Valentina Rotondi

Education and academic positions:

• 2016-present - Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engeneering (DIG), Politecnico di Milano, Italy;
• 2011-2016 - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano Ph.D student at DEP - Graduate School in Political Economics Thesis on Social Capital and Corruption Supervisors: prof. L. Stanca, Prof G. Attanasi;
• 2009-2011 - Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia Master Degree in Economics, Politics and International Institutions. Thesis: “The Labor Market in Israel: A model”. Supervisor: prof. M. Missaglia;
• 2006-2009 - Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia Bachelor Degree in Political Sciences, curriculum: International Cooperation and Development.;
• 2001-2006 - Liceo Scientifico “G.B. Grassi”, Saronno (VA) Scientific High School Diploma;

Academic interests:  Development Economics;  Behavioral and Experimental Economics; Microeconomics.

Research Projects:

Particularism and Antisocial Behavior in Europe: Evidence from the European Social Survey. This paper studies the determinants of illegal antisocial behavior, focusing on corruption and VAT evasion. Using micro-level data from the second wave of the European Social Survey, we examine the role played by particularism, together with the social environment in which the antisocial behavior is considered.