ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1667-1936
Demetrio Panarello is an Associate Professor of Political Economy at the Department of Human Sciences, Link Campus University. He is a member of the Quality Assurance and Review Committee for the LM-77 degree program and serves as the economic area representative for Third Mission, Career Service and Placement activities.
He previously held the position of Senior Economist at Prometeia, where he focused on public policies for the climate transition, households' resilience to economic and financial shocks, energy performance of buildings, climate risk management and circular economy innovation. After earning a Bachelor's degree in Statistics and a Master's degree in Actuarial and Financial Statistics from the University of Messina, he obtained a Ph.D. Europaeus in Economics, Statistics and Sustainability from Parthenope University of Naples, where he defended a dissertation on the mitigation of climate change through human behavior.
His research experience includes positions at the University of Bologna and the University of Udine, where he mainly worked on the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the statistical evaluation of a regional program for the promotion of physical activity and well-being. He also served as Scientific Expert at the Université du Luxembourg, collaborating on projects examining the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. He has a prolific publication record on a wide range of topics, including sustainable energy and behaviors, job-market discrimination, estimation theory, project evaluation and individuals' mobility.
His research has been featured in prestigious journals such as Energy Policy, Environmental Science & Policy, International Economics, Journal of Environmental Management, Physica A, Socio-Economic Planning Sciences and Socio-Economic Review.
He carried out reviews and served as guest editor for numerous scientific journals. Moreover, he is a member of the Editorial Board of the International Social Science Journal (John Wiley & Sons). He presented his research at several seminars and conferences and is actively involved in various national and international research groups addressing critical issues such as economic inequality and environmental policy.
At Link Campus University, he is committed to making impactful contributions to the understanding and resolution of contemporary socio-economic challenges. Outside of work, he is an enthusiastic traveler, a technology lover and a movie fan.
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The professor is available to receive the students at the end of the lessons. However, the students may also request an appointment by email.