Rosella Nicolini. Research Interests Applied Economics, Economic Geography, International Economics, and Regional Economics.

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1 Rosella Nicolini Department of Applied Economics Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Edifici B - Campus de l Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Barcelona) Spain. Phone: Fax rosella.nicolini@uab.cat - webpage: Education 2000 PhD in Economics, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain la Neuve (Belgium). Title of the thesis: Agglomeration and Trade: a regional perspective Spanish Equivalence (Homologación) granted in May 2006, 1996 Master of Arts in Economics, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain la Neuve (Belgium), 1994 Laurea in Discipline Economiche e Sociali, Università Commerciale L. Bocconi, Milano (Italy). Research Interests Applied Economics, Economic Geography, International Economics, and Regional Economics. Present Positions Associate professor, Department of Applied Economics, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain Invited professor, Study Abroad Programme UAB & MAYS A&M Texas, Other Positions 2015 Visiting Professor, Boston University, Boston, USA, (winter) 2010 Visiting Professor, Boston University, Boston, USA, (fall) Ramón y Cajal Fellow, Institut d Anàlisis Econòmica, CSIC, Spain Adjunct Professor, Department of Applied Economics, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain 2007 Visiting Professor, Boston University, Boston, USA, (fall) Invited Professor, I.B.E.I. (CIDOB), Barcelona, Spain, Adjunct Professor, Department of Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain, Adjunct Professor, Department of Economics, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain, Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain, Post-Doctoral Researcher IHP Marie Curie Fellow in Economics at CODE, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), Spain, Researcher in Economics at IRES (Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales) and Départment des Sciences Economiques, Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Belgium, Economist at SEA (Service d'analyse Economique), IRES, (UCL), Belgium. Honors and Awards [1] Research grant Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad ( ). Project: Socio-economic and territorial challenges: a new proposal for new empirical strategies and its applications. (Project head: Michael Creel) [2] Research grant Generalitat de Catalunya (SGR) ( ). Project: Public policies and economic analysis. (Project head: Miguel Ángel López Garcia). [3] Travel grant Regional Studies Association to participate and present at the North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) (2015). 500.

2 [4] Research Grant Fundación Ramón Areces ( ). Project: Inmigración y productividad: el reto español. (Project head) , [5] Research grant Generalitat de Catalunya (SGR) ( ). Project: Public policies and economic analysis. (Project head: Miguel Ángel López Garcia) , [6] Research grant I+D, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación ( ). Project: Market Performance and Competition Policy, (Project head: Roberto Burguet), [7] XI Premi Catalunya d Economia (2007) [8] Research grant Ramón y Cajal (at IAE-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain) (sept sept. 2009), [9] Research grant CIDEM, Generalitat de Catalunya (2008). Project: : La situació de la innovació a Catalunya. Innovació i politiquees publiques. Creació d un entorn per a la innovació. (Project head) [10] Research award Consejo Económico y Social ( ). Project: Investigación y Desarrollo más Innovación: recomendaciones para políticas más cerca de las necesidades de las empresas. (Project head) , [11] Research grant Generalitat de Catalunya (SGR) ( ). Project: Microeconomia teòrica i aplicada. (Project head: Jordi Brandts) , [12] Research grant I+D, Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia ( ). Project: Contratos y mercados: nuevas cuestiones. (Project head: Ramon Caminal), [13] Research grant Institut d Estudis Autonomics ( ). Project: La productivitat laboral: estratègies per el creixement economic. El cas de Catalunya. (Project head) , [14] Research grant CIDEM, Generalitat de Catalunya (2006). Project: La situació de la innovació a Catalunya. (Project head: Isabel Busom), [15] Research grant IVIE (2004). Project: El sector turístico en la Comunidad Valenciana. (Project head). 