prof. Luca Spataro, Ph. D.

Luca Spataro got a Master of Arts in Applied Economics in 1996 at Coripe Piemonte (Turin) and Ph.D. in Economics from Sant’Anna School in Pisa in year 2000. Since 2016 he is Full Professor in Public Economics at the Dipartimento di Economia e Management, University of Pisa.

He has been visiting professor at Durham University (UK) and visiting scholar at UCL (UK).

He has been director of “Master in gestione dei rischi nei mercati finanziari”, Lucca (Italy) in 2011 and since 2008, member of the scientific board of the Ph.D. program in Economics at University of Pisa. In 2012 he has been appointed by the Italian Ministry of Welfare and Labor as independent expert to attend the intergovernmental peer review conference in Warsaw (Poland) on “Age friendly services and products – an opportunity for social and economic development”.

His main research areas are concerned with economics of savings, pension funds, optimal taxation and population economics.
He has been author and referee of several articles published in international journals.

Almost every graduate who applies for a master program has certain expectations and ambitions. I too was not an exception. During the course, I tried to acquire knowledge as much as possible for my career ahead. The 6 hour long intensive course suited me well, taking into consideration I had to study at home to have the necessary understanding of knowledge to follow the course. A major part of the teaching was highly theoretical and difficult to understand without a good mathematical and analytical background. But, with the help of both – the colleagues and the professors –, it was possible to overcome the hurdles. I am delighted that besides the studies, the bonding among the students in the class was at an amicable level which was also supported by teaching staff by organizing different events. And so, I am glad to say that during the year of Master Risk Management course I have significantly improved my knowledge and competence in making decisions in regards to asset management, and I have acquainted with great, humble and aspiring people.
(Rudolfs Kregers, Latvia)

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