Alberto Quadrio Curzio - Biography#

Alberto Quadrio Curzio is Professor Emeritus at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. He is lecturer of Political Economy at the Faculty of Political Science, where he was full Professor of Political Economy (1976-2010) and Dean (1989-2010). In 1977, he founded the Research Centre in Economic Analysis (CRANEC), where held position as Director (1977-2010) and now he is the President of the Scientific Board.

He previously held positions as Professor at the University of Cagliari since1965, full Professor at University of Bologna since 1972, where he was Dean of the Faculty of Political Science.

For ten years he has been the Italian Economists' representative at the National Research Council (CNR); he has been President of the Istituto Lombardo and President of the Italian Economic Association (SIE).

He has been Distinguished Academic Visitor at Queens' College of Cambridge (2010-2011).

He is a national member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, where has been elected President of the Class of Moral Sciences for the period 2009-2012.

He is the founder of the journal "Economia Politica. Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics", and has been its Editor-in-chief since 1984; he also serves as a member of the Editorial Board of some international journals. He is author of more than 350 publications, many of which have been edited by important international and national publishers; 78 of this publications are listed in EconLit. He has given lectures and seminars in many Italian and foreign universities. He has received the Golden Medal from the President of the Italian Republic for his Accomplishments in Science and Culture, and thirteen other scientific awards.