3900, [16] Post-Doctoral Fellowship IHP - MARIE CURIE Fellowship, (CODE, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), ( ), [17] Research grant: Service Fédéraux des affaires scientifiques, techniques et culturelles Belgique (2001). Project : Rapport belge en matière de science, technologie et innovation. (Project heads : H. Capron and M. Cincera), [18] Doctoral fellowship PAI, Service Fédéraux des affaires scientifiques, techniques et culturelles Belgique ( ). Project: Equilibrium Theory for Economic Policy. (Project heads : Cl. d Aspremont and H.R. Sneessens), [19] Research grant: Groupe Avenir de la Université catholique de Louvain. Project : Innovation et chômage en Wallonie. (Project head : H. Sneessens), [20] Nomination for the Committee of Regions award for the best PhD thesis in Economics (Competition: edition ) 2

3 PUBLICATIONS Book Investigación y Desarrollo más Innovación: recomendaciones para políticas públicas más cerca de las necesidades de las empresas (with L. Artige), pp.306, Ed CES (2008) (ISBN ). Articles in journals (English) [1] "Modelling population density over time: how spatial distance matters" (with I. Epifani) forthcoming Regional Studies (2015) [2] Labor market reform and rent sharing: a quasi-experiment experience (with A. Poggi) forthcoming Applied Economics, Perspective and Policy (2015) [3] Organization of Land Surrounding Airports: The Case of the Aerotropolis (with R. Flores-Fillol, M.À. Garcia-López) forthcoming Land Economics (2015) [4] "The reputation effect: A case study of credit contracts in transition countries" (with L. Artige) International Journal of Finance and Banking Studies, vol. 4(1), pp (2015) [5] Technological endowments in entrepreneurial partnerships, (with X. Martinez Giralt) Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory, vol 19(4), pp (2013) Featured in UABDivulga (03/2014): (ISSN: ) [6] On the density distribution across space: a probabilistic approach (with I. Epifani) Journal of Regional Science, vol. 53 (3) pp , (2013), Featured in UABDivulga (05/2014): (ISSN: ) [7] Labor Productivity in Spain: , Applied Economics, vol.43, pp (2011), [8] Market Potential, Productivity, and Foreign Direct Investments: Some Evidence from three Case Studies, (with L. Artige), European Planning Studies, vol 18(2), pp (Lead article) (2010), [9] Spillovers and growth in a local interaction model, (with A. Cassar), The Annals of Regional Science, vol. 42(2), pp (2008), [10] R&D Investments and the spatial dimension: Evidence from firm level data (with L. Bertinelli), The Review of Regional Studies, Vol. 35(2), pp (2005), [11] On the determinants of Regional Trade flows, International Regional Science Review, vol. 26(4), pp (2003), [12] Local Networks and Regional Development: Features and Perspectives, Environment and Planning A, vol. 35(2), pp (2003), [13] Size and performance of local cluster of firms', Small Business Economics, November, vol.17 (3), pp (2001), [14] Regional Convergence and International Integration, (with Ph. Monfort), Journal of Urban Economics, September, vol.48 (2), pp (2000), [15] Exportation and Foreign Direct Investment in Visegrad area' in International Review of Economics (ex- RISEC), September, vol.45, pp (1998), 3

