent Economics and Finance. PAPERS SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL 60. joint with Smirnova J., (2013) Rule of Law, Pollution and Environmental Policy 61. joint with Castiglione, C., Smirnova J., (2013) Which is the engine of growth? The role of Italian manufacturing sector in the IT-ICT era. 62. joint with Castiglione, C., Smirnova J., (2013) Rule of law and its implications for the environmental taxation-income path across European Countries. PAPERS SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL IN PHASE OF SECOND OR THIRD REVISION 63. Castiglione, C. and Infante, D., Rational Addiction and Cultural Goods. The Case of the Italian Theatregoers, revised and resubmitted to Journal of Cultural Economics. 64. Castiglione, C., Infante, D. and Smirnova, J., Linking the rule of law to environmental taxation and economic growth: the evidence on European countries revised and resubmitted to Sustainability. 65. Castiglione, C., Infante, D. and Smirnova, J., Environmental taxation and its determinants in Europe. Is there any relationship with rule of law, ICT and imports? revised and resubmitted to The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development. WORKING PAPERS 66. "Ipotesi per un'analisi della produttività del lavoro nell'industria manifatturiera italiana", Infante, D., S. Bruni in Ricerche in corso di Economia, Statistica e Storia Economica. Una raccolta in onore del prof. Franco Modigliani, Dipartimento di Economia Politica, Università della Calabria, "Technical Change and New Regional Disparities", mimeo, SPRU, University of Sussex, "La produttività del lavoro nell'industria manifatturiera italiana ( )", Working Paper, n. 4/1987, Dipartimento di Economia Politica, Università della Calabria 69. "Average and Best-Practice Production Functions in the Italian Manufacturing Sector", working paper n.5/1989, Dipartimento di Economia Politica, Università della Calabria, "Technical Change and New Regional Disparities", mimeo, Research Report No. 4/1989, Centre for Southern European Studies, Roskilde University Centre, Danimarca 71. Catching-up, Growth and Innovation Processes, Research Report N. 2/1995, Centre for Southern and Mediterranean Studies, University of Roskilde, Denmark, ISSN Entrepreneurship, Rent-seeking and Economic Development, Federico Caffè Centre, Research Reports, n. 9/1999, Roskilde University Centre, ISSN joint with Paletta, F. Vocaturo (2007), A ship-truck intermodal transportation problem», Technical Report TESEO, N. 13/07, Dipartimento DEIS, Università della Calabria 74. joint with Smirnova J., (2008) "Rent-Seeking Under Weak Institutional Environment", Federico Caffè Centre, Research Reports, n. 2/2008, Roskilde University Centre, ISSN joint with Smirnova J., (2008) "Transition Processes and Institutional Environment", Federico Caffè Centre, Research Reports, n. 3/2008, Roskilde University Centre, ISSN joint with Gorbunova, Y., J. Smirnova, (2008) "New Evidences on FDI Determinants During the Transition Period", Federico Caffè Centre, Research Reports, n. 4/2008, Roskilde University Centre, ISSN

7 77. joint with Castiglione, C., Smirnova J., (2010) Rule of law and the Environmental Kuznets Curve: evidence for carbon emissions, Trinity Economics Papers, No. 0111, Department of Economics, Trinity College, Dublin 78. joint with Castiglione C, Infante D., Smirnova J. (2012). Rule of law and its implications for the environmental taxation-income path across European Countries. In: MPRA Paper 39433, University Library of Munich, Germany 79. joint with Castiglione C, (2012). ICTs and lags in technical efficiency gains. A stochastic frontier approach over a panel of Italian manufacturing firms, MPRA Paper 51071, University Library of Munich, Germany. WORKS IN PROGRESS 80. Which is the engine of growth? The role of Italian manufacturing sector in the IT-ICT era (joint with C. Castiglione and J. Smirnova). 81. The evolution of theatre attendance in Italy: patrons and companies (joint with C. Castiglione). CONFERENZE E PROCEEDINGS 82. "Spesa pubblica in Calabria negli anni settanta: l'intervento ordinario dello Stato e l'intervento straordinario della Cassa per il Mezzogiorno" in Sviluppo regionale e pubblico impiego, conferenza della Flfp-Cgil, Catanzaro-Roma, "Un progetto turistico in Calabria: premesse per una analisi costibenefici", Infante, D., Massimo Salzano, comunicazione presentata a V-émes Rencontres economiques thématiques des Universités du Sud de l'europe, Centre Régional de la productivité et des études économiques, Universitè de Montpellier 1, Montpellier, settembre La Diffusione regionale delle innovazioni di processo in Italia: un nuovo divario tra Nord e Sud, (nell indice del volume il titolo risulta La dimensione regionale nella diffusione del progresso tecnico nell industria metalmeccanica italiana ), in Atti