Curriculum vitae et studiorum PROF. ANTONIO NICITA Born in Siracusa (SR), Italy. Date of birth 10/2/1968, married. e-mail: nicita@unisi.it www.antonionicita.it Professional Experiences 2005-2007 - Full-time tenured Ass. Professor of Economic Policy, Competition and Regulation, University of Siena, Italy; - Economic Advisor Italian Minister for Communications - Member of the Unit for simplification and quality of regulation at the Italian Cabinet office (Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri) - Visiting Fulbright Professor Yale University, Yale School of Law, US - Invited Professor in Competition Law and Economics, Université de Nancy 2, France - Director of Studies, Siena PhD in Law and Economics (www.cleis.info); - Scientific Director Italian Institute for Competitiveness I-COM (www.i-com.it Istituto per la competitività) - Non Governmental Advisor ICN International Competition Network report on telecommunications 2006 - Director ECONPHARMA, summer school on the economics and regulation of pharmaceuticals, University of Siena - Director of the 2004 Siena International Summer School on IPRS, Competition and Innovation - Director of the Siena School on national judges Training on competition law (funded by DG Competition) - Coordinator CLEIS Center for Law and Economics of Institutions Siena (www.cleis.info) - Director in the Board of the ISNIE International Society for New Institutional Economics - Founder member and General Secretary of the Italian Society for Law and Economics (www.side-isle.it) - Professor at the European School for New Institutional Economics (ESNIE) - Consultant in Antitrust and Regulation for StudioEconomico (www.studioeconomico.it), sectors covered: telecommunications, media, electricity and gas, postal services, railways, financial services - Special consultant NERA Italy (ref. Francesco Lopasso) 2004 - Full-time Ass. Professor of Economic Policy, Competition and Regulation, University of Siena, Italy; 1
- Director of Studies, Siena PhD in Law and Economics; - Director ECONPHARMA, summer school on the economics of pharmaceuticals, University of Siena - Director 2004 Siena International Summer School on IPRS, Competition and Innovation - Director Siena School on national judges Training on competition law (funded by DG Competition) - Council member EAEPE (European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy) - Founder member of the Italian Society for Law and Economics - Professor at the European School for New Institutional Economics (ESNIE) - Consultant in Antitrust and Regulation for StudioEconomico (www.studioeconomico.it), sectors covered: telecommunications, media, electricity and gas, postal services, railways, financial services; 2003 - Full-time Ass. Professor of Economic Policy, Competition and Regulation, University of Siena, Italy; - Director of Studies, Siena PhD in Law and Economics; - Director ECONPHARMA, summer school on the economics of pharmaceuticals, Universoty of Siena - Consultant in Antitrust and Regulatory Economics and Policy Advisor for companies: E.BISCOM, FASTWEB, E.VOCI (telecommunications); ENEL (electricity); Economic development (GISES constituted in 2000), University of Siena; - Council member EAEPE (European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy) - Founder member of the Italian Society for Law and Economics. - Consultant in Antitrust and Regulation for StudioEconomico (www.studioeconomico.it), sectors covered: telecommunications, media, electricity and gas, postal services, railways, financial services 2002 - Full-time Ass. Professor of Economic Policy, Competition and Regulation, University of Siena, Italy (from June 2000); - Director of Studies, Siena PhD in Law and Economics; - Director ECONPHARMA, summer school on the economics of pharmaceuticals, Universoty of Siena - Consultant in Antitrust and Regulatory Economics and Policy sectors covered: telecommunications, media, electricity and gas, postal services, railways, financial services; Economic development (GISES constituted in 2000), University of Siena; - Professor at the UNIVERSITY OF SIENA, teaching course on Health Economics at Scuola di Specializzazione per Dirigenti delle Amministrazioni Pubbliche (postgraduate School for managers in public administrations); - Council member EAEPE (European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy). 2001 2