4 Book Review: [1] Theories of Endogenous Regional Growth: Lessons for Regional Policies, Edited by Börje Johansson, Charlie Karlsson, and Roger R. Stough. 2001, (with L. Artige), Journal of Regional Science, vol. 43(2), pp , (2003). [2] New Directions in Economic Geography, Edited by Bernard Fingleton (2007), Italian Regional Science Review, vol. 7(1), pp (2008) Other articles [1] El sector turístico en la Comunidad Valenciana: Unos elementos de análisis de la demanda en el marco de la economía geográfica, (with J. Aznar), (2007) Revista de Estudios Regionales, vol. 79, pp This article has been awarded with an extraordinary publication recognition granted from IVIE (2007). [2] Agrupació geogràfica d empreses multinacionals a Catalunya (with L. Artige), Revista Econòmica de Catalunya, vol. 54, pp , (2006), [3] La R&D des entreprises belges: une approche spatiale (with L. Bertinelli) Brussels Economic Review - Cahiers Economiques de Bruxelles, vol. 45(4), pp (2002). Book Review: [1] "Competitividad, crecimiento y capitalización de las regiones españolas", Edited by Ernest Reig (2007), Revista de História Industrial, vol.38(3), pp (2008). Contributions in collective volumes [1] Inversions Estrangeres Directes i Innovació a Catalunya (with L. Artige), in La situació de la innovació a Catalunya, I. Busom (Ed.), pp , CIDEM edition, Barcelona (2006), This book has been awarded with the XI Premi Catalunya d Economia (2007). [2] R&D et développement régional en Belgique: quelques perspectives, in «Rapport belge en matière de science, technologie et innovation», Services Fédéraux des affaires scientifiques, techniques et culturelles., 2001, pag , Bruxelles, (2002), [3] Innovation et chômage en région wallonne: aspects économiques', (with H. Sneessens and F. Shadman) in Des idées et des hommes: pour construir l'avenir de la Wallonie et de Bruxelles', pag , Groupe Avenir et UCL (eds.), Academia Bruylant, Bruxelles, (1999). Other articles [1] Teamwork at University in Spain: The Importance of Foreign Students, Creative Education, vol. 6(2), pp (2015) [2] Desigualdades territoriales y estrategias de crecimiento, Foreign Affairs Latinoamérica, vol.13 (3), pp (2013) 4

5 [3] "Inmigración y Desempleo: El Impacto de la Crisis en Algunas Comunidades Autónomas Españolas" (with C. Nicodemo), Anuario de la inmigración en España edición 2010, pp Press coverage: El Economista, Europa Press. [4] La situació de la innovació a Catalunya: quin entorn demanen les empreses? (with L. Artige), Report for Acc1ó (ex CIDEM), Barcelona, (2009). [5] Comercio internacional y política económica de la Unión Europea: Complementariedades para un temario con casos prácticos Teaching Project presented at 1ª Jornadas de Docencia (Granada) (2009) Published revista d innovació educativa, vol.3, pp [6] La productivitat del treball a Espanya: els reptes XREPP articles divulgatius (2012)[ Discussion papers and works in progress [1] Immigration and productivity: a Spanish tale, (with A. Gómez-Tello) (2014), SSRN Discussion paper SSRN Top 10 download paper in the period January 31 st April 1 st Submitted [2] Foreign direct investment and pricing strategy in risky host environment, (with D. Ruffino), mimeo (2015). [3] Population distribution: a dynamic approach (with I. Epifani) [4] "Institutions and market creation: evidence from the experience of the transition countries"(with L. Artige) SSRN Working paper [5] Random or Referral hiring: when social connections matter (with. C. Nicodemo), IZA Discussion paper and SSRN discussion paper (2012). SSRN Top 10 download paper in the period January 1 st April 13 th 2012 Selected communications XL Simposio de Análisis Económico, Girona (December 2015 scheduled), 62th North American Regional Science Conference, Portland (November 2015 scheduled) XI INTECO workshop, Valencia (November, 2014), XXXVIII Simposio de Análisis Económico, Santander ( December 2013, 60th North American Regional Science Conference, Atlanta( November 2013) XIV Jornadas de Economía Internacional, Palma de Mallorca (June 2013) 11th International Industrial Organization Conference, Boston (May 2013), XXXVII Simposio de Análisis Económico, Vigo ( December 2012), 59th North American Regional Science Conference, Ottawa ( November 2012) XXXVI Simposio de Análisis Económico, Málaga ( December 2011), 38th EARIE Conference, Stockholm (August 