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ORSO CRISTINA ELISA
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Cristina Elisa Orso is Associate Professor of Public Economics at the Department of Law, Economics and Cultures, University of Insubria (Italy). She received her Ph.D. in Economic Policy from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan. From 2013 to 2019, she was a Research Fellow at the Department of Economics of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, where she also taught Microeconomics and Economics of Art and Culture. Between 2019 and 2022, she was Assistant Professor at the University of Verona, and from 2022 to 2025 Assistant Professor of Public Economics at the University of Insubria, where she has been Associate Professor since 2025. She currently serves as Secretary General of the Italian Health Economics Association (AIES) and is a member of the Scientific Committee of the Center for Analysis and Research in Applied Economics (CF Applied Economics) at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
She was a Visiting Ph.D. Student (2012) and subsequently a Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher (2014) at the Department of Economics of Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona), where she conducted research on development economics, with a particular focus on gender inequalities in access to microcredit and labour markets.
In 2013, she was awarded the Research Grant of the Italian Health Economics Association (AIES), in collaboration with the Farmafactoring Foundation, for the best research project in health economics. In 2024, she received the Research Excellence Award from the University of Insubria in recognition of the excellence of her scientific research.
Her research focuses primarily on Health Economics, with particular interests in population ageing, long-term care, socioeconomic and health inequalities, gender economics, and migration. Her work has been published in leading international journals, including the Journal of Population Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Health Economics, Health Policy, Economics and Human Biology, Fiscal Studies, and Empirical Economics.
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Cristina Elisa Orso
Department of Law, Economics, and Cultures (DIDEC) - Via Sant’Abbondio 12
University of Insubria - 22100 Como (IT)
Email: cristinaelisa.orso@uninsubria.it
Web-page: https://sites.google.com/view/cristinaelisaorso
Lindedin: www.linkedin.com/in/cristina-elisa-orso-3641292bb
Current Positions
– Associate Professor in Public Economics, University of Insubria.
– Secretary General, Italian Health Economic Association (AIES).
– Member of the Scientific Committee, CF Applied Economics (Center for Analysis and Research in Applied Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice).
Academic Qualifications
– 2023 -2033: National Scientific Qualification (ASN) as Associate Professor of Economics(13/A1).
– 2023 -2033: National Scientific Qualification (ASN) as Associate Professor of Economic Policy(13/A2).
Past Positions
– Assistant Professor in Public Economics, University of Insubria, 2022–2025
– Project Manager, European Commission, Horizon Europe: FLASH (“Flexible Approaches to
Support Health through Financing”). Coordinating University: University of Verona, (2025)
– Assistant Professor in Economics, University of Verona, (2019-2022)– Research Fellow, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 2013-2019.
Affiliations
– GLO (Global Labour Organization), AIES (Italian Health Economic Association), SIEP (Italian Society of Public Economics), EuHEA (European Health Economics Association).
Main Research Interests
– Health Economics, Ageing, Gender Economics, Migration.
Publications
– "Economic roots of cognitive decline: tracing early-life shocks to late-life health", with J.
Madia, F. Moscone, C. Nicodemo, and C. Tealdi (2026). Economics and Human Biology.,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2026.101605
– “Immigration and the utilisation of preventive care in Europe: Results from retrospective data”, with R.E. Buia, M. Genie, and G. Pasini. Empirical Economics. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-026-02928-z
– M. Kovacic, C.E. Orso (2025). "Wounds of the past, screens of the present: how childhood adversities shape adult social media behaviours?" Review of Economics of the Household. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11150-025-09796-z
– J. Madia, C. Nicodemo, C.E. Orso, and C. Tealdi (2025)."Overseas General Practitioners(GPs) and Opioid Prescriptions in England", Health Policy, Vol. 159.
– S.A.H. Tabaghdehi, C.E. Orso, C. Tealdi, and S. Tenaglia (2025)."The Impact of Fruit and Vegetable Intake on Healthcare Costs and Preventive Care in Older Adults: Evidence from SHARE data", Discover Social Science and Health, 5:11, Springer Nature.
– L. Boggian, J. Madia, F. Moscone, and C.E. Orso (2024). "Immigrant Status and Likelihood of Opioid Treatment. Lessons from Spain’s National Health Service ". Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, vol. 227; doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2024.106754.
– C. Di Novi, M. Kovacic, and C.E. Orso (2024). "Online Health Information Seeking Behavior,Healthcare Access, and Health Status During Exceptional Times". Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2024.02.032.
– C. Nicodemo, C. E. Orso, and C. Tealdi (2023)."Overseas GPs and Prescription Behaviour in England". Health Policy, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2023.104967
– M. Kovacic, and C.E. Orso (2023). "Who’s afraid of immigration? The effect of economic preferences on tolerance”. Journal of Population Economics, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148023-00947-z
– M. Kovacic, and C.E. Orso (2022). "Trends in Inequality of Opportunity in health over the life cycle: the role of early-life conditions". Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Vol. 101; pp.: 60-82. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2022.07.018.
– A. Brugiavini, C. Di Novi, and C.E. Orso (2022). “Visiting Parents in Times of Covid-19:The Impact of Parent-adult Child Contacts on the Psychological Health of the Elderly”. Economics and Human Biology, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2022.101152
– A. Brugiavini, R.E. Buia, M. Kovacic, and C.E. Orso (2022). "Adverse childhood experiences and unhealthy lifestyles later in life : Evidence from SHARE countries", Review of Economics of the Household, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11150-022-09612-y
– M. Belloni, A. Brugiavini, R. E. Buia, L. Carrino, D. Cavapozzi, C.E. Orso, and G. Pasini(2019). "What do we learn about redistribution effects of pension systems from internationally comparable measures of Social Security Wealth? ". Journal of Pension Economics & Finance, 1-19, DOI: 10.1017/S1474747219000118
– L. Carrino, C.E. Orso, and G. Pasini (2018).“Demand for Long-term care and benefit eligibility across European countries”. Health Economics, Volume 27, Issue 8, pp. 1175-1188 (DOI: 10.1002/hec.3665) .
– V. Carrieri, C. Di Novi, and C.E. Orso (2017). "Home Sweet Home? Public Financing and Inequalities in the use of Home Care Services in Europe". Fiscal Studies, 38: 445–468.
– A. Brugiavini, L. Carrino, C.E. Orso, and G. Pasini (2017). “Vulnerability and Long-termCare in Europe: an Economic perspective”. Palgrave Macmillan , UK. ISBN: 978-3-31968969-2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68969-2.