- Full-time Ass. Professor of Economic Policy, Competition and Regulation, University of Siena, Italy (from June 2000); - Economic Advisor in Antitrust and Regulatory Economics and Policy for Lexecon Ltd; - Consultant in Antitrust and Regulatory Economics and Policy (from June 2000) sectors covered: telecommunications, media, electricity and gas, postal services, railways, financial services Economic development (GISES constituted in 2000), University of Siena; - General Secretary of the Italian Association for Studies on compared Economic Systems - ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA DI STUDI SUI SISTEMI ECONOMICI COMPARATI (AISSEC); - Professor at the UNIVERSITY OF SIENA, teaching course on Health Economics at Scuola di Specializzazione per Dirigenti delle Amministrazioni Pubbliche (postgraduate School for managers in public administrations); - Local Organiser EAEPE Conference 2001(European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy). 2000 - Full-time Ass. Professor of Economic Policy, University of Siena, Italy (from june 2000); - Consultant in Antitrust and Regulatory Economics and Policy (from june 2000) sectors covered: telecommunications, media, electricity and gas, postal services, railways, financial services, pharmaceuticals; - Economist at the Italian Antitrust Agency -Directorate of Economic and Legal Studies and International Relations- (until may 30 th 2000); Economic development (constituted in 2000), University of Siena; - General Secretary of the Italian Association for Studies on compared Economic Systems - ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA DI STUDI SUI SISTEMI ECONOMICI COMPARATI (AISSEC); - Professor (part-time position) of Theory of the Firm, PhD in Economic Policy UNIVERSITY OF SIENA; - Professor (part-time position) of Competition and regulation in Utilities, Master for Management for Lawyers, LUISS University, Rome; - Member of the Organising Board of the Siena International School of Economic Research (Iser); - Member of EPRIS (European Pharmaceutical Regulation and Innovation Systems) an international research project based at University of Siena and financed by Merck Foundation. 1999 - Economist at the Italian Antitrust Agency (AUTORITÀ GARANTE DELLA CONCORRENZA E DEL MERCATO, Direzione Attività Istruttoria B public utilities and services, healthcare, pharmaceutical industry, gas and petrol); - Assistant Professor (by contract) at the UNIVERSITY OF SIENA, teaching course on the Theory of the Firm and Competition Policy - Corso di Laurea in Scienze della Comunicazione; - Assistant Professor (by contract) at the UNIVERSITY OF SIENA, teaching course on Competition and Antitrust - corso di Economia Pubblica, Facoltà di Economia R.M. Goodwin ; 3
- Assistant Professor (by contract) at the UNIVERSITY OF SIENA, teaching course on Health Economics at Scuola di Specializzazione per Dirigenti delle Amministrazioni Pubbliche (postgraduate School for managers in public administrations); - Winner of annual grant for economic research at the UNIVERSITÀ DI SIENA (Assegno di Ricerca) (1 CLASS.); - Secretary of the Italian Association for Studies on compared Economic Systems - ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA DI STUDI SUI SISTEMI ECONOMICI COMPARATI (AISSEC); - Member of the Organising Board of the Siena International School of Economic Research (Iser); - Member of EPRIS (European Pharmaceutical Regulation and Innovation Systems) an international research project based at University of Siena and financed by Merck Foundation. 