Mauro Bambi

Mauro Bambi is an Associate Professor at Durham University Business School and an Associate Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies. His research focuses on Macroeconomic Theory, Endogenous Growth, Habit Formation, and Behavioral Economics. He earned his PhD from the European University Institute (2007) and held positions at ETH Zurich and the University of York. He directs the Centre for Macroeconomic Policy (CEMAP) and has been recognized with the 2008 Italian Association of Applied Mathematics award for his PhD thesis.

Education: PhD in Economics (European University Institute, 2007); Postdoctoral Fellowships at Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium) and ETH Zurich (Switzerland).

Research Interests:

• Macroeconomic Theory and Policy Design
• Endogenous Growth and Fluctuations
• Habit Formation in Economic Models
• Behavioral Economic Preferences
• Mathematical Methods in Macroeconomics

Key Contributions: His work on habit formation models, time-to-build frameworks, and policy design has influenced macroeconomic theory. Recent studies analyze post-COVID demand shifts and pandemic economic impacts.

Awards: 2008 Graduate Prize for Best PhD Thesis (Italian Association of Applied Mathematics).

Advising and Leadership: Supervised PhD students like Federico Bertoni and Xinyi Xu. Directed CEMAP from 2019–2022, fostering macroeconomic policy research. Active in interdisciplinary collaborations at the Institute of Advanced Studies.

Labs/Teams: Leader of CEMAP, collaborating with global institutions on macroeconomic policy analysis.