Antonio G. Calafati
Introduction
I have conducted my research activity mostly at the Department of Economics of Ancona (Italy) - but I have also accomplished long research stays in Great Britain (Oxford) and Germany (Freiburg, Jena). I have been lecturing in the Faculty of Economics of Ancona since 1990. I have also taught in the University Friedrich Schiller of Jena (Germany) (2000-2009) and in the University of Macerata (1994-1997).
My research activity is rooted in the neo-istitutionalist scientific paradigm and in the past decade I have worked mainly in the fields of urban and local development, European integration, the foundations of the policy making process and the economics of capital conservation. I have also a deep interest in the critical-historical analysis of economics, in particular of the neo-istitutionalist scientific paradigm. Currently the focus of my research activity is on explaining and evaluating the potential development trajectories of local systems – both large cities and small towns, booming or declining localities. I am also working on understanding how policy makers build the knowledge they need to design and implement local development policies.
Teaching has constantly been an important part of my work. I enjoy teaching in itself. I found that teaching allows one to explore the extraordinary variety of modern economics. In recent academic years I have been giving courses on 'urban economics', and 'policy-making analysis" in my Faculty - besides I have given courses on 'Urban Development in Eastern Germany' at the FSU-Jena and on 'policy analysis' at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Pisa
As an applied economist I have been working mostly in the field of strategic planning for urban and regional development and the evaluation of public investment
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Antonio G. Calafati
Università Politecnica delle Marche
Facoltà di Economia
Dipartimento di Economia
P.le Martelli, 8
60121 Ancona, Italia
tel. 0039 - 071 - 220 7089
facs. 0039 - 071 - 220 7102