Vito Polito

Dr. Vito Polito is a Reader in Economics at the University of Sheffield's School of Economics. He previously held academic positions at the Universities of York, Cardiff, and Bath. He earned his PhD in Economics from the University of York (2009) with a thesis on Vector Autoregressive Analysis of Macroeconomic Policy. His research focuses on quantitative macroeconomics, particularly applying control theory to reduced-form (VAR) and structural (DSGE) models to study fiscal and monetary policy, sovereign credit risk, and social insurance systems.

Key research areas include fiscal policy sustainability, optimal monetary policy design, time-varying volatility models, and the intersection of macroeconomics with public finance. He has published extensively on topics such as unemployment insurance, pension system sustainability, and the European debt crisis. His work often emphasizes policy-relevant analysis, including contributions to understanding sovereign credit ratings and aging populations' fiscal impacts.

Recent articles highlight his focus on macroeconomic policy dynamics and fiscal limits. For instance, his 2021 paper examines unemployment protection's role in informal work, while his 2020 study on aging populations explores fiscal constraints in social security systems. His research has been funded by grants like the Netspar project (2022–2025), analyzing pension system sustainability across major economies.

• Teaching: ECN302 (Advanced Macroeconomics), ECN6620 (International Money and Finance)
• Grants: Netspar-funded project on pension systems' sustainability and fiscal constraints in 12 advanced economies

Dr. Polito actively supervises students in quantitative macroeconomics, with interests in VAR, DSGE, and OLG models applied to fiscal policy, social insurance, and aging populations.