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FEDERICO BELOTTI
ADDRESS
Faculty of Economics
Tor Vergata University
Via Columbia, 2
00133 - Roma, Italy
tel: (+39) 06.72595627
e-mail: federico.belotti@uniroma2.it
web: http://www.econometrics.it
PERSONAL DETAILS
Place of birth: Rome
Nationality: Italian
Languages: English (fluent), Italian (native)
CURRENT POSITION
02/2011 → today
Post-Doc Researcher
CEIS - University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Microeconometrics methods with applications in health, spatial and production economics
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EDUCATION
9/2006 − 7/2011
Ph.D. in “Econometrics and Empirical Economics” (EEE)
University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
Title: Three Essays on Applied Econometrics
Supervisor: Prof. Vincenzo Atella
Examinators: Prof. Partha Deb (CUNY and NBER)
Prof. William Greene (Stern School of Business, NYU)
9/2004 − 8/2005
M.Sc. in Economics
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Major: Quantitative Methods (MEI)
9/1996 − 7/2004
Degree in Economics, Financial Markets and Institutions
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Major: Econometrics (Supervisor: Prof. Franco Peracchi)
Title: The Smoking behavior in Europe: evidence from ECHP microdata
PUBLICATIONS
“Measuring Spatial Effects in Presence of Institutional Constraints: The Case of Italian Local Health Authority Expenditure”, with Atella V., Depalo D. and Piano Mortari A.,
(forthcoming Regional Science and Urban Economics).
“Estimating Two-part Models”, with Deb P., Norton E.C., Manning W.G., (forthcoming Stata
Journal).
“Testing for Time-invariant Unobserved Heterogeneity in Generalized Linear Panel Data Models”, (2015), with Bartolucci F., Peracchi F., Journal of Econometrics, 184(1), 111-123.
“Stochastic Frontier Analysis using Stata”, (2013), with Daidone S., Ilardi G., Atella V., Stata
Journal, 13(4), 719-758.
“Translation from Narrative Text to Standard Codes Variables with Stata”, (2010), with Depalo
D., Stata Journal, 10(3), 458-481.
“Technology Adoption and Innovation in Public Services. The Case of E-Government in Italy”,
(2010), with Arduini D., Denni M., Giungato G., Zanfei A., Information Economics and
Policy, 22(3), 257-275.
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MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW
“Consistent Inference in Fixed-effects Stochastic Frontier Models”, with Ilardi G., (R&R, Journal of Econometrics).
“The Role of Drug Adherence in Therapy Effectiveness: A Double Fixed-effects Approach”,
with Atella V. and Depalo D.
WORKING PAPERS
“Technology Adoption and Innovation in Public Services. The Case of E-Government in Italy”
with Arduini D., Denni M., Giungato G., Zanfei A., Working Papers, 0804, Universit`
a di
Urbino Carlo Bo.
“Disentangling true determinants of drug therapy effectiveness: A double fixed effects approach”, with Atella V. and Depalo D., CEIS Research Papers, 186, Tor Vergata University.
“Cost-containment policies and hospital efficiency: evidence from a panel of Italian hospitals”,
with Atella V., Daidone S. and Ilardi G., Marini G, CEIS Research Papers, 228, Tor
Vergata University.
“Consistent Estimation of the “True” Fixed-effects Stochastic Frontier Model”, with Ilardi G.,
CEIS Research Papers, 231, Tor Vergata University.
“Stochastic frontier analysis using Stata”, with Daidone S., Ilardi G., Atella V., CEIS Research
Papers, 251, Tor Vergata University.
“Measuring spatial effects in presence of institutional constraints: the case of Italian Local
Health Authority expenditure”, with Atella V., Depalo D. and Piano Mortari A., CEIS
Research Papers, 278, Tor Vergata University.
“Testing for time-invariant unobserved heterogeneity in generalized linear panel data models”,
with Bartolucci F, Peracchi F., EIEF Working Papers Series 1312
WORK IN PROGRESS
“Minimum Density Power Divergence Estimation of m-Components Mixtures Regression Models”, with Deb P.
“Spatial Panel Data Models using Stata”, with Hughes G. and Piano Mortari A.
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“Productivity of the National Health System: A Comparison of Italy and UK”, with Atella V.,
Bojke C., Castelli A., Grasic K., Kopinska J., Piano Mortari A. and Street A.
“Reconciling ML and TSLS Estimators in Spatial Models”, with Atella V., Depalo D. and
Piano Mortari A.
“Inference in Spatial Stochastic Frontier Models”, with Atella V., Ilardi G. and Mladenovi´c S.
“Smallholder Productivity under Climatic Variability: Adoption and Impact of Widely Promoted Agricultural Practices in Tanzania”, with Arslan A., Lipper L.
