Nadia Cuffaro

Development Economics

Present position:

Associate Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics and Law, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio.
Fao (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations) consultant. Formerly Economic Affairs Officer, United Nation Department of International Economic and Social Affairs, New York.

Education:

Master in Agricultural Economics at the University of Reading, UK.

Research interest:

• FDI in Agribusiness and Development

• Quality and Standards

• Developing countries and the WTO

• Population and development

Awards/Scientific Positions:

" Scholarship Ipalmo (Institute for the Relationship with Africa, Asia and the Middle East) "

"Scholarship L. Iona" (Istituto Bancario San Paolo di Torino)

"Scholarship Confindustria"

Memberships/Refereeing for Journals: Editor of the Journal “QA_Rivista dell’Associazione Rossi Doria”. Member of IEA (International Economic Association); EADI (European Association of Development Economics), SIE (Società Italiana degli Economisti), AIEAA (Associazione Italiana di Economia Agraria e Applicata).

NADIA CUFFARO'S WEB PAGE

Main Publications:

Cuffaro N. and Liu P. (2008), “Technical regulations and standards for food exports and trust: The credence goods problem”, Fao Commodity Market Review 2007-2008 http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a1487e/a1487e00.htm

Cuffaro N. (2002), "Population growth and agricultural intensification in developing countries", in T. Swanson (ed.) Biotechnology, Agriculture and the Developing World. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK

Cuffaro N. (2001), Population, Economic Growth and Agriculture in Less Developed Countries, Routledge, London and New York

Cuffaro N. (1997), "Population growth and agriculture in poor countries: a review of theoretical issues and empirical evidence", World Development, 25 (7):1151-1163

Cuffaro N., De Filippis F. (1994), "A Comparative Market Share Analysis of EC and US Agricultural Trade" in M. Hartmann, P.M. Schmitz, H. von Witzke (eds.) Agricultural Trade and Economic Integration in Europe and in North America, Wissenschaftsverlag Vauk, Kiel.