Marco Brianti
January 30, 2025
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Contact Information
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- Address: Department of Economics, University of Bologna, Via Zamboni, 33 - 40126 Bologna
- Website: https://sites.google.com/site/marcobriantieconomics
- Email: marco.brianti@unibo.it, marcobrianti@live.it
Education
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- Ph.D. in Economics, Boston College, 2021
- M.Sc. in Economics and Public Policies, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 2014
- B.A. in Economics and Finance, University of Parma, 2012
Academic Positions
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- 2025-present: Assistant Professor (RTT), Department of Economics, University of Bologna
- 2021-present: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Alberta (on leave without pay)
Fields of Interest
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Macroeconomics, monetary economics, macroeconometrics, macro-finance
Refereed Publications
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1. Marco Brianti and Vito Cormun - Expectation-Driven Boom-Bust Cycles - Journal of Monetary Economics, September 2024, 146:103575
2. Pierluigi Balduzzi, Emanuele Brancati, Marco Brianti, and Fabio Schiantarelli - Credit Constraints and Firms' Decisions: Evidence from the COVID-19 Outbreak - Journal of Monetary Economics, March 2024, 142:103519
3. Marco Brianti and Laura Gati - Information and Communication Technologies and Medium-Run Fluctuations - Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, November 2023, 156:104740
4. Pierluigi Balduzzi, Emanuele Brancati, Marco Brianti, and Fabio Schiantarelli - Populism, Political Risk, and the Economy - The Economic Journal, July 2023, 133(653):1677-1704
5. Marco Brianti, Mario Menegatti, and Marco Magnani - Optimal Choice of Prevention and Cure under Uncertainty on Disease Effect and Cure Effectiveness -Research in Economics, June 2018, 72(2):327-342
Working Papers
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1. Financial Shocks, Uncertainty Shocks, and Corporate Liquidity - Reject & Resubmit, Journal of Applied Econometrics
Work in Progress
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1. Monetary Policy Transmission and the Role of Inventories (with Vito Cormun and Jianlin Wang)
2. Pricing Strategies of Exporting Firms: Panel Data Evidence from Italy (with Emanuele Brancati, Jaromir Nosal, and Fabio Schiantarelli)
3. Asymmetric Transmission of Demand Shocks Through the Lens of a Nonlinear Structural Dynamic Factor Model (with Mario Forni, Luca Gambetti, and Antonio Granese)
Non-Scientific Publications
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1. Pierluigi Balduzzi, Emanuele Brancati, Marco Brianti, and Fabio Schiantarelli - Populism, Political Risk, and the Economy: What We Can Learn from the Italian Experience - VoxEU, February 2020
2. Pierluigi Balduzzi, Emanuele Brancati, Marco Brianti, and Fabio Schiantarelli - Economic Effects of COVID-19: The Importance of Credit Constraints - IZA Commentary, September 2020
Grants
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- 2021: Economic Research Allowance, University of Alberta ($10,000)
- 2021: Economic Research Allowance, University of Alberta ($5,000)
- 2021: Research Start-Up Grant, University of Alberta ($15,000)
- 2019: Graduate Merit Fellowship, Boston College ($10,500)
- 2016: H. Michael Mann Research Fund, Boston College ($3,500)
- 2016: Giorgio Mortara Fellowship, Bank of Italy ($27,000)
Selected Conference Presentations
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ASSA Annual Meeting, Canadian Economic Association Annual Meeting, Midwest Macroeconomic Conference, Society of Economic Measurement Annual Conference, European Economic Association Annual Meeting, Vienna Macro Café, Irish Economic Association Annual Meeting, Canadian Macro Study Group, Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, Young Economists Symposium, SNDE Symposium
Seminar Presentations
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Bank of Italy, KU Leuven, Wilfrid Laurier University, Bank of Lithuania, Purdue University, Federal Reserve Board, University of Padova, University of Parma, Örebro University, University of North Carolina Wilmington, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Awards for Research
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- 2021: Carlo Giannini Prize for Best Paper by Young Scientists in Macroeconometrics and Financial Econometrics, SIdE - Italian Econometric Society ($2,500)
- 2020: Young Scientist Best Paper Award, the Risk Society ($1,000)
Teaching
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1. University of Bologna:
- Macroeconomic Models for Policy Analysis (M.Sc.)
2. University of Alberta:
- Introductory Econometrics (Undergraduate)
- Advanced Topics in Macro-Finance (Ph.D.)
3. Boston College:
- Principles of Macroeconomics (Undergraduate)
- Principles of Economics (Undergraduate)
Awards for Teaching
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- 2019: Donald J. White Teaching Excellence Award, Boston College ($1,500)
Advising (Ph.D. Students)
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- 2025: Fang Li (main advisor – ATB Financial)
Professional Service
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- 2022-2024: Organizer of the Macroeconomics Seminars, University of Alberta
- 2018-2021: Organizer of the Macro Reading Group, Boston College
Referee
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Journal of Monetary Economics, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, The Review of Corporate Finance Studies, Empirical Economics, Journal of Financial Stability
Discussions
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- 2021: Sovereign Risk and Intangible Investment (Minjie Deng & Chang Liu) – Canadian Macro Study Group
- 2021: Tail Risk and Expectations (Yeow Hwee Chua & Zu Yao Hong) – Spring Meeting of Young Economists
- 2021: Above, but Close to Two Percent: Evidence on the ECB's Inflation Target Using Text Mining (Johannes Zahner) – 14th RGS Doctoral Conference
- 2020: The Effects of Monetary Policy on Consumption and Inequality (Donggyu Lee) – Young Economists Symposium
- 2020: Is There a Bang for a QE Buck? (Lior Cohen) – 3rd Workshop on Macroeconomic Research
References
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- Ryan Chahrour, Ernest S. Liu Professor, Economics Department, Cornell University – ryan.chahrour@cornell.edu
- Peter Ireland, Murray & Monti Professor, Economics Department, Boston College – peter.ireland@bc.edu
- Fabio Schiantarelli, Full Professor, Economics Department, Boston College – fabio.schiantarelli@bc.edu
Other Information
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- Born: July 11, 1989
- Citizenship: Italian, Canadian Permanent Resident
- Languages: English (fluent), Italian (native)