“Welfare Impacts of Climate Shocks: Evidence from Tanzania”, with Arslan A., Lipper L.
PUBLICATIONS (in italian)
“Discussione” a “Assicurazione sanitaria di Barigozzi F.”, con Atella V., Rivista di Politica
Economica, IX-X (2006), 257-273.
“L’innovazione nelle amministrazioni pubbliche: evidenza sulla diffusione dell’eGovernment in
Italia” with Arduini D., Denni M., Giungato G., Reggi L., Zanfei A., Economia e Politica
Industriale, 2 (2008), 173-186.
“La diffusione dell’eGovernment presso i Comuni italiani: il ruolo dei legami fra servizi di back
e front office” with Arduini D., Denni M., Giungato G., Reggi L., Zanfei A., Economia dei
Servizi, 3 (2008), 337-360.
On-line periodics:
15/02/2007 “Ma l’Authority non serve”, with SISPER research group
published on lavoce.info
14/06/2007 “Gli sconti non sono uguali per tutti”, with Atella V., published on lavoce.info
08/2008 “Prevenzione farmacologica e spesa. Un’analisi a livello regionale”, with Atella V.,
D’Amico F., published on Care
BOOK CHAPTERS
“La spesa sanitaria privata in Italia: le evidenze empiriche”, with Atella V., in La sanit`
a in
Italia (2008), edited by Pedone A., Il Sole24ore, Roma.
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“La (nuova) nota 13 AIFA e i suoi effetti professionali, clinici ed economici” with Atella V.,
Battaggia A., Brignoli O., Cricelli C., Filippi A., Giustini S., Pasqua A., Piano Mortari
A., Medea G., Disease Management, Serie editoriale della Societ`a Italiana di Medicina
Generale (2011), Pacini Editore, Pisa.
“I costi delle cure nel Sistema Sanitario: un’analisi disaggregata”, with Atella V., Piano Mortari
A., Kopinska J., Lischio P., in Il Sistema Sanitario in controluce (Rapporto 2011), edited
by Franco Angeli, Milano.
“Le attivit`
a di prevenzione come elemento per la sostenibilit`a del SSN”, with Atella V., Piano
Mortari A., Kopinska J., Conti V., in Il Sistema Sanitario in controluce (Rapporto 2013),
edited by Franco Angeli, Milano.
“Crisi economica, diseguaglianze nell’accesso ai servizi sanitari ed effetti sulla salute delle persone”, with Atella V., Piano Mortari A., Kopinska J., Conti V., in Il Sistema Sanitario in
controluce (Rapporto 2014), edited by Franco Angeli, Milano.
AWARDS
2012
Best Italian PhD thesis on Applied Statistics and Demography discussed in year 2011
46th Italian Statistical Society Scientific Meeting, Rome, IT
2011
Best “Young Researcher” Paper
“Consistent Estimation of the “True” Fixed-effects Stochastic Frontier Model”
European Workshop on Efficiency and Productivity Analysis, Verona, IT
REFEREE FOR
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Journal of Probability and Statistics, Labour, Stata
Journal, Journal of Productivity Analysis, Value in Health, International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Journal of Applied Economics
PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS
2013
Italian Stata Users Group meeting, Firenze, IT
German Stata Users Group meeting, Potsdam, D
Fifth Italian Congress of Econometrics and Empirical Economics, Genova, IT
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Royal Economic Society conference, London, UK
Spatial Econometrics Seminars, Department of Economics, Catholic University of Rome,
Rome, IT
2012
Annual Health Econometrics Workshop, New York, NY
Seminar, Department of Statistical Science, University of Padua, IT
Italian Association of Regional Science Conference, Rome, IT
Italian Economic Association conference, Matera, IT
Italian Association of Health Economics, Rome, IT
Health Econometrics Workshop, Siena, IT
2011
European Workshop on Efficiency and Productivity Analysis, Verona, IT
2010
Annual Health Econometrics Workshop, Detroit, MI
2009
Italian Stata Users Group meeting, Firenze, IT
VISITING POSITIONS
9/2010 − 4/2011
Visiting scholar
The City University of New York (Hunter College)
Department of Economics
TEACHING
06/2014− 07/2014
Tor Vergata University, Rome
Module: Stochastic Frontier Analysis
ERASMUS Intensive Programme on Efficiency and Productivity Analysis (EPASP)
09/2013− 09/2013
LUISS University, Rome
Econometrics pre-course
09/2012− 09/2012
LUISS University, Rome
Econometrics pre-course
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03/2012− 04/2012
LUISS University, Rome
Stata pre-course
11/2011−12/2011
Tor Vergata University, Rome
Module: Introduction to Stata
Master in Development Economics and International Co-operation
10/2009−12/2009
Tor Vergata University, Rome
Module: Introduction to Stata
Master in Development Economics and International Co-operation
10/2008− 6/2009
LUISS University, Rome
Teaching assistant, Macroeconomics
Prof. Vallanti G.