1998 - Economist at the Italian Competition Authority (AUTORITÀ GARANTE DELLA CONCORRENZA E DEL MERCATO, Direzione Attività Istruttoria B public utilities and services, healthcare, pharmaceutical industry, gas and petrol); - Assistant Professor (by contract) at the UNIVERSITY OF SIENA, teaching course on the Theory of the Firm and Competition Policy - Corso di Laurea in Scienze della Comunicazione; - Assistant Professor (by contract) at the UNIVERSITY OF SIENA, teaching course on Competition and Antitrust - corso di Economia Pubblica, Facoltà di Economia R.M. Goodwin ; 1997 - Economist at the Italian Antitrust Agency (AUTORITÀ GARANTE DELLA CONCORRENZA E DEL MERCATO, Direzione Attività Istruttoria B public utilities and services, healthcare, pharmaceutical industry, gas and petrol); - Assistant Professor (by contract) at the UNIVERSITY OF SIENA, teaching course on Economicsat the Diploma Universitario della Città di Arezzo, UNIVERSITÀ DI SIENA; 1996 - PhD student at the UNIVERSITY OF SIENA; - Reader of Environmental Policy at the Master in Environmental Economics, ELEA, Città di Castello (PE). 1995 - PhD student at the UNIVERSITY OF SIENA; - Reader of Environmental Policy at the Master in Environmental Economics, ELEA, Città di Castello (PE). - Visiting Scholar at the Faculty of Economics UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, UK; 1994 - Admission to PhD courses University of Siena (Supervisor F. H. Hahn) 1993 - Teaching Assistant at the Bocconi University (History of economic thought Prof. S. Zamagni), Milan, Italy; 4
Education 1999 - Assegno di Ricerca, UNIVERSITÀ DI SIENA (POST-DOCTORATE GRANT); 1997 - PhD in Economics University of Siena. Supervisors: U. Pagano, F.H. Hahn. PhD dissertation on Incomplete contracts, Asset specificity and Endogenous enforcement ; 1995 - Visiting Scholar at the Faculty of Economics UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, UK; 1992 - Laurea in Discipline Economiche e Sociali -DES- (Social and Economic Disciplines, 5 years course), with full marks (110/110 e lode ) Bocconi University Milan (Università Comm.le L. Bocconi di Milano). Dissertation on: Protecting the Global Environment: economic interdependence and scientific uncertainty (Supervisors: Proff. S. Zamagni, R. Artoni, D. Siniscalco). 1986 High School Diploma in Classics (Maturità Classica), full marks: 60/60 - Liceo Classico T. Gargallo, Siracusa. 2007 Publications - Minimal Liberty and the Coasian Liberal : Boundaries and Complementarities between the State and the Market, Legal Orderings and Economics Institutions (F. Cafaggi, A. Nicita, U. Pagano Eds) in corso di pubblicazione presso ROUTLEDGE, 2007 - Law and Economics in Retrospect (con U. Pagano) in pubblicazione presso E. Brousseau and J-M. Glachant eds New Institutional Economics, A Textbook, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2007 - Legal Orderings and Economics Institutions (F. Cafaggi, A. Nicita, U. Pagano Eds) in corso di pubblicazione presso ROUTLEDGE, 2007, in particolare Law, economics and institutional complexity. An introduction - Castaldo, A. Nicita "Essential facility Access and Antitrust in Europe", forthcoming on Review of Law and Economics, Berkeley Press, 2007 - "Property, Liability and Market Power: the Antitrust Side of Copyright" with G. Ramello, on revision Review of Law and Economics, BERKELEY PRESS - "Path-dependency and Corporate Governance in italy: the Political origins of Debt Financing" (with R. Vannini) forthcoming in Journal of Corporate Ownership & Control, Vol. 5, 2007 - A. Nicita e P.L. Parcu (2007) Antitrust. Storia e Teorie. Carocci, Le Bussole 5