2011), XXXV Simposio de Análisis Económico, Madrid (December 2010), 57th North American Regional Science Conference, Denver ( November 2010), XXXIV Simposio de Análisis Económico, Valencia ( December 2009), III Spatial Econometric Conference, Barcelona (July 2009), 7 th International Industrial Organization Conference, Boston (April 2009), XXXIII Simposio de Análisis Económico, Zaragoza (2008), EARIE Annual Meeting, Toulouse, (September 2008), 63th ESEM Conference, Milan, (August 2008), XXXIII Reunión de Estudios Regionales, Léon (November 2007) XII Jornadas de Economía Industrial, Barcelona (September 2006), 61th ESEM Conference, Wien, (August 2006), 4 th International Industrial Organization Conference, Boston (April 2006), XXI Jornadas de Economía Industrial, Bilbao (September 2005), 5

6 XIV IEA World Conference, Marrakech (August 2005), IX Jornadas de Economía Internacional, La Laguna (June 2005), 49th ESEM Conference, Madrid,(August 2004), XXVIII Simposio de Análisis Económico, Sevilla (2003), 7 th EUNIP Conference, Porto (2003), XXVII Simposio de Análisis Económico, Salamanca (2002), Marie Curie Fellowship: European Scientific Workshop, San Sebastian (2002), 29 th EARIE Conference, Madrid, (2002), 47 th ESEM Conference, Venice (2002), SUMMER MEETING OF THE ECONOMETRIC SOCIETY, Los Angeles (2002), 28 th EARIE Conference, Dublin (2001), 4 th EUNIP Conference, Tilburg, (2000), 27 th EARIE Conference, Lausanne (2000), EEA Annual Conference, Santiago de Compostela, (1999), 26 th EARIE Conference, Torino (1999), Young Economist Meeting, Amsterdam, (1999), 25th EARIE Conference, Copenhagen (1998), 24th EAIRE Conference, Leuven (1997). Invited Seminars Universitat Autónoma de Madrid (November, 2013), Universidad de Valencia (October, 2013), CUNY (New York) (September 2012), City London University (March 2012), Université de Liège (February, 2012), MAYS Business School, Texas (2011), Texas A&M Universiy (2011), Université de Luxembourg, (2011), SUNY, New York (March 2009), IPP-CSIC, Madrid (July 2008), Universitat de les Isles Balears -CESGB (May, 2008), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (February, 2008), Universitat de Valencia (January, 2008), Boston University (September 2007), MIK Mondragon, (July 2007), Universitat Pompeu Fabra and CSBS, (May 2007), Universitat Rovira i Virgili (March 2007), Universitat de Barcelona (February 2007), INFER workshop, KUL, Leuven (June, 2006), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (July 2005), CIDEM - Barcelona (2005), Col.legi Economistas Barcelona (2005), IAE-CSIC Barcelona (2005, 2006 (twice), Summer School on Intangible Assets San Sebastian (2004), Université de Fribourg (2003),Universitad de Vigo (2003), C.O.R.E. Université Catholique de Louvain (2001). Invited talks P: Presenter, D: Discussant [1] (P) Acta Congresso Internacional de Gestão de políticas regionais no Mercosul e na União Européia (Brasilia, 2008). Organizador: IPEA -European Commission - Brazilian Minister of National Integration and BNB and World Bank. Title of the presentation: Agglomeration and inequality across space: What can we learn from the European Experience? [2] (P) ESF Exploratory Workshop on Fiscal Policy at the regional level and intergovernmental relations (Barcelona, 2012). Organizer: European Science Fundation, IBEI, UAB. Title of the presentation: Fiscal policies and governmental issues: where do we stand? [3] (D) Conference on the Economics of the Public-Private Partnership (Barcelona, 2012) Organizer: IESE Business School and Public-Private Sector Research Center. Teaching experience Applied topics in European Economics (UAB); Graduate (English), Introduction to research methods in Economics (UAB): Graduate (English), Topics in economic geography (UAB): Graduate (English), Introduction to the International Economics (UAB): Undergraduate (Spanish, English), International trade: practical topics Economics (UAB): Undergraduate (Spanish), 6