3/2007−9/2008
LUISS University, Rome
Teaching assistant, Econometrics and Statistics for Economics
Prof. Vallanti G.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
03/2013 → 12/2013
FAO (Supervisor: Aslihan Arslan)
Activities: Econometric analysis of survey data and report writing:
i ) Adoption of sustainable agricultural practices and their impact on productivity of smallholder farmers: evidence from Tanzania
ii ) Welfare impacts of climate shocks: evidence from Tanzania
09/2008 → today
SIMG / Health Search (Supervisor: Prof. Atella V., Prof. Cricelli C.)
Activities: Economic analysis of EPR data, microsimulation and report writing:
i ) Design and development of a simulation model for National Health System costs
ii ) Epidemiological and economic analysis of type II diabetes mellitus
ii ) Epidemiological and economic analysis of dyslipidemia
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05/2008 − 02/2009
Confcommercio (Supervisor: Dr. Bella M.)
Research office
Activities: Economic analysis of statistical data and report writing:
i ) Estimation of an error correction Almost Ideal Demand System
ii ) Forecast households consumption with ARIMAX models to compute ICC index
07/2008 − 12/2008
ISTAT (Supervisor: Dr. Giungato G.)
Directorate of Structural Economic Statistics
Project:“Data collection and analysis on ICT adoption and use in enterprises”
Activities: Econometric analysis and report writing
Eurostat Grants 2008
10/2007 − 12/2007
ISTAT (Supervisor: Dr. Giungato G.)
Directorate of Structural Economic Statistics
Project:“Data collection and analysis on ICT adoption and use in enterprises”
Activities: Econometric analysis and report writing
Eurostat Grants 2007
6/2006 − 12/2006
ISTAT (Supervisor: Dr. Giungato G.)
Directorate of Structural Economic Statistics
Pilot survey on: “ICT Expenditures and Investment in Local Governments”
Activities: Survey design and management
Eurostat Grants 2006
04/2006 − 04/2007
Faculty of Economics, University of Urbino (Supervisor: Prof. Zanfei A.)
Project: “The Diffusion of ICT in the italian Public Sector”
Activities: Econometric analysis and report writing
9/2005 − 07/2007
ISTAT (Supervisor: Prof. Zamaro N.)
Directorate of Structural Economic Statistics
Project:“Sistemi informativi per la predisposizione di un rapporto annuale su determinazione delle dotazioni organiche, analisi dei fabbisogni e rilevazioni delle eccedenza nelle
pubbliche amministrazioni”
(funded by Dipartimento della Funzione Pubblica)
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Activities: Economic analysis of statistical data and report writing:
i ) Design and development of a simulation model for manpower planning
ii ) Evaluation of italian hospitals’ technical efficiency by means of stochastic frontier and
data envelopment analysis
COMPUTER SKILLS
OS: Linux, MacOSX, Windows (Server 2003/2008, 7,Vista, XP)
Stat-programming: Stata and Mata (advanced programming, certified), R (advanced), SAS
(intermediate), SPSS (intermediate), Eviews (intermediate), Matlab (intermediate), C++
(intermediate), Octave (basic), Sage (Basic), Mathematica (basic), Maple (basic), Fortran90 (basic)
Scripting: BASH (advanced), Python (intermediate)
Database: MS Access, MySQL, MS SQL, PosgreSQL
Word processing: MS Word, LATEX
Presentation - drawing: LATEX beamer, MS Powerpoint, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw
Web-Server: Apache, Zope
Web Design: PHP (basic), HTML, DHTML. Advanced use of Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, MS Frontpage. Webmaster and Co-founder of the econometrics.it and sisper.istat.it
web sites. Developer of the web-based interface to the Economics and Accounting student
database and temporary maintenance of the CUNY (Economics) website
CMS: Plone, Joomla, WordPress
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REFERENCES
Professor Franco Peracchi
Department of Economics and Finance
University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
franco.peracchi@uniroma2.it
Via Columbia, 2
00133. Rome, IT
Professor Partha Deb
Faculty of Economics
Hunter College, CUNY
partha.deb@hunter.cuny.edu
695 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10065
Professor Vincenzo Atella
Department of Economics and Finance
University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
atella@uniroma2.it
Via Columbia, 2
00133. Rome, IT
Professor Francesco Bartolucci
Department of Economics
University of Perugia
bart@stat.unipg.it
Via A. Pascoli, 20
06123. Perugia, IT
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