Vitali, Stefania, Dr.

Publications

Vitali, Stefania, Glattgelder, James B., Battiston, Stefano: The Network of Global corporate Control, PLOS ONE, 6(10): e25995 (2011) doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0025995
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Vitali, Stefania, Battiston, Stefano: Geography versus topology in the European Ownership Network, New Journal of Physics, vol. 13, no. 6 (2011) 063021

Vitali, Stefania, Napoletano, Mauro, Fagiolo, Giorgio: Spatial Localisation in Manufacturing: A Cross-Country Analysis, Regional Studies Journal (2011, forthcoming)

Research Interests

* Empirical Analysis of Industrial Agglomeration through Micro-Geographical Data
* Local nodes in global chains? The investment structure of cluster firms
* Spatial and topological analysis of companies' ownership networks
* Capital control distribution in global networks of multinational companies
* Network structure, control and companies' profitability
* Spreading of financial distress in networks of firms and banks

Topics

* Spatial Economics
* Economic Networks
* Corporate Governance and Corporate Control
* Agent Based Modelling and Simulation

Curriculum Vitae

Education

* 2006: Master Degree in Economics and International Management, Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy. Thesis: Economic Globalization: Foreign Direct Investment and International Trade in an “agent based model”
* 2004: Bachelor Degree in Territorial Economics, Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy
* 2001: Maturità Classica (Certificate in Classics)

Employment

* 2006 - : PhD-student at ETH Zürich, D-MTEC, Chair of Systems Design
* 2004: Italian Chamber of Commerce for The Netherlands, Amsterdam

Hobbies

* Swimming, theater, travelling