Dr Serena Trucchi

Lecturer in Economics

I am a Lecturer in Economics at Cardiff Business School since January 2020.

My research interests include Household Consumption and Saving, Labour Supply, Ageing, Financial Literacy, Applied Microeconomics.

I hold positions at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, UCL, and University of Bologna. I got a PhD from the University of Turin.

Current positions

Lecturer at Cardiff University -- Cardiff Business School – Economic group (since January 2020);

Research affiliate at CeRP – Collegio Carlo Alberto (since 2009).

Work experience

Assistant Professor at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (2017-2020);

Visiting scholar at ZEW, International Finance and Financial Management Department, Mannheim (Sept-Oct 2019);

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow at University College London, Department of Economics (2015-2017);

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Bologna (2011-2015);

Visiting scholar at University College London, Department of Economics (February-June 2014);

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Piemonte Orientale (2011);

Researcher, CeRP – Collegio Carlo Alberto (2009-2011);

Research assistant, CeRP – Collegio Carlo Alberto (2003 and 2005).

Education

Ph.D. in Economics, University of Turin, 2010.

Master of Science in Economics, CORIPE Piemonte – Collegio Carlo Alberto, Moncalieri (Italy), 2006.

Bachelor in Economics, University of Turin, 2005.

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Bottazzi, R., Trucchi, S. and Wakefield, M. 2020. Consumption responses to a large shock to financial wealth: evidence from Italy. Scandinavian Journal of Economics 122(2), pp. 762-789. (10.1111/sjoe.12339)

Trucchi, S.et al. 2019. How do early-life conditions shape health age profiles late in life?. In: Borsch-Supan, A. et al. eds. Health and Socio-Economic Status over the Life Course. First results from SHARE Waves 6 and 7. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, pp. 91-98.