Antonio Villani
Education
| PhD Candidate in Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Advisors: Priit Jeenas and Jordi Galí |
2022–2027 (expected) |
| Master of Research in Economics (2nd year, PhD track), Universitat Pompeu Fabra |
2021–2022 |
| MSc in Economics and Finance (1st year, PhD track), Barcelona School of Economics |
2020–2021 |
| BA(Econ)(Hons) Economics and Philosophy, The University of Manchester
First Class Honours. Thesis: “A defence of Salmon’s Neo-Russellianism” (philosophy of language and logic) |
2017–2020 |
Research Fields
Macroeconomics · Financial Economics · Monetary Economics · Firm Dynamics
References
| Priit JeenasAssistant Professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra |
| Jordi GalíSenior Researcher, CREi |
| Jan EeckhoutICREA Research Professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra |
| Dmitry KuvshinovAssociate Professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra |
Job Market Paper
| The Effects of Corporate Purchase Programmes on Market Power
Abstract on the research page |
Work in Progress
| Synthetic Risk Transfers: Effects on Financial Fragility and Redistribution
with Gabriela Araujo |
| Quantitative Easing in a Currency Union
with Antonio Giribaldi and Iginio Marchesini Reggiani |
Conferences and Seminars
| 2026 |
BSE PhD Jamboree; BSE Summer Forum (Financial Shocks, Channels and Macro Outcomes Workshop); International Ioannina Meeting on Applied Economics and Finance; SED Annual Meeting; EEA-ESEM Congress |
| 2025 |
CREi Macro Lunch Seminar (Universitat Pompeu Fabra); Catalan Economic Society Congress; PhD Meetings in Economics; Madrid Mountain Macro Conference (poster); Naples School of Economics Workshop; Simposio de la Asociación Española de Economía |
| 2024 |
CREi Macro Lunch Seminar (Universitat Pompeu Fabra); Imperial College PhD Conference in Economics and Finance; BSE PhD Jamboree |
| 2023 |
CREi Macro Lunch Seminar (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) |
Teaching Experience
Barcelona School of Economics — Graduate Courses
| Teaching Assistant, “Advanced Macroeconomics III” (PhD track)
Professors: Jordi Galí and Priit Jeenas |
2023, 2024, 2025 |
Universitat Pompeu Fabra — Undergraduate Courses
| Teaching Assistant, “Macroeconomics I”
Professors: Isaac Baley and Davide Debortoli |
2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
Research and Professional Experience
| Research Assistant — Prof. Jan Eeckhout, Universitat Pompeu Fabra |
2026–2027 |
| Research Assistant — Prof. Priit Jeenas, Barcelona School of Economics |
Nov 2021–Jul 2023 |
Additional Coursework
| 2024 |
Difference-in-Differences and Event Study Estimators with Panel Data (Jeffrey Wooldridge) — EABCN |
Awards and Scholarships
| GPEFM PhD Track Fellowship, Universitat Pompeu Fabra | 2021–2026 |
| Dean Award for Achievement, The University of Manchester | 2020 |
| Stellify Award, The University of Manchester | 2020 |
| BA(Econ) Economics and other Social Sciences Second Year Prize, The University of Manchester | 2019 |
| Czeslaw Lejewski Logic Second Year Prize, The University of Manchester | 2019 |
| Gold Manchester Leadership Programme, The University of Manchester | 2019 |
Languages and Technical Skills
Languages
Italian (native) · English (fluent) · Spanish (proficient) · Greek (basic) · Catalan (basic)
Software and Programming
MATLAB (advanced) · R (advanced) · Stata (advanced) · LaTeX (advanced) · Julia (intermediate) · Python (basic)
Last updated: 28 August 2026 ·
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