– C. E. Orso, and E. Fabrizi (2016)."The determinants of women’s empowerment in Bangladesh:the role of partner’s attitudes and participation in microcredit programs". Journal of Development Studies, Volume 52, Issue 6, pp: 895-912.
Book Chapters
– A. Brugiavini, R.E. Buia, and C.E. Orso (2023). "Economics of Adverse Childhood Treatment". in Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population, edited by Klaus F. Zimmermann, Springer Link.
– R.E. Buia, M. Kovacic, and C.E. Orso (2019). "The Effects of adverse childhood experiences on mental well-being later in life”. in Börsch-Supan, Axel; Bristle, Johanna; Andersen-Ranberg, Karen; Brugiavini, Agar; Jusot, Florence; Litwin, Howard; Weber, Guglielmo (eds.) (2019): Health and socio-economic status over the life course. First results from SHARE Waves 6 and 7. De Gruyter, Berlin/Boston.
– S. Fiore, M. Kovacic, and C.E. Orso (2019). “Differences in health care use between migrant and native older people."in Börsch-Supan, Axel; Bristle, Johanna; Andersen-Ranberg, Karen; Brugiavini, Agar; Jusot, Florence; Litwin, Howard; Weber, Guglielmo (eds.) (2019): Health and socio-economic status over the life course. First results from SHARE Waves 6 and 7. De Gruyter, Berlin/Boston.
– L. Carrino, and C.E. Orso (2015). "Eligibility regulations and formal home-care utilisation among the vulnerable older people in the 5th Wave of SHARE”. in Ageing in Europe – Supporting Policies for an inclusive Society , by Borsch- Supan, A., Kneip, T., Litwin, H., Mych, M., And Weber, G.. De Gruyter, Berlin/Boston.
Reports and Chapters in italian
– ”L’impatto a lungo termine delle Esperienze Infantili Avverse (ACE- Adverse Childhood Experiences) sulla salute individuale”. in Declinazioni Interdisciplinari, by S. Citroni & L. Testa, Atti della Giornata della Ricerca DiDEC 2023, Editor: Mimesis (pp. 133-145).
– “La crisi economica e le disuguaglianze nell’accesso alle cure sanitarie: uno sguardo alla situazione in Italia e in Europa”. in Il Sistema Sanitario in controluce, Rapporto 2014, Fondazione Farmafactoring (pp. 38-44).
– "Dalla carità al business: prospettive di microcredito e microfinanza nei paesi in via di sviluppo" (2009). Electronic Journal of Management, Volume 2.
Edited Books /Conference Proceedings
– D. Canè, L. Casano, C.E. Orso, M. Saporiti (eds.) (2025). Diritto, economia, culture e intelligenza artificiale. Presupposti, applicazioni e limiti. Proceedings of the Third Research Day of the Department of Law, Economics and Cultures, University of Insubria (Como, 26 September 2024).
Submitted and Under Review Papers
– "Uncared for and Alone: Drivers of Ill-Being in Europe’s Elderly", with E. Brenna and C.Di Novi. Submitted.
– "More than Care Gaps? Unmet Care Needs and Cognitive Health Status in Later Life", with J. Costa-Font and C. Di Novi. Submitted.
– "What women want. Gender-based norms and cognition in STEM occupational choices"(2024), with M. Kovacic, GLO Discussion Paper, No. 1522, and Working paper n. 8/24, Department of Economics, University of Venice. Submitted.
– "Temporary GPs and the effects on patients’ health outcomes", with J. Madia, F. Moscone,C. Nicodemo, and C. Tealdi. Submitted.
Selected Work in Progress
– "Health and redistribution in public healthcare sector", with F. Andreoli and L. De Menech.
– "Discontinuity in Primary Care and Medication Adherence among the Elderly: Evidence from Administrative Data in Lombardy", with P. Berta, C. Di Novi, and C. Persico.
– "Gender, Age, and Prescribing Behavior: Evidence from General Practitioners in England",with J. Madia, F. Moscone, C. Nicodemo, and C. Tealdi.
– "Balancing Cultural Heritage and Integration: Childcare Decisions Among Second Generation Immigrants in Europe", with B. Adiwijaya, M. Kovacic, and D. Sonedda.
– "Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and Pro-Social Behaviour", with M. Kovacic.
Permanent Working Papers
– Brugiavini, Agar; Genie, Mesfin G.; Naci, Rinaldo; C.E. Orso, and Pasini, Giacomo (2019)."Combining the Retrospective Interviews of Wave 3 and Wave 7: The Third Release of the SHARE Job Episodes Panel" SHARE Working Paper, vol. 36, pp. 1-18.
– "Formal and Informal sectors: interactions between moneylenders and traditional banks in the rural Indian credit market" (2009). Working Paper n.151, Department of Public Policy and Public Choice - POLIS, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Alessandria.
– “Microcredit and poverty. An overview of the principal statistical methods used to measure the program net impacts” (2011), Working Paper n.180, Department of Public Policy and Public Choice – POLIS, Università del Piemonte Orientale.
– L. Carrino, and C.E.Orso (2014). “Eligibility and inclusiveness of Long-Term Care Institutional frameworks in Europe: a cross-country comparison”, Working Paper n. 28, Department of Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
– Michele Belloni, Ludovico Carrino, Raluca Elena Buia, Danilo Cavapozzi, Cristina E. Orso,Giacomo Pasini, and Agar Brugiavini. (2016). “Internationally comparable measures of individual Social Security Wealth in SHARE Wave 4”. SHARE Working Paper 24-2016.
Education
– 2013: Ph.D in Economic Policy, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan. Ph.D Supervisors: Prof. Gilberto Turati, Prof.ssa Mariacristina Piva. Dissertation title: Three Essays on Microcredit and Poverty.
– 2009: M. Sc. in Economics and Public Policy, University of Eastern Piedmont A. Avogadro, Alessandria, Italy. Final mark 110/110 cum laude, print worthy. Dissertation title: "Asymmetric information and Microcredit." Advisor: Prof. Mario Ferrero. Subject: Microeconomics.
– 2005: B.A. in Economics and Finance, University of Eastern Piedmont A. Avogadro, Alessandria, Italy. Final mark 110/110 cum laude. Dissertation title: "Unemployment trends at the regional and the national level: Evidence from Italy." Advisor: Prof. Guido Ortona. Subject: Labor Economics.
