Research Interests
International Economics and Open Economy Macroeconomics
Biography
Ph.D. from Yale (1992), his contributions range from theoretical and empirical work on fiscal and monetary policy, to analyses of currency and financial crises and their international contagion. Serves as co-editor of the Journal of International Economics, Programme Director at Centre for Economic Policy Research in London, and scientific consultant to the Bank of England and the European Central Bank.
Recent Publications
Published Papers
Bodenstein, M., Corsetti G. and Guerrieri, L. Social Distancing and Supply Disruptions in a Pandemic, Quantitative Economics vol 13(2) (2022) pp. 681-721Corsetti, G., Crowley, M. A. and Han, L. Invoicing and the Dynamics of Pricing-to-Market: Evidence from UK Export Prices around the Brexit Referendum, Journal of International Economics vol 135 (2022)
Corsetti, G., Duarte, J. B. and Mann, S. One Money, Many Markets - Monetary Transmission and Housing Financing in the Euro Area, Journal of the European Economic Association, accepted (2021)
Bergin, P. R. and Corsetti, G. Beyond Competitive Devaluations: The Monetary Dimensions of Comparative Advantage, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics vol 12 no. 4 (2020) pp. 246-286
Acconcia, A., Corsetti, G. and Simonelli, S. Liquidity and Consumption: Evidence from Three Post-earthquake Reconstruction Programs in Italy, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics vol 12 no. 3 (2020) pp. 319-346
Cambridge Working Papers in Economics
Buda, G., Carvalho, V. M., Corsetti, G., Duarte, J. B., Hansen, S., Moura, A. S., Ortiz, A., Rodrigo, T., Rodríguez Mora, J. V., Alves da Silva, G. Short and Variable Lags, (2023) CWPE2321Corsetti, G., Lipinska, A. and Lombardo, G. Sharing Asymmetric Tail Risk Smoothing, Asset Pricing and Terms of Trade, (2021) CWPE2153
Bodenstein, M., Corsetti, G. and Guerrieri, L. Economic and Epidemiological Effects of Mandated and Spontaneous Social Distancing, (2021) CWPE2117
Corsetti, G., Kuester, K., Müller, G. J. and Schmidt, S. The Exchange Rate Insulation Puzzle, (2021) CWPE2109
Bodenstein, M., Corsetti, G. and Guerrieri, L. Social Distancing and Supply Disruptions in a Pandemic, (2020) CWPE2031
Authored Book
Giancarlo, C., Feld, L.P., Lane, P.R., Reichlin, L A new start for the Eurozone: dealing with debt, (2015) Monitoring the Eurozone - CEPRChapter in Book
Corsetti, G., Lloyd, S. and Marin, E. Emerging Market Currency Risk Around ‘global disasters’: Evidence from the Global Financial Crisis and the COVID-19 Crisis, (2020), in COVID-19 in Developing Economies. Edited by Simeon Djankov, Ugo Panizza - A CEPR Press VoxEU.org eBookCorsetti, G., Dedola, L. and Leduc, S. Optimal monetary policy in open economies, (2010), in Handbook of monetary economics. Edited by Ben Friedman, Michael Woodford - North-Holland
Research Activities
Cambridge’s Economics and Econometrics recognised in REF 2021
The results from the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) have highlighted the global impact of the University of Cambridge’s research in the field of economics, with an acknowledgement of the world leading quality of our overall research submission marked by both an increase in GPA, and an increase in the percentage of the submission scored as ‘world leading’.
Published on - Thursday 12th May 2022
Reassessing the EU Fiscal and Monetary Framework after COVID-19 Workshop
Professor Giancarlo Corsetti gave a talk at CEPR-Research and Policy Network on European Economic Architecture Workshop, on Wednesday 1st December 3.00-5.00pm, in Luxembourg.
Published on - Thursday 25th November 2021
Debt Crises, Fast and Slow
Professor Giancarlo Corsetti will give an online seminar, as part of the Office of the Chief Economist - Middle East & North Africa's Chief Economist Seminar series, on Thursday 18th November 10.00-11.00am.
Published on - Friday 12th November 2021
Strengthening the Credibility of Public Finances
Professor Giancarlo Corsetti will give an online seminar, as part of the IMF's latest Fiscal Monitor series, on Thursday 28th October 14.00-15.00pm (BST).
Published on - Monday 25th October 2021
Social Distancing and Supply Disruptions in a Pandemic
Professor Giancarlo Corsetti will give an online seminar, co-hosted by the CEPII and T3M on Thursday 8th April 2021, 2:30-4:00pm (Paris time).
Published on - Monday 22nd March 2021
Research Grants
Cambridge-INET Institute (INET)
Centre for Macroeconomics Transition Review - Working towards a stable and sustainable growth path (Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC))
The impact of trade policy and exchange rate shocks on trade (Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC))
A Dynamic Economic And Monetary Union (ADEMU) (Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges (SC))
Working Towards A Stable And Sustainable Growth Path (Centre for Macroeconomics) (Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC))
The Janeway Institute for Economics
Coordinator for Transmission Mechanisms and Economic Policy Research Theme
Keynes Fund Sponsored Projects
Corsetti, G. and Eichengreen, B., The Making of the Euro-area Crisis: Lessons from Theory and History (JHLP)
Corsetti, G. and Crowley, M., Credit Constraints and Optimal Price Setting in International Markets (JHOR)
Corsetti, G., Lloyd, S. and Marin, E., Disaster Risk, Asset Prices and the Macroeconomy (JHUX)
COVID-19 Economic Research
Special Feature: Can Social Distancing Improve the Trade off Between Health and the Economy?
Fast and Furious: the Dollar and International Capital Flows in the COVID-19 Crisis
Handbook of Monetary Economics
Optimal monetary policy in open economies joint with Luca Dedola and Sylvain Leduc, published in the Handbook of Monetary Economics, vol. III, Edited by Ben Friedman and Michael Woodford, 2010. Note: I keep this copy clean of (the few) typos. If you read the book, please refer to HANDBOOK: ERRATA
Teaching
PIIB Paper 2 - Lent - International Financial System
PhD Students
Supervisor


PhD Title: Tails of Foreign Exchange at Risk (FEaR)
Research: Macro-Finance and Disaster Risk
Advisor

PhD Title: Essays on the Economics of Debt Management and Default
Research: Macroeconomics, Household Finance, Sovereign Debt, Financial Stability and the Housing Market


PhD Title:
Research: International Finance, Macroeconomic Policy, Inequality, Uncertainty and Risk

