ETH - Chair of Economics - Simone Valente

April 2005-present	ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lecturer (Center of Economic Research, D-MTEC)
Spring 2009	Duke University, USA Visiting Scholar (Department of Economics)
Fall 2008	University College Dublin, Ireland Visiting Research Fellow
Spring 2004	Tilburg University, The Netherlands Marie Curie Fellow (CentER)
July 2003-March 2005	Università degli Studi di Teramo, Italy Research Fellow (Assegno di Ricerca, Facoltà di Scienze Politiche)
September 2002-June 2003	SOAS University of London, UK Visiting PhD Researcher (Center for Financial & Management Studies)

2. Education

September 2004	PhD in Economic Theory and Institutions, University of Rome Tor Vergata Thesis: Macrodynamics, Fiscal Policy and Intergenerational Equity
July 2000	Master in Economics, CORIPE (Turin) Thesis: The Effects of European Integration on Trade Patterns and Industrial Organization
March 1999	Laurea in Economics - Summa cum Laude, University of Rome III Thesis: The Role of Public Debt Policy in the EMU

3. Publications

Articles in Refereed Journals

Peretto, P., Valente, S. (2011). Resources, Innovation and Growth in the Global Economy. Journal of Monetary Economics. Vol. 58 (4): 387-399. Article Appendix Working Paper
Schäfer, A., Valente, S. (2011). Habit Formation, Dynastic Altruism and Population Dynamics. Macroeconomic Dynamics. Vol. 15 (3): 365-397. Article Working Paper
Ordás Criado, C., Valente, S., Stengos, T. (2011). Growth and Pollution Convergence: Theory and Evidence. Journal of Environmental Economics & Management. Vol. 62 (2): 199-214. Article Working Paper
Valente, S. (2011). Habit Formation and Resource Dependence in Dynastic Economies. Mathematical Social Sciences. Vol. 61 (3): 131-145. Article
Valente, S. (2011). Endogenous Growth, Backstop Technology Adoption and Optimal Jumps. Macroeconomic Dynamics. Vol. 15 (3): 293-325. Article Working Paper
Valente, S. (2011). Intergenerational Externalities, Sustainability and Welfare. Resource & Energy Economics. Vol. 33 (4): 995-1014. Article
Valente, S. (2009). International Status Seeking, Trade, and Growth Leadership. Canadian Journal of Economics. Vol. 42 (2): 554-589. Article Working Paper
Di Maria, C., Valente, S. (2008). Hicks Meets Hotelling: The Direction of Technical Change in Capital-Resource Economies. Environment and Development Economics. Vol. 13 (6): 691-717. Article Working Paper
Valente, S. (2008). Optimal Growth, Genuine Savings and Long-Run Dynamics. Scottish Journal of Political Economy. Vol. 55 (2): 210-226. Article Working Paper
Valente, S. (2008). Intergenerational Transfers, Lifetime Welfare and Resource Preservation. Environment and Development Economics. Vol. 13 (1): 53-78. Article Appendix Working Paper
Valente, S. (2005). Tax Policy and Human Capital Formation with Public Investment in Education. Journal of Economics. Vol. 86 (3): 229-258. Article Working Paper
Valente, S. (2005). Sustainable Development, Renewable Resources and Technological Progress. Environmental & Resource Economics. Vol. 30 (1): 115-125. Article

Other Publications / Invited Contributions

Bretschger, L., Valente, S. (2011). International Trade and Net Investment: Theory and Evidence.
International Economics and Economic Policy. Vol. 8 (2): 197-224. Article Working Paper

Valente, S. (2008). Specialised Trade, Growth Differentials and the Performance of Tourism Economies. In Brau, R., Lanza, A. and S. Usai (eds),
Tourism and Sustainable Economic Development: Macroeconomic Models and Empirical Methods, pp. 28-57. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Recent Working Papers

Brunnschweiler, C.N., Valente, S. (2011). International Partnerships, Foreign Control and Income Levels: Theory and Evidence.
CER-ETH Economics Working Paper Series 11/154, October. ETH Zürich. Download

Peretto, P., Valente, S. (2011). Growth on a Finite Planet: Resources, Technology and Population in the Long Run.
CER-ETH Economics Working Paper Series 11/147, June. ETH Zürich. Download

Bretschger, L., Valente, S. (2010). Endogenous Growth, Asymmetric Trade and Resource Taxation.
CER-ETH Economics Working Paper Series 10/132, August. ETH Zürich. Download

Complete List & Download of Working Papers: click here

4. Referee Work

Econometrica, Journal of Economic Growth, Journal of Mathematical Economics, Canadian Journal of Economics, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Journal of Environmental Economics & Management, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Journal of Macroeconomics, Environmental and Resource Economics, Resource & Energy Economics, Journal of Economics, Environment and Development Economics, Ecological Economics, Bulletin of Economic Research, Journal of Cultural Economics, B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy.

International Economics and Economic Policy: Guest Editor for the 2011 Special Issue.

5. Teaching

Course Title	Years	Institution
Economic Growth and Resource Use	2005-2011	ETH Zürich (MSc)
Growth Theory	2004	University of Teramo
Portfolio Theory	2004	University of Teramo
Political Economy	2003	University of Teramo
Economics of the European Union	2003-2004 (Tutorials, Examiner)	University of Rome Tor Vergata
International Monetary Economics	2003-2004 (Examiner)	University of Rome Tor Vergata

6. Conference Presentations and Invited Seminars

NTNU Trondheim (Seminar, March 2011)
Université du Québec à Montréal (WCERE, June 2010)	Ascona (SURED, June 2010)
University of Oxford (OxCarre, October 2009)	Queen's University of Belfast (Dept. Econ., October 2009)
VU Amsterdam (EAERE, June 2009)	Duke University (TDM Seminar, April 2009)
University College Dublin (Seminar, October 2008)	University of Macedonia - Thessaloniki (EAERE, June 2007)
University of Vienna (EEA, August 2006)	Kyoto (WCERE, July 2006)
Ascona (SURED, June 2006)	Concordia University - Montreal (CEA, May 2006)
Cagliari (CRENOS-FEEM Conference, September 2005)	ETH Zürich (SSES Annual Meeting, March 2005)

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