Visiting Experiences
– 2014: Visiting Post-Doctoral Researcher, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona Spain.
– 2012: Visiting Ph.D. Student, Department of Economics and Business and Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona Spain.
Further Education
– 2020: Fifteenth Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory: Taxation, Redistribution, and Migration, University of Verona (Alba di Canazei), Verona (IT).
– 2018: Course in Advanced Health Econometrics (held by Prof. Alberto Holly), Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
– 2018: Thirteenth Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory: The different dimensions of inequality, University of Verona (Alba di Canazei), Verona (IT).
– 2017: Twelfth Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory: Space, Mobility, and opportunities, University of Verona (Alba di Canazei), Verona (IT).
– 2015: RAND Summer Institute, Mini-medical School for Social Scientists and Demography, Economics, Psychology and Epidemiology of Ageing conference, RAND Corporation, Center for the Studies of Aging, Santa Monica, Los Angeles CA, US.
– 2015: Tenth Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory: Diversity, Fairness andWell-Being, University of Verona (Alba di Canazei), Verona (IT).
– 2013: Microeconometric Summer School, Dynamic and Non-linear Panel Data Models, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain).
– 2013: Summer Institute of Ageing, Venice International University.
– 2011: Microeconometric Summer School , Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Evaluation,Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain).
Awards, Recognitions and Fellowships
– 2019-present: Subject Expert (Cultore della Materia) in Microeconomics, Department of Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
– 2024: Research Excellence Award, University of Insubria, Department of Law, Economics,and Cultures. Paper: "Who is afraid of immigration? The effect of economic preferences on tolerance." Co-authored by M. Kovacic.
– 2018: Italian National Institute of Social Security INPS. Collaboration on the project: "Dis-ability, remaining life expectancy and socioeconomic status".
– 2013-2017 Subject expert (Cultore della Materia) in Statistics, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan.
– 2015: RAND Summer Institute, Santa Monica (US), participation scholarship.
– 2014-2016: SHARE Research Fellowship, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
– 2013-2014: Research Fellowship, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
– 2013: Research Grant from the Italian Health Economics Association (AIES) and Farmafactoring Foundation (PI: Cristina Elisa Orso, Euro 10.000).
– 2013: Research Fellowship, University of Eastern Piedmont.
– 2009-2012: Ph.D. Scholarship, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan.
International Research Networks
– 2022 - present: External Collaboration on the project: FLASH (“Flexible Approaches to Support Health through Financing”), European Commission, Horizon Europe. PI: Prof. Paolo Pertile, University of Verona.
– 2016: Member of the research project “Measuring Microfinance Impact in the EU Policy rec-ommendations for Financial and Social Inclusion”, awarded by the EIB-Universities Research Sponsorship (EIBURS) - European Investment Bank Institute (EIB), Euro 300.000.
– 2014-2019: Member of the SHARE research group of Venice, involved in the following in-ternational projects: (1) “Multinational Advancement of Research Infrastructures on Ageing - Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe” (SHARE M4), FP7th Collaborative Project, EU Commission, Coordinator: Universität Mannheim, from January 2011 to December 2014; (2) “Achieving world-class standards in all SHARE countries” (SHARE-DEV 3), Horizon 2020, European Commission, Coordinator: Universität Mannheim, from July 2015.
Conferences and Seminars
– 2026: Siep Conference 2026, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 10-11 September(scheduled); Round Table "Quando i dati migliorano le cure. Tecnologia e intelligenza umana per la trasformazione digitale in sanità" (Invited Speaker), Centro Studi Americani, Rome, 1/04/2026.
– 2025: Seventh Dondena Workshop on Public Policy, Bocconi University, Milan (IT), 16-17December 2025 (scheduled); Italian Health Economic Association (AIES), Annual Conference, University of Verona, 11-12 December (scheduled); 19th Portuguese Health Economics Conference (Porto, 30-31 October); SIEP (Italian Society of Public Economics) Conference
2025, September 18-19, University of Federico II, Naples (IT); 4th APHEC workshop (Genova, 12-13 September); FLASH project - 2nd Consortium Meeting, Vilnius University (Lithuania), June 12-13; American-European Health Economics Study Group, University of Oxford, 27-28 May.
– 2024: Italian Health Economic Association (AIES), Annual Conference, University of NapoliFederico II, 9-10 December 2024; American-European Health Economics Study Group, University of Catania, 27-28 June; EuHEA Conference 2024, Wien, 1-3 July; Seminar at University of Verona, 28 February.
– 2023: Italian Health Economic Association (AIES), Annual Conference, University of LaSapienza (Rome), 5-6 December 2023; Global Labour Organization (GLO): JPOPE Global Conference 2023, 4 December 2023; Seminar at British Data Science Society (BDSS), University of Essex (UK), 6 October 2023 ; SIEP (Italian Society of Public Economics) Conference 2023, September 14-15, University of Verona (IT); American-European Health Economics Study Group-VII Edition, July 6-7, Harvard University, Boston, MA, US.
– 2022: Invited Seminar, University of Pavia, December 14 ; SIEP (Italian Society of Public Economics) Conference 2022, September 15-16, L’Aquila (IT); American-European Health Economics Study Group, V Edition, June 2022, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona (ES); EuHEA Seminar series, February 23.
– 2021: Italian Health Economic Association, Annual Conference, Bocconi University, Milan,2-3 December; SEHO Boston virtual meeting. 24-25 May ; Ninth ECINEQ Meeting, July 8-10, London School of Economics.
– 2019: Seminar at University of Verona; SHARE User Conference 2019, Budapest (Hungary).
– 2018: Spring Meeting of Young Economists 2018, Palma de Mallorca (ES); Warsaw International Economics Meeting (WIEM), Warsav.
– 2017: Invenicement Economic Forum, Department of Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice; 14th EMN Annual Conference, San Servolo Island, Venice (Italy).
– 2016: 2dn ATHEA conference (Austrian Health Economic Association), Vienna; HALM Workshop, “Household Economics in an Ageing Society”, Catholic University, Milan; Workshop IBEO – Health Economics, Alghero (IT).
– 2015: Comparative International Research Based on the HRS Family of Data, RAND Center for the Study of Ageing, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, CA, US; Workshop on the public financing of Long-term care, London School of Economic and Political Sciences, London.
