Simona MONTELEONE
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Simona Monteleone obtained a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Catania and a PhD in Economics from the University of Naples “Parthenope”. In 2008, she won a competitive position as Assistant Professor (Researcher) in Economic Policy at the University of Naples “Parthenope”, where she became a researcher in 2011. Since 2022, she has been Associate Professor of Economic Policy (SEC-S/P02). She teaches Elements of Economics, Tourism Economics, and Tourism Economic Policy in the Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Tourism Sciences at the Department of Educational Sciences, University of Catania. Her research interests include the shadow economy, brain drain, youth unemployment, waste management, and criminality. She is the author of several scientific publications in national and international journals.
- Caserta M., Monteleone S., Reito F. (2018) - The trade-off between profitability and outreach in microfinance. Economic Modelling. pp. 1-11.
- Monteleone S., Reito F. (2017) – “Cooperative firms in hard times”. Small Business Economics. pp. 1-9.
- Mariani A., Monteleone S., Privitera D., (2017) – “Crowdfunding as social innovation practice: Experiences in Italy”. Rivista Di Studi Sulla Sostenibilita'. Fasc. 2, pp. 67-82.
- Ferrante L., Monteleone S., Reito F. (2017) – “Universities as nail factories? An evaluation of the Italian public funding of higher education”. Economics Bulletin, Vol. 37 (3), pp.135-142.
- Monteleone S. and Torrisi B., (2017) – “An Empirical Study of the Italian Academic “brain drain”: Effects and Determinants in Brain Drain”. In Brain Drain in Higher Education: The Case of the Southern European Countries & Ireland (Education in a Competitive Glo). Chapter 3. pp. 77-112.
- Chiarini B., Monteleone S., (2016) – “Discretionary Policy, Strategic Complementarity and Tax Evasion. A Strategic Analysis of the Italian Audit Mechanism”, Economia Politica.
- Ferrante L., Monteleone S., Reito F. (2015) – “Regolarità degli studi e fattori di contesto: Evidenze del sistema universitario italiano”. Working Papers Res. Vol. 4, pp.1-27.
Monteleone S., (2014) – “Economia Sommersa: Ula Irregolari In Italia Dal 1980 Al 2009” - Economia Pubblica. Vol. 2, pp.91-123.
- Monteleone S., Torrisi B., (2013) – “The structural equation model in the university research system”. Journal Of Advanced Research In Management. Vol. III (2(6)), pp.103-111.
- Biondo A. E., Monteleone S., Skonieczny G. e Torrisi B., (2012) - “Propensity to Return: Theory and Evidence of Italian Brain Drain” in Economics Letters, 115 pp. 359–362;
- Monteleone S. and Torrisi B., (2012) - "Italian Researchers Abroad: a multivariate Analysis of Migration Trends", Rivista Italiana degli Economisti Anno XVII, n. 1;
- Monteleone S., Skonieczny G. and Torrisi B., (2012), “Geographical Analysis of the Academic Brain Drain in Italy” – Scientometrics. Vol. 91, Issue 2.
- Monteleone S., (2012) – “Mercato del Lavoro e Sommerso. Un Modello di Analisi per il Mezzogiorno” Monografia Aracne editrice. pp.1-104
- Monteleone S., (2011) - “Brain Drain e Crescita Economica: Una Rassegna Critica sugli Effetti Prodotti”, QA-Rivista dell'Associazione Rossi-Doria N°1;
- Biondo A. E. e Monteleone S. (2010) - “Return Migration In Italy: What Do We Know?” Journal of Advanced Research in Management – Vol. I, Issue 2(2), Winter 2010, pp. 94-101;
- Biondo A. E. e Monteleone S., (2010) - “Low propensity to Return: A Model Of Permanent Italian Brain Drain”, Discussion Paper n. 5 in “Dipartimento di Studi Economici dell’Università Parthenope di Napoli”.