Full Professor of Economics
Department of Economics and Management - University of Padova
Address for correspondence and contacts: Via del Santo 33 - 35100 Padova - Italy
Phone, office: 049/8274058 ; mobile: 0039-3666686050; fax: 049/8274211
e.mail: paola.valbonesi@unipd.it; paola.valbonesi@gmail.com skype: valbonesi
web page: http://works.bepress.com/paola_valbonesi/


Current Affiliations:
- Research Professor at the Higher School of Economics, National Research University (HSE-NRU), Moscow-Perm. Laboratory of Institutional Analysis of Economic Reforms, Research Group on Public-Private Contracts.
- Research Fellow at Proxenter (Center of Research in Procurement and Supply Chain).
- Research Fellow at IEFE (Centre for Research on Energy and Environmental Economics and Policy) – Bocconi University, Milan.

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PREVIOUS POSITIONS

03/1999 – 12/2002 Researcher, Univ. of Verona
10/1996 – 02/1999 Researcher, Univ. of Padova
04/1996 – 09/1996 Post-Doct. Scholarship, Univ. of Padova
01/1995 – 06/1995 Research Assistant, Dept. of Econ., European Univ. Institute – EUI, Firenze

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EDUCATION

10/1990 – 05/1995 European University Institute - EUI, Firenze: Ph.D in Economics. Thesis: “Four Essays on Privatisation in Central Eastern Europe”. Committee: Stephen Martin (supervisor, EUI, Firenze); Louis Phlips (EUI); John Micklewright (EUI); John Earle (Central European University, Praga), Stephen C. Smith (George Washington University, Washington DC)
10/1989 – 07/1990 European University Institute - EUI, Firenze: Master of Arts in Economics
11/1984 – 07/1988 Università degli Studi di Padova: Laurea in Scienze Politiche, top marks.

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VISITING
- 01/02/2015 one week Paris School of Economics (PSE) and Paris 1 Pantheon - Sorbonne
- 09/2014 – three weeks National Research Univ. – Higher School of Economics, Moscow-Perm
- 07/2013: four weeks University of Nottingham – School of Economics & School of Law
- 10/2012 - 11/2012 Université Paris 1 – Pantheon Sorbonne (Professeur Invité)
- 09/2010: one week Copenhagen Business School – Department of Economics
- 08/ 2009 – 09/2009 University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona – Department of Economics
- 02/2008 – 05/2008 Florence School of Regulation – EUI – Firenze
- 10/2007: one week University of East Anglia, Centre for Competition Policy, Norwich
- 10/2006 – 09/2007 University of Leicester, Dept. of Economics (sabbatical leave)
- 03/1998 – 06/1998 University of Copenhagen, CIE (Centre of Industrial Econ)
- 06/1997 – 08/1997 University of York - Department of Economics and Related Studies
- 09/1993 – 12/ 1993 Academy of Science, Department of Economics – Budapest
- 09/1991 – 12/ 1991 Academy of Science, Department of Economics – Budapest
- 08/1989 – 09/1990 International Integrated Project - Maputo - Mozambique

UPDATED: October, 4th, 2020

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS in English from 2012 (for full list - including submitted papers and papers/chapters/books in Italian - see my web page: https://sites.google.com/site/paolavalbonesi1/

- Temporary partneship and subcontracting: Pre- vs. Post-award outsourcing in public procurement", (with R. Camboni and L. Rondi), European Journal of Political Economy, 2020, forthcoming, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2020.101950

- "Purchasing medical devices: the role of buyers' competence and discretion", (with A. Bucciol and R. Camboni), Journal of Health Economics, 2020, forthcoming, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2020.102370

- "Incumbent and entrants' bidding in scoring rule auctions. A study on Italian canteens' services", (with R. Camboni), The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 2020, forthcoming, DOI: 10.1515/bejeap-2019-0146.

"An Experimental Study on Sequential Auctions with Privately Known Capacities", (with L. Corazzini and S. Galavotti), Games and Economic Behavior, 2019, 117: 289-315, DOI: 10.1016/j.geb.2019.06.005

“Sophisticated Bidders in Beauty-Contest Auctions”, with S. Galavotti and L. Moretti, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 10(4):1-26. DOI: 10.1257/mic.20150240

“Pre-commercial Procurement, Procurement of Innovative Solutions and Innovation Partnership in the EU: Rational and Strategy”, with E. Iossa and F. Biagi, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2018, 8(27):730-749. DOI: 10.1080/10438599.2017.1402431

“Court Efficiency and Procurement Performance”, with D. Coviello, L. Moretti and G. Spagnolo, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2018, 120(3):826-858. DOI: 10.1111/sjoe.12225.

“Determinants of State Aid to Firms: The case of the European Car Industry”, with M.Nicolini and C. Scarpa, Industrial and Corporate Change, 2017, 26/3: 399-420. DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtw023,

“Allotment in First-Price Auctions: an experimental investigation”, with L. Corazzini, S. Galavotti and R. Sausgruber, Experimental Economics, 2017, 20/1: 70-99. DOI: 10.1007/s10683-016-9476-1.

“Donor coordination in project funding: Evidence from a threshold public goods experiment”, with C. Cotton and L. Corazzini, Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 128: 16-29. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2015.05.005

“Firms’ Qualification and Subcontracting in Public Procurement: an Empirical Investigation”, with L. Moretti, The Journal of Law, Economics and Organisation, 2015, 31:568-598. DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewv001.

“Energy affordability and the benefits system in Italy”, with R. Miniaci and C. Scarpa, Energy Policy, 2014, 75: 289-300. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2014.09.008.

“Sticks and carrots in procurement: an experimental exploration”, with M. Bigoni and G. Spagnolo, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2014, 14/3: 893-936, DOI:10.1515/bejeap-2013-0110.

“The design of the university systems”, with G. De Fraja, Journal of Public Economics, 2012, 96:317-330. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2011.10.005.

INTERESSI DI RICERCA

- Economia Industriale e Regolamentazione delle Imprese:
o Regolamentazione delle public utilities (Settori: Idrico, Autostradale, Tlc e dell’Energia)
o Effetti distributivi delle politiche di liberalizzazione nei settori delle public utilities

- Antitrust, Politiche della Concorrenza nell’Unione Europea e Aiuti di Stato
o Aiuti di stato e integrazione europea
o Aiuti di stato al settore automobilistico in EU

- Contratti di Appalto Pubblico e Private-Public Partnership:
o Incentivi per la performance, subappalto, sistemi di qualificazione delle imprese
o “Enforcement” delle clausole contrattuali
o Disegni ottimali delle aste con suddivisione in lotti (esperimenti)

- Organizzazione del “Settore” Universitario
o Il disegno organizzativo tra attività di insegnamento e ricerca
o Incentivi nelle carriere accademiche
o Capitale umano, “qualità” dell’università e successo nel mercato del lavoro

- Contribuzione Privata ai Beni Pubblici (esperimenti)
o Contribuzione ottimale a beni pubblici con soglia
o Contribuzione e altruismo

Area di Interesse per tesi di laurea (triennale e magistrale)
- Contratti di Appalto Pubblici; Public-Private Partnership
- Regolamentazione di public utility (acqua, rifiuti, energia)
- Meccanismi tariffari nei settori delle public utility (e tutela
dei "vulnerable consumers")