– 2014: Italian Health Economics Association, Annual Conference, Venice; SHARE wave 5Conference, Turin.
– 2013: POLIS seminar, University of Eastern Piedmont, Alessandria; SHARE User Conference, HEC Business School in Liege, Belgium.
– 2012: Doctoral Seminars, Catholic University, Milan (Italy).
– 2011: Doctoral Seminars, Catholic University, Milan (Italy).
Teaching
Main Courses:
– 2024 - present: Lecturer, Panel Models and Count Data Regressions (Ph.D. in Methods &Models for Economic Decisions, University of Insubria).
– 2022- present: Lecturer, Social Statistics, Microeconomics (undergraduate); Economics of Art and Culture (graduate), University of Insubria.
– 2022-24: Lecturer, Summer School in Applied Health Econometrics and Health Policy, University of Bergamo.
– 2019-22: Teaching Assistant for Microeconomics (undergraduate), University of Verona.
– 2019: Lecturer, Master in Public Policy Evaluation, Rome (at Senato della Repubblica).
– 2019: Lecturer, Microeconomics (undergraduate), Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
– 2018: Lecturer, Master in Public Policy Evaluation, Rome (at Senato della Repubblica).
– 2018: Lecturer, Microeconomics (undergraduate), Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
– 2017: Lecturer, Economics of Art and Culture (graduate), Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
– 2016: Lecturer, Master in Public Policy Evaluation, Rome (at Senato della Repubblica).
– 2014-17: STATA workshop, Summer Institute of Ageing, Venice International University.
– 2015: Lecturer, Master in Public Administration, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
– 2015: Lecturer, Master in Health Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
– 2011: Lecturer, Economics (undergraduate), University of Eastern Piedmont, Alessandria(IT).
– 2011-2013: Teaching Assistant for Advanced Microeconomics (graduate), University of Eastern Piedmont , Alessandria (IT).
– 2008: Teaching Assistant for Quantitative Methods in Economics (graduate), University of Eastern Piedmont, Alessandria (IT).
Thesis Supervision:
– 2022 - present: Supervisor of Bachelor’s theses in Tourism Sciences, University of Insubria.
– 2019 -2022 : Supervisor of Bachelor’s theses in Microeconomics, University of Verona.
PhD Supervision
– 2024 - present: Adiwijaya Brenda Hadiana, "Of Deprivation and Social Gap: Essays in Applied Economics", Phd Programme in "Methods and Models for Economic Decisions ", University of Insubria (co-supervision with Prof. Daniela Sonedda. External supervisor: Matija Kovacic.)
PhD Committee as Examiner
– 2026: Internal examiner in the examination committee of the Phd Programme in "Methods and Models for Economic Decisions ", University of Insubria;
– 2025: Internal examiner in the examination committee of the Phd Programme in "Methods and Models for Economic Decisions ", University of Insubria;
– 2022: Internal examiner in the examination committee of the Phd Programme in "Methods and Models for Economic Decisions ", University of Insubria;
– 2022: External examiner in the examination committee of the Phd Programme in "Economics and Management", University of Verona.
Professional Activities
– 2024-25: Co-Scientific director of the project "SAIPEM - Aggiornamento del Supporto per l’analisi, ulteriore implementazione e validazione della metodologia REVALUE." Consulting activity coordinated by the Center for Analysis and Research in Applied Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
– 2019-20: Scientific director of the project "SAIPEM - Supporto per l’analisi, ulteriore implementazione e validazione della metodologia REVALUE." Consulting activity coordinated by the Center for Analysis and Research in Applied Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
Other Academic Activities
Institutional Roles and Committees:
– 2022 – present: Member of the Teaching Evaluation Committee, Bachelor’s Degree Program in Tourism Sciences, University of Insubria.
– 2022 – present: President of the University Committee for the Allocation of Research Funds(Economic and Management Area), University of Insubria.
– 2022 – present: Member of the Departmental Website Update Committee, University of
Insubria.
– 2022 – present: Member of the Scientific Board of the Ph.D. in Methods & Models for Economic Decisions, University of Insubria.
Editorial and Reviewing Activities:
– Editorial Board Member, Discover Social Science and Health, Nature Springer.
– Grant Reviewer, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", December 2025.
– Grant Reviewer, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, November 2024.
– Referee: Journal of Population Economics; Scientific Reports; Regional Science and UrbanEconomics; Economic Modelling; Plos One; Journal of Development Studies; Social Science & Medicine; Health Economics; Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization; Health Policy; Review of Economics of the Household; Journal of Ageing and Social Policy; Discover Social Science and Health; Economic Notes; Journal of Family and Economic Issues.
Scientific Committees and Conferences:
– Member of the Scientific Committee, EuHEA Conference 2026, Erasmus University Rotterdam, July 2026.
– Member of the Scientific Committee, Society of Economics of the Household (SEHO) Annual Conference, University of Pavia, June 2026.
– Member of the Scientific Committee, Italian Health Economics Association (AIES) Annual Conference, University of Verona, December 2025.
– Member of the Scientific Committee “ResearchForValeria Conference 2018”, University ofTrento, 29 January 2018.
– Co-organiser of the “ResearchForValeria Conference 2016”, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice,11 November 2016.
Third Mission (Knowledge Transfer and Public Engagement)
– 2023 – present: Secretary General, Italian Health Economic Association (AIES).
– 2019 – present: Consultant, Center for Analysis and Research in Applied Economics, Ca’Foscari University of Venice.
– 2025: Project Manager, FLASH Project (European Commission – Horizon Europe; Project No. 101095424). PI: Paolo Pertile, University of Verona.
– 2026: Invited speaker, round table “Quando i dati migliorano le cure. Tecnologia e intelligenza umana per la trasformazione digitale in sanità”, Centro Studi Americani, Rome.
– 2022: Invited speaker, “Pensions: What Future?”, Assicurazioni Generali, Como (IT).
Languages
– Italian: mother-tongue.
– English: fluent.
– Spanish: good.
Computer skills
– Software: Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, STATA, LaTeX.
Department of Law, Economics, and Cultures (DIDEC) - Via Sant’Abbondio 12
University of Insubria - 22100 Como (IT)
Email: cristinaelisa.orso@uninsubria.it
Web-page: https://sites.google.com/view/cristinaelisaorso
Lindedin: www.linkedin.com/in/cristina-elisa-orso-3641292bb
Current Positions
– Associate Professor in Public Economics, University of Insubria.