7 The Political Economy of European Integration (Study Abroad UAB): Undergraduate (English), Topics in International Economics, (IBEI, Barcelona): Graduate (Spanish and English), International Economics, (UAB: Undegraduate (Spanish, English), Microeconomics I, Universitat Pompeu Fabra): Undergraduate (Spanish), Economics of Information, (UAB):Undegraduate (Spanish), Principles of Economics, (UAB): Undergraduate (Spanish), Regional Development, Université catholique de Louvain): Undergraduate (French). Refeering Journal of Economic Development, Journal of Economics and Behavioural Organization, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Economic Geography, Applied Economics, Regional Studies, Environment and Planning A, International Journal of Industrial Organization, International Regional Science Review, Journal of Regional Science, Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, Recherches Economiques de Louvain, Italian Regional Science Review, International Review of Economics, Papers in Regional Science, Review of Regional Science, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Revista Economía Aplicada, Recherches Economiques de Louvain, Socio-Economics Planning Science, South-Asian Journal of Global Business Research, Tourism Management, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas. Referee for the textbook: J.M Blanco- J. Aznar (2004) Introducción a la Economía, II Edición, McGraw- Hill. Other experiences [1] Associate Editor of the Journal of Regional and Urban Economics since Co-editor of a special issue on the Development of Urban and Regional Economics in Latin America (with. J.L. Roig) publication expected [2] Member evaluation panel in economics MEC and ANEP since 2007, [3] Member of the EU evaluation panel Sixth (and Seventh) Framework programme, since 2006, [4] Member of the evaluation panel in economics Agence Nationale de la Recherche (since 2006), Czech Science Foundation (since 2012), CSIC - Universidad de la República, Uruguay, (since 2014) [5] Member of the scientific committee of Simposio de Analísis Económico, Madrid (2010), Málaga (2011), Vigo (2012). [6] Member coordinator Plataforma de docencia en teoría económica (Panel: International Economics and Imperfect Competition), Granada, [7] Organizer of the first International Workshop in Economic Geography, Barcelona (June 2008). Invited speakers: Diego Puga (CEMFI), Giovanni Peri (University California Davis) and Esteban Rossi-Hansberg (Princeton University), [8] Member of the organization committee of the conference Social Networks and Peer Effects: Theory and Applications. A Conference in Memory of Antoni Calvó-Armengol, Barcelona (May 2008), [9] Evaluator thesis PhD programme in Applied Economics (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) since 2008, [10] Co-organizer of the Applied Lunch Seminar and Departamental seminar series, Department of Applied Economics, UAB, ( ) Organizer of the Applied Lunch Seminar and Departamental seminar series, Department of Applied Economics, UAB, ( ) [11] Organiser of the weekly Microeconomics Workshop, Department of Economics, UAB, ( ), 7

8 [12] Co-organizer (joint with I. Macho-Stadler) of the ENTER meeting Jamboree 2004 (UAB), [13] Co-organiser of the Doctoral workshop at Department of Economics, UCL, (2001), Miscellanea [1] Accreditación for contractual figure of Profesor Titular de Universidad (ANECA), July 2008, [2] Calidad for Research and Acreditació for contractual figure of Professor Agregat (AQU), July 2006, [3] Languages : Italian (mother tongue), French (Fluent), English (Fluent), Spanish (Fluent), Catalan (Fluent), German (beginner). [4] PhD Thesis director : - Alicia Gómez Tello ( Doctorado Economia Aplicada, UAB) in progress Provisional Title: Challenges of the European integration: old problems, new ideas (in progress) -Carlos Andrade (Doctorado Economia Aplicada, UAB) in progress Provisional title: Migrant remittances in Ecuador - Brindusa Anghel (IDEA, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), (2007), (co-director: M. Creel) Title: New insights into the determinants of