معرفی
Stefano Toso is a Full Professor of Public Economics at the Department of Economics, University of Bologna. He holds degrees from the University of Bologna (Political Sciences, 1985), University of Warwick (M.A. in Economics, 1988), and the University of Bologna (Ph.D. in Economics, 1992). His research focuses on inequality, poverty, welfare state policies, and taxation. He has contributed to EU-funded projects like EUROMOD (2000–2003) and MICRESA (2003–2006), and advised institutions such as ISTAT on poverty measurement. He is affiliated with the Centre for Analysis of Public Policies (CAPP) and the Ermanno Gorrieri Foundation.
- Education:
- B.A., Political Sciences, University of Bologna (1985)
- M.A., Economics, University of Warwick (1988)
- Ph.D., Economics, University of Bologna (1992)
His research interests include macroeconomic theory of public debt, income distribution, social assistance reforms, and poverty measurement. He has published two books and numerous peer-reviewed articles in these areas.
Professional Contributions:
- Consultant for national and EU institutions, including the Commission of Inquiry on Poverty (1994–1996) and ISTAT’s poverty methodology review (2004–2009, 2021–2023).
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the Ermanno Gorrieri Foundation.
Labs/Teams: Research affiliate at CAPP (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and University of Bologna).