– Secretary General, Italian Health Economic Association (AIES).
– Member of the Scientific Committee, CF Applied Economics (Center for Analysis and Research in Applied Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice).
Academic Qualifications
– 2023 -2033: National Scientific Qualification (ASN) as Associate Professor of Economics(13/A1).
– 2023 -2033: National Scientific Qualification (ASN) as Associate Professor of Economic Policy(13/A2).
Past Positions
– Assistant Professor in Public Economics, University of Insubria, 2022–2025
– Project Manager, European Commission, Horizon Europe: FLASH (“Flexible Approaches to
Support Health through Financing”). Coordinating University: University of Verona, (2025)
– Assistant Professor in Economics, University of Verona, (2019-2022)– Research Fellow, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 2013-2019.
Affiliations
– GLO (Global Labour Organization), AIES (Italian Health Economic Association), SIEP (Italian Society of Public Economics), EuHEA (European Health Economics Association).
Main Research Interests
– Health Economics, Ageing, Gender Economics, Migration.
Publications
– "Economic roots of cognitive decline: tracing early-life shocks to late-life health", with J.
Madia, F. Moscone, C. Nicodemo, and C. Tealdi (2026). Economics and Human Biology.,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2026.101605
– “Immigration and the utilisation of preventive care in Europe: Results from retrospective data”, with R.E. Buia, M. Genie, and G. Pasini. Empirical Economics. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-026-02928-z
– M. Kovacic, C.E. Orso (2025). "Wounds of the past, screens of the present: how childhood adversities shape adult social media behaviours?" Review of Economics of the Household. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11150-025-09796-z
– J. Madia, C. Nicodemo, C.E. Orso, and C. Tealdi (2025)."Overseas General Practitioners(GPs) and Opioid Prescriptions in England", Health Policy, Vol. 159.
– S.A.H. Tabaghdehi, C.E. Orso, C. Tealdi, and S. Tenaglia (2025)."The Impact of Fruit and Vegetable Intake on Healthcare Costs and Preventive Care in Older Adults: Evidence from SHARE data", Discover Social Science and Health, 5:11, Springer Nature.
– L. Boggian, J. Madia, F. Moscone, and C.E. Orso (2024). "Immigrant Status and Likelihood of Opioid Treatment. Lessons from Spain’s National Health Service ". Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, vol. 227; doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2024.106754.
– C. Di Novi, M. Kovacic, and C.E. Orso (2024). "Online Health Information Seeking Behavior,Healthcare Access, and Health Status During Exceptional Times". Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2024.02.032.
– C. Nicodemo, C. E. Orso, and C. Tealdi (2023)."Overseas GPs and Prescription Behaviour in England". Health Policy, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2023.104967
– M. Kovacic, and C.E. Orso (2023). "Who’s afraid of immigration? The effect of economic preferences on tolerance”. Journal of Population Economics, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148023-00947-z
– M. Kovacic, and C.E. Orso (2022). "Trends in Inequality of Opportunity in health over the life cycle: the role of early-life conditions". Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Vol. 101; pp.: 60-82. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2022.07.018.
– A. Brugiavini, C. Di Novi, and C.E. Orso (2022). “Visiting Parents in Times of Covid-19:The Impact of Parent-adult Child Contacts on the Psychological Health of the Elderly”. Economics and Human Biology, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2022.101152
– A. Brugiavini, R.E. Buia, M. Kovacic, and C.E. Orso (2022). "Adverse childhood experiences and unhealthy lifestyles later in life : Evidence from SHARE countries", Review of Economics of the Household, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11150-022-09612-y
– M. Belloni, A. Brugiavini, R. E. Buia, L. Carrino, D. Cavapozzi, C.E. Orso, and G. Pasini(2019). "What do we learn about redistribution effects of pension systems from internationally comparable measures of Social Security Wealth? ". Journal of Pension Economics & Finance, 1-19, DOI: 10.1017/S1474747219000118
– L. Carrino, C.E. Orso, and G. Pasini (2018).“Demand for Long-term care and benefit eligibility across European countries”. Health Economics, Volume 27, Issue 8, pp. 1175-1188 (DOI: 10.1002/hec.3665) .
– V. Carrieri, C. Di Novi, and C.E. Orso (2017). "Home Sweet Home? Public Financing and Inequalities in the use of Home Care Services in Europe". Fiscal Studies, 38: 445–468.
– A. Brugiavini, L. Carrino, C.E. Orso, and G. Pasini (2017). “Vulnerability and Long-termCare in Europe: an Economic perspective”. Palgrave Macmillan , UK. ISBN: 978-3-31968969-2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68969-2.
– C. E. Orso, and E. Fabrizi (2016)."The determinants of women’s empowerment in Bangladesh:the role of partner’s attitudes and participation in microcredit programs". Journal of Development Studies, Volume 52, Issue 6, pp: 895-912.
Book Chapters
– A. Brugiavini, R.E. Buia, and C.E. Orso (2023). "Economics of Adverse Childhood Treatment". in Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population, edited by Klaus F. Zimmermann, Springer Link.
– R.E. Buia, M. Kovacic, and C.E. Orso (2019). "The Effects of adverse childhood experiences on mental well-being later in life”. in Börsch-Supan, Axel; Bristle, Johanna; Andersen-Ranberg, Karen; Brugiavini, Agar; Jusot, Florence; Litwin, Howard; Weber, Guglielmo (eds.) (2019): Health and socio-economic status over the life course. First results from SHARE Waves 6 and 7. De Gruyter, Berlin/Boston.
– S. Fiore, M. Kovacic, and C.E. Orso (2019). “Differences in health care use between migrant and native older people."in Börsch-Supan, Axel; Bristle, Johanna; Andersen-Ranberg, Karen; Brugiavini, Agar; Jusot, Florence; Litwin, Howard; Weber, Guglielmo (eds.) (2019): Health and socio-economic status over the life course. First results from SHARE Waves 6 and 7. De Gruyter, Berlin/Boston.
– L. Carrino, and C.E. Orso (2015). "Eligibility regulations and formal home-care utilisation among the vulnerable older people in the 5th Wave of SHARE”. in Ageing in Europe – Supporting Policies for an inclusive Society , by Borsch- Supan, A., Kneip, T., Litwin, H., Mych, M., And Weber, G.. De Gruyter, Berlin/Boston.
