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Contact Information

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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/

BA in Economics, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Argentina, 1995 - 2001
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: Macroeconomics; Econometrics; International Economics; Public Economics; Political Economy


Teaching Experience

Microeconomics, University of Leicester, Tutorials 1st year, Sep 05-Dec 05.

Macroeconomics Theory, University of Nottingham, Tutorials 2nd year, Sep 03-Jun 06.
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

``Decentralisation, Corruption and Development'' (with M. E. Haque and R. Kneller)
Download at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=985638


Research Papers in Progress

``Corruption and decentralisation: A survey''

``Fiscal and political decentralisation in Argentina: an empirical investigation''
``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)

Member of the European Economic Association (student membership)


Grants and Awards

Graduate School Travel Prize, University of Nottingham for EPCS 2006

PhD Scholarship, School of Economics, University of Nottingham for 2005-2006
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.

Languages. Native Spanish; fluent English, fair Italian and German.
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