Associate Professor
Department of Economics
Via Monte Generoso, 71 - 21100 Varese - Italy
Tel: +39 (0)332 395539
Fax: +39 (0)332 395509
E-mail: amarenzi@eco.uninsubria.it

Born in Voghera (PV) on July 14th 1960.
Degree in Economics, University of Pavia (1985).
M.Sc. in Economics University of York, UK (1988).
Doctorate in Public Finances, School of Finances, University of Pavia (1989).

Previous qualifications and other awards include:
Assistant Professor of Public Finance, University of Insubria (1995-1999)
Professore a contratto, Libero istituto Carlo Cattaneo, Castellanza (VA)(1993-1995)
Research Fellow, Centre for Experimental Economics, University of York (UK)(1992-1993)
Post-doctoral fellow, Università di Brescia (1990-92)
Visiting Scholar, Institute for Research in Social Sciences, University of York (UK)(1989-1990)
Phd student, Università di Pavia (1986-1989).

Distribution, Welfare, and Revenue Effects of Progressive Income Taxation.
Micro simulation model of taxation.
Female Labor market.
Policy oriented research on fiscal policy in Italy.

Public Finance and Public Economics (graduate and undergraduate); Environmental Economics, Political Economy (undergraduate).

“The Labor Market Participation of Sandwich Generation Italian Women”, with Laura Pagani, Atti della XV Riunione Scientifica SIEP Diritti, Regole, Mercato. Economia pubblica ed analisi economica del diritto, pp. 605-627. Pavia, 3-4 ottobre, 2003.

“The Impact of Elderly Parents on Labour Market Participation of Italian Women”, with Laura Pagani, Rivista di Politica Economica, forthcoming 2005.

“Corporate financing decisions and non-debt tax shields: evidence from Italian experiences in the 1990s”, with Michele Bernasconi and Laura Pagani, International Tax and Public Finance, forthcoming 2005.
“Corporate Taxation in South–East Asia: features and effects on FDI”, with Francesco D’Amuri, in Tax Systems and Tax Reforms in South and East Asia, (eds) L.Bernardi, A.Fraschini e P.Shome, Routledge, London, forthcoming 2005.