Reports and Chapters in italian
– ”L’impatto a lungo termine delle Esperienze Infantili Avverse (ACE- Adverse Childhood Experiences) sulla salute individuale”. in Declinazioni Interdisciplinari, by S. Citroni & L. Testa, Atti della Giornata della Ricerca DiDEC 2023, Editor: Mimesis (pp. 133-145).
– “La crisi economica e le disuguaglianze nell’accesso alle cure sanitarie: uno sguardo alla situazione in Italia e in Europa”. in Il Sistema Sanitario in controluce, Rapporto 2014, Fondazione Farmafactoring (pp. 38-44).
– "Dalla carità al business: prospettive di microcredito e microfinanza nei paesi in via di sviluppo" (2009). Electronic Journal of Management, Volume 2.
Edited Books /Conference Proceedings
– D. Canè, L. Casano, C.E. Orso, M. Saporiti (eds.) (2025). Diritto, economia, culture e intelligenza artificiale. Presupposti, applicazioni e limiti. Proceedings of the Third Research Day of the Department of Law, Economics and Cultures, University of Insubria (Como, 26 September 2024).
Submitted and Under Review Papers
– "Uncared for and Alone: Drivers of Ill-Being in Europe’s Elderly", with E. Brenna and C.Di Novi. Submitted.
– "More than Care Gaps? Unmet Care Needs and Cognitive Health Status in Later Life", with J. Costa-Font and C. Di Novi. Submitted.
– "What women want. Gender-based norms and cognition in STEM occupational choices"(2024), with M. Kovacic, GLO Discussion Paper, No. 1522, and Working paper n. 8/24, Department of Economics, University of Venice. Submitted.
– "Temporary GPs and the effects on patients’ health outcomes", with J. Madia, F. Moscone,C. Nicodemo, and C. Tealdi. Submitted.
Selected Work in Progress
– "Health and redistribution in public healthcare sector", with F. Andreoli and L. De Menech.
– "Discontinuity in Primary Care and Medication Adherence among the Elderly: Evidence from Administrative Data in Lombardy", with P. Berta, C. Di Novi, and C. Persico.
– "Gender, Age, and Prescribing Behavior: Evidence from General Practitioners in England",with J. Madia, F. Moscone, C. Nicodemo, and C. Tealdi.
– "Balancing Cultural Heritage and Integration: Childcare Decisions Among Second Generation Immigrants in Europe", with B. Adiwijaya, M. Kovacic, and D. Sonedda.
– "Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and Pro-Social Behaviour", with M. Kovacic.
Permanent Working Papers
– Brugiavini, Agar; Genie, Mesfin G.; Naci, Rinaldo; C.E. Orso, and Pasini, Giacomo (2019)."Combining the Retrospective Interviews of Wave 3 and Wave 7: The Third Release of the SHARE Job Episodes Panel" SHARE Working Paper, vol. 36, pp. 1-18.
– "Formal and Informal sectors: interactions between moneylenders and traditional banks in the rural Indian credit market" (2009). Working Paper n.151, Department of Public Policy and Public Choice - POLIS, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Alessandria.
– “Microcredit and poverty. An overview of the principal statistical methods used to measure the program net impacts” (2011), Working Paper n.180, Department of Public Policy and Public Choice – POLIS, Università del Piemonte Orientale.
– L. Carrino, and C.E.Orso (2014). “Eligibility and inclusiveness of Long-Term Care Institutional frameworks in Europe: a cross-country comparison”, Working Paper n. 28, Department of Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
– Michele Belloni, Ludovico Carrino, Raluca Elena Buia, Danilo Cavapozzi, Cristina E. Orso,Giacomo Pasini, and Agar Brugiavini. (2016). “Internationally comparable measures of individual Social Security Wealth in SHARE Wave 4”. SHARE Working Paper 24-2016.
Education
– 2013: Ph.D in Economic Policy, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan. Ph.D Supervisors: Prof. Gilberto Turati, Prof.ssa Mariacristina Piva. Dissertation title: Three Essays on Microcredit and Poverty.
– 2009: M. Sc. in Economics and Public Policy, University of Eastern Piedmont A. Avogadro, Alessandria, Italy. Final mark 110/110 cum laude, print worthy. Dissertation title: "Asymmetric information and Microcredit." Advisor: Prof. Mario Ferrero. Subject: Microeconomics.
– 2005: B.A. in Economics and Finance, University of Eastern Piedmont A. Avogadro, Alessandria, Italy. Final mark 110/110 cum laude. Dissertation title: "Unemployment trends at the regional and the national level: Evidence from Italy." Advisor: Prof. Guido Ortona. Subject: Labor Economics.
Visiting Experiences
– 2014: Visiting Post-Doctoral Researcher, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona Spain.
– 2012: Visiting Ph.D. Student, Department of Economics and Business and Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona Spain.
Further Education
– 2020: Fifteenth Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory: Taxation, Redistribution, and Migration, University of Verona (Alba di Canazei), Verona (IT).
– 2018: Course in Advanced Health Econometrics (held by Prof. Alberto Holly), Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
– 2018: Thirteenth Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory: The different dimensions of inequality, University of Verona (Alba di Canazei), Verona (IT).
– 2017: Twelfth Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory: Space, Mobility, and opportunities, University of Verona (Alba di Canazei), Verona (IT).
– 2015: RAND Summer Institute, Mini-medical School for Social Scientists and Demography, Economics, Psychology and Epidemiology of Ageing conference, RAND Corporation, Center for the Studies of Aging, Santa Monica, Los Angeles CA, US.
– 2015: Tenth Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory: Diversity, Fairness andWell-Being, University of Verona (Alba di Canazei), Verona (IT).
– 2013: Microeconometric Summer School, Dynamic and Non-linear Panel Data Models, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain).
– 2013: Summer Institute of Ageing, Venice International University.
– 2011: Microeconometric Summer School , Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Evaluation,Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain).
Awards, Recognitions and Fellowships
– 2019-present: Subject Expert (Cultore della Materia) in Microeconomics, Department of Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
– 2024: Research Excellence Award, University of Insubria, Department of Law, Economics,and Cultures. Paper: "Who is afraid of immigration? The effect of economic preferences on tolerance." Co-authored by M. Kovacic.
– 2018: Italian National Institute of Social Security INPS. Collaboration on the project: "Dis-ability, remaining life expectancy and socioeconomic status".
– 2013-2017 Subject expert (Cultore della Materia) in Statistics, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan.