della X Conferenza Italiana di Scienze Regionali, Roma, Novembre 1989, pp Industrializzazione, crescita economica e sviluppo dei mercati regionali nel bacino del Mediterraneo, in Primo Rapporto sul Mediterraneo, Nuove prospettive di cooperazione economica, tecnologica ed istituzionale, Settembre 1991, Roma CNEL, Parte III, Le industrie manifatturiere, Centro studi sull Europa del Sud e il Mediterraneo, Università di Roskilde 86. Relazione sull indagine diretta alle imprese, Indagine realizzata per il Consorzio Industriale Area Cosenza-Sibari-Crati, Cosenza, 1993, pp "Marginalization, Specialization and Cooperation in the Baltic Region", paper presented to the Workshpo on Baltic Europe: in Search for New Strutures, EUROREG, University of Warsaw, European Institute for Regional and Local Development, December 3-4, Information Technology and Regional Development Paper presented at the 1st International Conference held at the University of Nizhni Novgorod (Russia) May joint with Sergeyev Y., Trifonov Y., Doronichev D., Gorbunova M., "On economical education at universities in Italy and Russian Federation". Atti del convegno "2nd International Conference on Regional Aspects of Public Economics", Nizhni Novgorod (Russia), 1999, Nizhni Novgorod State University Press:Nizhni Novgorod (Russia), Vol. 1, pp , ISBN Entrepreneurship, Rent-seeking and Economic Development, Proceedings of II International Conference on Regional Aspects of Public Economics, Università di Nizhni Novgorod, Maggio, 1999, ISBN Alcune note sulla comparazione dei curricula studiorum nel settore economico, (in Russian language) Proceedings of II International Conference on Regional Aspects of Public Economics, Maggio 1999, Infante, D., Yaroslav Sergueev et. al., ISBN "The Contribution of Human Capital to Economic Growth", in Proceedings of the Third International Conference Public Economics: A Regional Perspective, Nizhni Novogorod (Russia), 2001, Nizhni Novgorod University Press, Nizhni Novgorod, 2001, Volume III, pp , ISBN Some research results into the Russian car industry of the dual-degree programme promoted by the Tempus-Tacis project. In Proceedings of the 7

8 Third International Conference Public Economics: A Regional Perspective. Nizhni Novgorod, UNN, Volume III, pp , ISBN joint with Smirnova J., "State intervention and development of competition in the Russian electric power sector", in Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference Public Economics: A Regional Perspective. Nizhni Novgorod University Press, Nizhni Novgorod, 2003, Vol. II, pp. 5-12, ISBN Infante D., "The Russian Automotive Market in the Transition Years ( ) between Competition and Protectionism", in Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference Public Economics: A Regional Perspective. Nizhni Novgorod University Press, Nizhni Novgorod, 2003, Vol. II, pp. 3-5, ISBN Infante D., "Perceived and provided quality: an evaluation procedure for UNN Master in mathematical methods in economics", in Conference on the Quality of Education and Bologna Process, Nizhny Novgorod University (Russia), February 2005, pp , ISBN Infante D., "Growth and Catching Up in the Enlarged European Union: the Role of Human Capital and FDI", in Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference Public Economics: A Regional Perspective. Nizhni Novgorod University Press, Nizhni Novgorod, 2005, pp , ISBN joint with Sergeyev Y., Gorbunova Y., "An Analysis of FDI in Russian Regions", Proceedings of "5th International Conference on Regional Aspects of Public Economics", Nizhni Novgorod, Russia, April 20-21, 2005, A cura di Strongin R., NNU Press, 2005, pp , ISBN joint with Luberto G., "Innovation and organizational change in Italian universities. The case of academic library governance and management". Paper presented at CHER 18th Annual Conference. Higher Education: The Cultural Dimension Innovative Cultures, Norms and Values, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, FINLAND, September Infante D. The Role of Human Capital and FDI in Growth and Convergence Between EU Countries, in Proceedings of International Scientific Conference Competitiveness in the Eu Challenge for the V4 Countries, Faculty of Economics and Management of the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Maggio , Slovak Republic, pp , ISBN joint with Smirnova J. "Institutional Environment and Transition Economies", Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference Public Economics: A Regional Perspective. Nizhni Novgorod, Russia, April 17-19, 2007, edited by Strongin R., NNU Press, 2007, pp , ISBN joint with Smirnova J., "Market failures within poor institutions: the effects of bureaucrats rent-seeking activity". In book of abstract of Conference on Institutional and Social Dynamics of Growth and Distribution, Lucca 10-12th December Goals and