Cristiano Cantore

Lecturer

Laurea Degree in Economics, Universita’ Commerciale Luigi Bocconi (Italy)
MSc in Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain)
PhD candidate in Economics, University of Kent at Canterbury

Telephone: +44 (0)1483 686957
Fax: +44 (0)1483 689548
Room No: 16AD00
Office hours: Monday, 14.30 - 16.30
Email: C.Cantore@surrey.ac.uk

MORE INFORMATION

Cristiano completed his undergraduate degree in Economics at Bocconi University in 2004 before receiving his Master degree at Pompeu Fabra University in 2005. He started his PhD at Carlos III University before moving to University of Kent in 2006 where is currently waiting to defend his thesis. He has been seminar-leader in various courses at Carlos III University and University of Kent. During this period he also worked for OECD and European Central Bank as a trainee. He joined the University of Surrey as a full-time lecturer in September 2009.

Research Interests

His research interests are in the fields of macroeconomic theory and numerical methods. His PhD focussed on credit frictions and the business cycle. Recently he started working on the introduction of factor substitutability and biased technical change in business cycle. He also continues working on credit frictions and especially in modelling the micro-foundations of banking and financial sector in macroeconomics models.

Recent Publications

None yet

Working papers

Cantore, C, and M. Satchi, 2009. "Credit Supply and Output Volatility," Studies in Economics 0904, Department of Economics, University of Kent.

Cantore, C, Leon-Ledesma, M, McAdam, P and A. Willman, 2009. “Shocking Stuff: Technology, Hours, and Factor Substitution”, Mimeo.

Current Teaching

Eco3037 International Economics and Finance
Eco2034 Intermediate Macroeconomics Theory and Applications