– 2015: RAND Summer Institute, Santa Monica (US), participation scholarship.
– 2014-2016: SHARE Research Fellowship, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
– 2013-2014: Research Fellowship, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
– 2013: Research Grant from the Italian Health Economics Association (AIES) and Farmafactoring Foundation (PI: Cristina Elisa Orso, Euro 10.000).
– 2013: Research Fellowship, University of Eastern Piedmont.
– 2009-2012: Ph.D. Scholarship, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan.
International Research Networks
– 2022 - present: External Collaboration on the project: FLASH (“Flexible Approaches to Support Health through Financing”), European Commission, Horizon Europe. PI: Prof. Paolo Pertile, University of Verona.
– 2016: Member of the research project “Measuring Microfinance Impact in the EU Policy rec-ommendations for Financial and Social Inclusion”, awarded by the EIB-Universities Research Sponsorship (EIBURS) - European Investment Bank Institute (EIB), Euro 300.000.
– 2014-2019: Member of the SHARE research group of Venice, involved in the following in-ternational projects: (1) “Multinational Advancement of Research Infrastructures on Ageing - Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe” (SHARE M4), FP7th Collaborative Project, EU Commission, Coordinator: Universität Mannheim, from January 2011 to December 2014; (2) “Achieving world-class standards in all SHARE countries” (SHARE-DEV 3), Horizon 2020, European Commission, Coordinator: Universität Mannheim, from July 2015.
Conferences and Seminars
– 2026: Siep Conference 2026, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 10-11 September(scheduled); Round Table "Quando i dati migliorano le cure. Tecnologia e intelligenza umana per la trasformazione digitale in sanità" (Invited Speaker), Centro Studi Americani, Rome, 1/04/2026.
– 2025: Seventh Dondena Workshop on Public Policy, Bocconi University, Milan (IT), 16-17December 2025 (scheduled); Italian Health Economic Association (AIES), Annual Conference, University of Verona, 11-12 December (scheduled); 19th Portuguese Health Economics Conference (Porto, 30-31 October); SIEP (Italian Society of Public Economics) Conference
2025, September 18-19, University of Federico II, Naples (IT); 4th APHEC workshop (Genova, 12-13 September); FLASH project - 2nd Consortium Meeting, Vilnius University (Lithuania), June 12-13; American-European Health Economics Study Group, University of Oxford, 27-28 May.
– 2024: Italian Health Economic Association (AIES), Annual Conference, University of NapoliFederico II, 9-10 December 2024; American-European Health Economics Study Group, University of Catania, 27-28 June; EuHEA Conference 2024, Wien, 1-3 July; Seminar at University of Verona, 28 February.
– 2023: Italian Health Economic Association (AIES), Annual Conference, University of LaSapienza (Rome), 5-6 December 2023; Global Labour Organization (GLO): JPOPE Global Conference 2023, 4 December 2023; Seminar at British Data Science Society (BDSS), University of Essex (UK), 6 October 2023 ; SIEP (Italian Society of Public Economics) Conference 2023, September 14-15, University of Verona (IT); American-European Health Economics Study Group-VII Edition, July 6-7, Harvard University, Boston, MA, US.
– 2022: Invited Seminar, University of Pavia, December 14 ; SIEP (Italian Society of Public Economics) Conference 2022, September 15-16, L’Aquila (IT); American-European Health Economics Study Group, V Edition, June 2022, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona (ES); EuHEA Seminar series, February 23.
– 2021: Italian Health Economic Association, Annual Conference, Bocconi University, Milan,2-3 December; SEHO Boston virtual meeting. 24-25 May ; Ninth ECINEQ Meeting, July 8-10, London School of Economics.
– 2019: Seminar at University of Verona; SHARE User Conference 2019, Budapest (Hungary).
– 2018: Spring Meeting of Young Economists 2018, Palma de Mallorca (ES); Warsaw International Economics Meeting (WIEM), Warsav.
– 2017: Invenicement Economic Forum, Department of Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice; 14th EMN Annual Conference, San Servolo Island, Venice (Italy).
– 2016: 2dn ATHEA conference (Austrian Health Economic Association), Vienna; HALM Workshop, “Household Economics in an Ageing Society”, Catholic University, Milan; Workshop IBEO – Health Economics, Alghero (IT).
– 2015: Comparative International Research Based on the HRS Family of Data, RAND Center for the Study of Ageing, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, CA, US; Workshop on the public financing of Long-term care, London School of Economic and Political Sciences, London.
– 2014: Italian Health Economics Association, Annual Conference, Venice; SHARE wave 5Conference, Turin.
– 2013: POLIS seminar, University of Eastern Piedmont, Alessandria; SHARE User Conference, HEC Business School in Liege, Belgium.
– 2012: Doctoral Seminars, Catholic University, Milan (Italy).
– 2011: Doctoral Seminars, Catholic University, Milan (Italy).
Teaching
Main Courses:
– 2024 - present: Lecturer, Panel Models and Count Data Regressions (Ph.D. in Methods &Models for Economic Decisions, University of Insubria).
– 2022- present: Lecturer, Social Statistics, Microeconomics (undergraduate); Economics of Art and Culture (graduate), University of Insubria.
– 2022-24: Lecturer, Summer School in Applied Health Econometrics and Health Policy, University of Bergamo.
– 2019-22: Teaching Assistant for Microeconomics (undergraduate), University of Verona.
– 2019: Lecturer, Master in Public Policy Evaluation, Rome (at Senato della Repubblica).
– 2019: Lecturer, Microeconomics (undergraduate), Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
– 2018: Lecturer, Master in Public Policy Evaluation, Rome (at Senato della Repubblica).
– 2018: Lecturer, Microeconomics (undergraduate), Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
– 2017: Lecturer, Economics of Art and Culture (graduate), Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
– 2016: Lecturer, Master in Public Policy Evaluation, Rome (at Senato della Repubblica).
– 2014-17: STATA workshop, Summer Institute of Ageing, Venice International University.
– 2015: Lecturer, Master in Public Administration, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
– 2015: Lecturer, Master in Health Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
– 2011: Lecturer, Economics (undergraduate), University of Eastern Piedmont, Alessandria(IT).
– 2011-2013: Teaching Assistant for Advanced Microeconomics (graduate), University of Eastern Piedmont , Alessandria (IT).
– 2008: Teaching Assistant for Quantitative Methods in Economics (graduate), University of Eastern Piedmont, Alessandria (IT).