- A. Nicita, G. Ramello, F. Silva (2007) La Nuova TV. Economia, Regole, Mercato in corso di pubblicazione, Il Mulino 2005-2006 - Competition and Exclusivity in European Pay tv Markets (con G. Ramello), in International Journal of the Economics of Business Vol. 12, No. 3, November 2005 ROUTLEDGE - "Intellectual Property Rights and the Organization of Industries: New Perspectives in Law and Economics" (con G. Ramello e M. Scherer)International Journal of the Economics of Business, Vol. 12, No. 3, November 2005, pp. 289 296 ROUTLEDGE - A.Nicita, U. Pagano (2005) Incomplete contracts and Institutions (con U. Pagano) in corso di pubblicazione presso J. Backhaus (Ed) The Elgar Companion to Law and Economics, EDWARD ELGAR, 2005 - Economia dei contratti (con V. Scoppa) CAROCCI, 2005 - Nicita, R. Pardolesi, M. Rizzolli (2006), Le opzioni nel mercato delle regole, in Mercato Concorrenza Regole n.2, 2006, Il Mulino - A. Nicita (2006) "On Incomplete Property", in D. Porrini, G. Ramello (Eds) Property Rights Dynamics, Routledge 2003-2004 - Concorrenza e sanità: il 'pendolo delle riforme' in Europa in Diritto ed Economia dello Stato Sociale 2004 - Il futuro del capitalismo tra estensione dei diritti ed espansione dei mercati (con U. Pagano in B. Jossa, Il futuro del capitalismo, IL MULINO 2004 - The evolutionary complementarity between property rules and liability rules (con M. Rizzolli) paper presentato alla conferenza EAEPE 2004, special session on The co-evolution of Law and Economics - Hold-up, Competition and Vertical Integration: Another look at Fisher Body/General Motors? paper presentato alla 21st Annual Conference European Association of Law & Economics Zagreb 23-25 September 2004, on revision European Journal of Law and Economics, SPRINGER VERLAG - IPR-based monopolies and defensive leveraging strategies: some reflections on the essential facility doctrine con A. Heimler in Knowledge Economy, Information Technologies and Growth (Luigi Paganetto Ed), ASHGATE 2004 - "Regulation and Competition in Media Markets:the Evolution of Pay-TV in Uk, Australia and Italy" (con Roberto Galbiati e Giorgio Nizi, May 2004) in American Law & Economics Association Annual Meetings, Working Paper 76 BEPRESS 6
- "Institutional Complementarities, Corporate Governance and Financial-Technological Equilibria con U. Pagano, paper presentato all American Law and Economics Association, Toronto 2003, - Le frontiere mobili tra Stato e Mercato un conforto tra Coase e Sen (con E. Savaglio) in Diritti, Regole, Mercato (a cura di M. Bernasconi e M. Marrelli), FRANCO ANGELI, 2004 2001-2002 - Nicita and U. Pagano Eds The Evolution of Economic Diversity, Routledge, London. The Co- Evolution of Economics and Biology and The Evolution of Diversity (2001), con U. Pagano - The firm as an evolutionary enforcement device (2001) in A. Nicita and U. Pagano Eds The Evolution of Economic Diversity, Routledge, London. - Economic Institutions and Environmental Policy, Ashgate, 2002, in particolare Economic Institutions and Environmental Policy. An Introduction con M. Franzini - Shaping Institutions to Enforce Full Cooperative Outcomes in M. Franzini and A. Nicita Economic Institutions and Environmental Policy, Ashgate, 2002 - Institutions for Transnational Enforcement: Alternative Property Rights Regimes to Protect Environmental Goods, con Massimo Di Matteo, in M. Franzini and A. Nicita Economic Institutions and Environmental Policy, Ashgate, 2002 - La nozione di essential facility tra regolamentazione e antitrust, in Mercato, Concorrenza, Regole, Il Mulino, anno 2, n.2 2001 1999-2000 - Incomplete Contracts, Asset Specificity, and Overinvestment, Quaderni del Dipartimento di Economia Politica, n. 249, Università di Siena, marzo 1999 - Endogenous Outside Options, Incomplete Contracts and the Theory of the Firm Quaderni del Dipartimento di Economia Politica, n. 250, Università di Siena, marzo 1999 - Barriers to Entry by Lock-in Contracts, Quaderni del Dipartimento di Economia Politica, n. 251, Università di Siena, aprile 1999 - Il sistema sanitario (1999) in S. Botarelli Lezioni di Scienza delle Finanze, Hoepli - Il timing della liberalizzazione nei servizi postali: lunga vita alla Royal Mail?, in Mercato, Concorrenza, Regole, anno 1, n.2, Il Mulino, 1999 7