foreign direct investment, (First placement; Universidad Carlos III de Madrid,) [5] Master Thesis director : - Ruta Vesaite (Master in European Integration, UAB, 2014) Title: The determinants of FDI in the Balcans - Niklas Freier, Philipp Lürwer, Albert Siepel (Master in Economics and Business Adminsitration, UAB, 2013) Title: The role of distance in trade agreements - Merve Aksolylar (Master in Research in Applied Economics and Business, UAB, 2013) Title: FDI in Turkey: the case of manufacturing sector - Alicia Gómez Tello ( Master in Applied Economics, UAB) (2012) Title: What is the key destination of the last EU members' exports? - Luis Mauricio Vienail Monroy (Universitat de Barcelona), (2008) Title : La revolución de las aerolíneas de bajo coste : es un efecto catalizador para las empresas? [6] Undergraduate thesis director: several theses at the School of Economics and Business and School of Political Science at UAB, since [7] Member of PhD Thesis Jury : Rita Almeida (Universitat Pompeu Fabra), 2004 Title: Essays on Labour market and Productivity. Director: Antonio Ciccone, Edgar Tovar (Universitat de Barcelona), 2008 Title: Globalizacion y desarrollo de las instituciones financieras. Director: Daniel Tirado Fabregat. 8

9 Tamara de la Mata (Universidad Autònoma de Madrid), 2012 Title: Essays on new Trade Theories Director: Carlos Llano and José Zofío Ernest Miguélez (Universitat de Barcelona), 2013 Title: Essays on Regions and Innovation Director: Rosina Moreno and Francesco Lissoni Carlos E. Cardoso Vargas (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), 2014 Title: Tres ensayos sobre apertura comercial, geografía económica y comercio Director: José Luis Roig Sabaté [8] Member of Tribunal evaluador del Trabajo de Investigación Claudio Cruz Cázares (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), 2007 Title: Los determinantes y las consecuencias de las estrategias de innovación: un análisis del sector manufacturero y de servicios de España Directors: Isabel Busom Piquer and Josep Ma. Suris Jordá [9] Other relevant positions - Academic Secretary Department of Applied Economics, UAB (since 2014) - Member of the Excutive Board, Dept Applied Economics, UAB (since 2014), - Member of the Academic Board, Dept Applied Economics, UAB (since 2012), - Elected member of the Faculty Board, School of Political Science, UAB ( ), - Elected member of the Committee for Economics affairs, School of Economics and Business, UAB (since 2013) - Member of the Recruiting committee, Dept. Applied Economics, UAB (since 2009), - Member of the commission of the internal evaluation PhD thesis Dept Applied Economics, UAB (2010, 2012), - External member of the evaluation commission for research positions at Universitá Ca Foscari (2012), - Member of the Master thesis committee MEBA (UAB), (2010, 2012), - Member of the Library Council, School of Economics, UAB ( ), - Scientific Referee for 7 th EUNIP Conference (2003), - External consultant, SSTC (Belgian Federal Government), Belgium, Project: BRISTI Report, (2001), - Delegate of Researchers at the IRES Board, UCL, ( ), - Delegate of Researchers at the Board of the Department of Economics, UCL, ( ). [10] Computer skills: STATA, Eviews, Mathematica, MSOffice, Scientific Workplace, Stata, ArcView, Web Composers, [11] Pedagogical course for teaching: Estratègies orals a l aula per a professors no natius, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2005, Salud laboral y professional de la enseñanza, FUAB-Egarsat, Bellaterra, 2010, Jornadas de Docencia de Teoría Económica, (Granada, 2009 y Valencia, 2010), Sistemas d avaluació, IDES, UAB (2012), Aprenentatge basat en projectes. Com començar?, IDES, UAB (2014) [12] Distinctions: Member of CREA BGSE, Barcelona Economics ( ). Member of Econometric Society (since ), Member of European Association for Research in Industrial Economics ( ; ). Member of the Spanish Economic Association (since 2004) [13] Personal: Born: June 3 rd 1970, Carate Brianza (Milano); Citizenship: Italian, October