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16 Windmill Lane  
Flat 2  
Sneinton  
Nottingham, NG2 4QB 
UK  
Email: sebastian.freille@gmail.com 
Tel: +44 (0) 115 9120623  
Mobile: +44 (0) 7786293772 
Web: http://sebastianfreille.blogspot.com  
 
Personal Information
 Date of birth:  21/02/1977 
Place of birth: Cordoba, Argentina 
Sex: Male 
Civil status: Married, no children 
Citizenship: Argentine  
 
Educational Background
 PhD in Economics, University of Nottingham, UK, 2003 - 2007 
Dissertation title: ``Essays on Corruption and Economic Development'' 
Available at: http://etheses.nottingham.ac.uk/archive/00000302/ 
Bachelor, Humanist Studies, Colegio Nacional de Monserrat, Argentina 1987 - 1994
 
Teaching and Research Interests
 Research: Economic Development; Political Economy; Governance; Applied Econometrics; Public Economics 
 
Teaching Experience
 Microeconomics, University of Leicester, Tutorials 1st year, Sep 05-Dec 05. 
International Economics, University of Nottingham, Tutorials 1st year, Sep 03-Jun 06.
European Union Studies, University of Nottingham, Tutorials 1st year, Sep 04-Jun 06.
Macroeconomic Theory, UNC, Tutorials and Lectures 1st year, Dec 00-Aug 03.
Introductory Microeconomics, UNC, Tutorials and Lectures 1st year, Dec 00-Aug 03.
Argentine Economic History, UNC, Tutorials and Lectures 5th year, Aug 01-Aug 03.
Public Finance and Macroeconomics, School of Management, Institucion Cervantes, Mar 01-Aug 03,
 
Publications
``A Contribution to the Empirics of Press Freedom and Corruption'' (with M Haque and R. Kneller), European Journal of Political Economy, Vol 23, No. 4, 2007, pp. 838-862.
 
Completed Research Papers
 ``Federalism, Decentralization and Corruption'' (with M. E. Haque and R. Kneller)  
Download at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=951110 
Download at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=985638
 
Research Papers in Progress
 ``Corruption and decentralisation: A survey'' 
``Media and public agendas in Argentina 2003-2007'' (with D. Gauna and P. O'Gorman)
``Judicial institutions and the control of corruption''
``Ethnic conflict, federalism and development"
``Politicians versus bureaucrats: endogenous corruption and development"
 
Seminar and Conference Presentations
Royal Economic Society Annual Conference (2008), RES Third PhD Presentation Meeting (2008), Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research Four2th Conference (2007), European Public Choice Society Annual Conference (2006), Royal Economic Society Annual Conference (2006), Instituto de Economia y Finanzas (2006), Simposio de Analisis Economico (2005), University of Leicester PhD Conference (2005).
 
Other Experience and Service
Bureau of Statistics and Censuses, Government of Province of Cordoba. Junior Economist. From 08/2002 to 08/2003.
 
Refereeing
European Journal of Political Economy, Southern Economic Journal
 
Affiliations
 Member of the Royal Economic Society (student membership) 
 
Grants and Awards
 Graduate School Travel Prize, University of Nottingham for EPCS 2006  
PhD Scholarship, ALFA II Programme, European Union (project AML/B7-311-97/0666/II-0058-FA, Eulalia). Awarded for the period 2003-2005.
 
Training and other knowledge
 Software. OS: Windows, Linux. General: Office, LaTeX. Specific: STATA, Gretl, R. 
Training Events. Attended the Development in Economics and Business Education (DEBE) 2005 Conference.
 
References
| Prof. Richard Kneller | 
|---|
| Associate Professor | 
| School of Economics | 
| University of Nottingham | 
| University Park, Nottingham | 
| Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK | 
| +44 115 951 4734 (tel) | 
| +44 115 951 4159 (fax) | 
| richard.kneller@nottingham.ac.uk | 
| Prof. Jonathan Temple | 
|---|
| Professor of Economics | 
| Department of Economics | 
| University of Bristol | 
| 8 Woodland Road | 
| Bristol BS8 1TN, UK | 
| +44 117 928 8430 (tel) | 
| +44 117 928 8577 (fax) | 
| jon.temple@bristol.ac.uk | 
| Dr. M Emranul Haque | 
|---|
| Lecturer in Macroeconomics | 
| School of Social Sciences | 
| University of Manchester | 
| Manchester, M13 9PL, UK | 
| +44 161 275 4829 (tel) | 
| +44 161 275 4812 (fax) | 
| emranul.haque@manchester.ac.uk | 
| Prof. Oliver Morrissey | 
|---|
| School of Economics | 
| University of Nottingham | 
| University Park, Nottingham | 
| Nottingham, NG7 2RD | 
| +44 115 951 5475 (tel) | 
| +44 115 951 4159 (fax) | 
| oliver.morrissey@nottingham.ac.uk |