Features of Project-Oriented Methods, in Handbook on Project-Oriented Methods in Education, University of Nizhni Novgorod, 2007, pp joint with Gorbunova, J., and J. Smirnova, FDI Determinants in Transition Countries, 3rd International Conference on Internationalisation of Companies and Inter-Cultural Management, Aalborg University, October joint with Smirnova J., "Rule of law and pollution abatement standard". Atti del convegno "7th International Conference Public Economics: A Regional Perspective", Nizhni Novgorod, April, 2009, A cura di Strongin R., Nizhni Novgorod University Press:Nizhni Novgorod - Russia, 2009, Vol. Tom 1, pp joint with Smirnova J., "New technology adoption and the rule of law", paper presented at "Economies of Central and Eastern Europe: Convergence, Opportunities and Challenges", 14-16th June, Tallinn, Estonia, 2009, ISBN joint with Smirnova J., "Pollution control and rule of law: Theoretical model framework, Proceedings of the Conference Organizational and Economic Problems of Modern Production under Globalization Conditions", October Institute of Economics, Management and Law, MIET, Moscow, Russia, 2009, pp , BBK O64, UDK

9 108. joint with Smirnova J., Rule of Law Vs Rule of Force: New technology Adoption, AISSEC, XVIIth Scientific Conference on Growth and Development Patterns: The Role of Institutions in a Comparative Perspective, th June, 2009, Perugia, Italy 109. joint with Castiglione C., ICT Investment and the determinant of TFP in Italian Manufacturing Firms, In: Book of Abstract. North American Productivity Workshop VI, 2-5th June 2010, Houston, USA joint with Smirnova J., Pollution Control and Rule of Law: A Theoretical Model Framework, Proceedings of the Conference Organizational and Economic Problems of Modern Production under Globalization Conditions", Moscow October 2009, Institute of Economics, Management and Law, MIET, pp joint with Castiglione C., Grochová L., "Does advertising influence the demand for the beer? Empirical evidence for the Czech Republic". Atti del convegno "(SSEM - Society for the Study of Emerging Markets - Euro Conference 2010", July , Milas, Turkey, 2010, SSEM - Society for the Study of Emerging Markets:Milas, Turkey, 2010, pp joint with Castiglione C., and Smirnova J. Institutions and Development: The Case of Environment, Conference 8th International Conference State Regulation of the Economy. Innovative Way of Development, Nizhni Novgorod, April, 2011, Nizhni Novgorod University (Russia) joint with Castiglione C., and Smirnova J. Rule of law and the environmental Kuznets curve: Some evidences across European countries, AISSEC, XVIIIth Scientific Conference, University of Macerata, Macerata (Italy), Thursday 23 Saturday 25 June joint with Castiglione C. Rational addiction and the demand for theatre, Fifth European Workshop on Applied Cultural Economics, 2-3rd September 2011, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland joint with Castiglione C., and Smirnova J. Rule of law and its implications for the environmental taxation-income path across European Countries, 52.ma Riunione Scientifica annuale della SIE - Società Italiana degli Economisti, Roma, Università di Roma TRE, ottobre joint with Castiglione C, Smirnova J. (2013). Economic development, environmental quality and institutional enforcement: a p-var approach. In: Innovative development of the economy: theory, problems and solutions 2013, Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology Technical University Institute for Economics, Management and Law. ISBN: , Moscow, Russian, 15-16, February joint with Smirnova J., Which is the engine of growth? The role of Italian manufacturing sector in the IT-ICT era 9th International Conference Public Economics: A Regional Perspective", Nizhni Novgorod, 9-11 April, joint with Castiglione C., and Smirnova J. Institutional enforcement, environmental quality and economic development: a panel VAR approach, IV CICSE International Conference on Structural Change, Dynamics and Economic Growth, Livorno, Italy, 12-14th September joint with Castiglione C., and Smirnova J. Environmental taxation and its determinants in Europe. Is there any relationship with rule of law, ICT and imports?, 54.ma Riunione scientifica annuale della SIE Società Italiana degli Economisti, Ottobre 2013, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna. 55ª Riunione scientifica annuale della SIE Società Italiana degli Economisti, Ottobre 2014, Università degli Studi di Trento. Presentation of two papers: ) Do female managers affect productivity? Evidence from Italian manufacturing firms (joint with C. Castiglione and J. Smirnova) 121. Rational Addiction and Cultural Goods: the Case of the Italian Theatregoer (joint with C. Castiglione). UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA, CAMPUS DI ARCAVACATA DI RENDE 18TH SEPTEMBER