Thesis Supervision:
– 2022 - present: Supervisor of Bachelor’s theses in Tourism Sciences, University of Insubria.
– 2019 -2022 : Supervisor of Bachelor’s theses in Microeconomics, University of Verona.
PhD Supervision
– 2024 - present: Adiwijaya Brenda Hadiana, "Of Deprivation and Social Gap: Essays in Applied Economics", Phd Programme in "Methods and Models for Economic Decisions ", University of Insubria (co-supervision with Prof. Daniela Sonedda. External supervisor: Matija Kovacic.)
PhD Committee as Examiner
– 2026: Internal examiner in the examination committee of the Phd Programme in "Methods and Models for Economic Decisions ", University of Insubria;
– 2025: Internal examiner in the examination committee of the Phd Programme in "Methods and Models for Economic Decisions ", University of Insubria;
– 2022: Internal examiner in the examination committee of the Phd Programme in "Methods and Models for Economic Decisions ", University of Insubria;
– 2022: External examiner in the examination committee of the Phd Programme in "Economics and Management", University of Verona.
Professional Activities
– 2024-25: Co-Scientific director of the project "SAIPEM - Aggiornamento del Supporto per l’analisi, ulteriore implementazione e validazione della metodologia REVALUE." Consulting activity coordinated by the Center for Analysis and Research in Applied Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
– 2019-20: Scientific director of the project "SAIPEM - Supporto per l’analisi, ulteriore implementazione e validazione della metodologia REVALUE." Consulting activity coordinated by the Center for Analysis and Research in Applied Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
Other Academic Activities
Institutional Roles and Committees:
– 2022 – present: Member of the Teaching Evaluation Committee, Bachelor’s Degree Program in Tourism Sciences, University of Insubria.
– 2022 – present: President of the University Committee for the Allocation of Research Funds(Economic and Management Area), University of Insubria.
– 2022 – present: Member of the Departmental Website Update Committee, University of
Insubria.
– 2022 – present: Member of the Scientific Board of the Ph.D. in Methods & Models for Economic Decisions, University of Insubria.
Editorial and Reviewing Activities:
– Editorial Board Member, Discover Social Science and Health, Nature Springer.
– Grant Reviewer, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", December 2025.
– Grant Reviewer, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, November 2024.
– Referee: Journal of Population Economics; Scientific Reports; Regional Science and UrbanEconomics; Economic Modelling; Plos One; Journal of Development Studies; Social Science & Medicine; Health Economics; Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization; Health Policy; Review of Economics of the Household; Journal of Ageing and Social Policy; Discover Social Science and Health; Economic Notes; Journal of Family and Economic Issues.
Scientific Committees and Conferences:
– Member of the Scientific Committee, EuHEA Conference 2026, Erasmus University Rotterdam, July 2026.
– Member of the Scientific Committee, Society of Economics of the Household (SEHO) Annual Conference, University of Pavia, June 2026.
– Member of the Scientific Committee, Italian Health Economics Association (AIES) Annual Conference, University of Verona, December 2025.
– Member of the Scientific Committee “ResearchForValeria Conference 2018”, University ofTrento, 29 January 2018.
– Co-organiser of the “ResearchForValeria Conference 2016”, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice,11 November 2016.
Third Mission (Knowledge Transfer and Public Engagement)
– 2023 – present: Secretary General, Italian Health Economic Association (AIES).
– 2019 – present: Consultant, Center for Analysis and Research in Applied Economics, Ca’Foscari University of Venice.
– 2025: Project Manager, FLASH Project (European Commission – Horizon Europe; Project No. 101095424). PI: Paolo Pertile, University of Verona.
– 2026: Invited speaker, round table “Quando i dati migliorano le cure. Tecnologia e intelligenza umana per la trasformazione digitale in sanità”, Centro Studi Americani, Rome.
– 2022: Invited speaker, “Pensions: What Future?”, Assicurazioni Generali, Como (IT).
Languages
– Italian: mother-tongue.
– English: fluent.
– Spanish: good.
Computer skills
– Software: Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, STATA, LaTeX.
Publications (28)
Fellowship (5)
fs11 – Segretario/a
- Associazione Italiana di Economia Sanitaria (AIES) (Italia)
(2024 - 2025)
2024
fs2 – Socio/a effettivo o corrispondente
- EuHEA (European Health Economic Association) (Svizzera)
(2024 - )
2024
fs2 – Socio/a effettivo o corrispondente
- SIEP (Società Italiana di Economia Pubblica) (Italia)
(2022 - )
2022
fs2 – Socio/a effettivo o corrispondente
- Global Labour Organization (GLO) (Germania)
(2022 - )
2022
Componente del Comitato Scientifico
- CF Applied Economics (Center for Analysis and Re search in Applied Economics), Università Ca' Foscari Venezia (Italia)
(2017 - )
2017
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Research and teaching at institutions (3)
Position carried out at: Università degli Studi INSUBRIA Varese-Como - Ricercatore/Ricercatrice universitario a t.d.
(31/05/2024 - 30/04/2025)20240531
Position carried out at: Università degli Studi INSUBRIA Varese-Como - Ricercatore/Ricercatrice universitario a t.d.
(01/05/2022 - 30/05/2024)20220501
Ricercatore tempo determinato lettera a) at: Università degli Studi di VERONA - Ricercatore/Ricercatrice universitario a t.d.
(01/07/2019 - 30/04/2022)20190701
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Doctoral college (3)
Università degli Studi INSUBRIA Varese-Como -
METHODS AND MODELS FOR ECONOMIC DECISIONS-2025
(cycle: 41 - Year: 2025
2025
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Università degli Studi INSUBRIA Varese-Como -
METHODS AND MODELS FOR ECONOMIC DECISIONS-2024
(cycle: 40 - Year: 2024
2024
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Università degli Studi INSUBRIA Varese-Como -
METHODS AND MODELS FOR ECONOMIC DECISIONS-2023
(cycle: 39 - Year: 2023
2023
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Courses (3)
6 CFU
35 hours
9 CFU
63 hours
8 CFU
50 hours
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Third Mission
Organizzazione di iniziative di valorizzazione, consultazione e condivisione della ricerca (Discussant)
- Giornate sul turismo sostenibile
Sede di Como e online (09/11/2023 - ) 20231109
DIPARTIMENTO DI DIRITTO, ECONOMIA E CULTURE
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