Aggregate professor in “International Economics”, in “Economics” and in “Economics of Public Procurement” at the Department of Law, Philosophy and Economic Studies, Faculty of Law, "Sapienza" University of Rome
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. in Economics, Centre for Financial and Management Studies (CeFiMS), School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London - UK
- Doctorate in Agricultural Economics and Policy, University of Naples “Federico II” - Italy
- Master of Science in Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Arizona, Tucson – USA
- Master in Agricultural Economics and Policy, University of Naples “Federico II”, Centro di Specializzazione e Ricerche Economico-Agrarie per il Mezzogiorno (CSREAM) - Italy
- Law degree, Law School, University of Rome "La Sapienza" – Italy
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- environmental law and economics; environmental regulation; control of environmental risk throughout economic and legal instruments (strict liability and negligence);
- environmental crime and economics of crime;
- pollution and environmental justice;
- pollution and migration;
- game theory and “judicial and prosecutorial discretion”;
- environmental economics; public enforcement of environmental laws; environmental crimes in both U.S. and E.U.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES IN ITALY
2017/18 - present: “Economics”, Faculty of Law, University of Rome “La Sapienza”
2013- present: “International Economics”, Faculty of Law, University of Rome “La Sapienza”
2013- present: “Economics of Public Procurement”, Faculty of Law, University of Rome “La Sapienza
2011 - 2017: “Economics”, Master course in International Relations and Diplomatic Studies, “Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta” (LUMSA University)
2014- 2016: “Economics”, Faculty of Political Science, Sociology and Communication Science, University of Rome “La Sapienza”
2012 - 2013: “Economics”, Faculty of Law, University of Rome “La Sapienza”
2009 - 2013: “Political Economics”, Faculty of Sociology, University “La Sapienza” of Rome
2010 - 2013: “International Economics”, Faculty of Law, University of Rome “La Sapienza”
2006 - 2009: “Environmental Economics”, Faculty of Sociology, University “La Sapienza” of Rome
2008 - 2013: professor and member of the board of the doctorate in Applied Research in Social Sciences, Department of Sociology and Communications, University “La Sapienza” of Rome
2006 -2013: contract for integrative teaching in Economics, Law School, University LUISS “Guido Carli”, Rome
2005 - 2007: “Cost-Benefit Analysis”, Faculty of Economics, University of Foggia
04/2003: “Environmental Law and Economics” - VI Master “Stato Nuovo - Centro Studi e Iniziative Politiche” – Deputy Chamber of Rome
2002/2003: “Environmental Law and Economics”, Doctorate in “Economia e Tecnologie per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile del Territorio”, University of Foggia, Faculty of Economics - Italy
RESEARCH PROJECTS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
- Work Package Leader in the EFFACE (“European Union Action to Fight Environmental Crime”) 40 months research project funded by the EU within the Seventh Framework Programme (december 2012-march 2016);
- Organization of the EFFACE Workshop “Making the Case Against Environmental Crime” University of Granada, Faculty of Law – 25th March 2015 – http://efface.eu/granada-15th-international-wildlife-law-conference-and-efface-workshop
PUBLICATIONS
a) Volumes
- Germani A.R., R. Sollund, C.H. Stefes (eds.) (2016). Fighting Environmental Crime in Europe and Beyond: The Role of the EU and Its Member States, Palgrave Macmillan Publishers;
- Germani A.R. (2008). Analisi economica del diritto e ambiente: regole e discrezionalità nei sistemi-paese, Rubbettino, Soveria Mannelli.
b) Articles
- Germani A.R., G. Talamo, P. Scaramozzino (2018). “Air Pollution and Migration in Italy: an Empirical Investigation at Provincial Level”, in Energia Ambiente e Innovazione, n. 1; 26-31, DOI 10.12910/EAI2018-004 - ISSN: 1124 - 0016
- Germani A.R., A. Pergolizzi, F. Reganati (2017). “Le determinanti del traffico organizzato di rifiuti in Italia: un’analisi empirica a livello regionale”, in Rivista Economica del Mezzogiorno, SVIMEZ, ed. Il Mulino: Bologna - in corso di pubblicazione – ISSN: 1120-9534;
- Germani A.R., G. D’Alisa, P. Falcone, P. Morone (2017). “Political Ecology of Health in the Land of Fires: a hotspot of Environmental Crimes in the South of Italy”, in Journal of Political Ecology, 24; 59-86;
- Germani A.R., P. Scaramozzino, A. Morone, P. Morone, (2017). “Discretionary Enforcement and Strategic Interactions between Enforcement Agencies and Firms: a Theoretical and Laboratory Investigation, submitted to the Journal of Regulatory Economics – paper presented at the 22nd Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE), 23-26 June 2016, ETH, Zurich;
- Germani A.R., A. Pergolizzi, F. Reganati (2015). “Illegal Trafficking and Unsustainable Waste Management in Italy: Evidence at the Regional Level”, in Journal of Security and Sustainability Issues, 4(4); 369-389;
- Germani A.R., A. Pergolizzi, F. Reganati (2015). “Law Enforcement and Illegal Trafficking of Waste: Evidence from Italy”, Economics Bulletin, vol.35 (4), p. 2673-2684;
- Germani A.R., P. Morone, G. Testa (2014). “Environmental Justice and Air Pollution: a Case Study on Italian Provinces”, Ecological Economic, 106; 69-82 [ISI-IF: 2.713];
- Germani A.R., A. Morone, P. Morone (2014). “Individual and Group Behaviour in the Traveler’s Dilemma: an Experimental Study”, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, vol. 49;1-7.
- Germani A.R., C. Imbriani, P. Morone (2013). “Waste Management – Implementing Innovation in a Field Prejudiced by Organised Crime. The case of a Dualistic Economic System”, in Rassegna Economica n. 1.
- Germani A.R. (2008). “Environment and Development: a Law and Economics Approach”, in Quaderni del Dipartimento Innovazione e Società (DIES) n. 11, University of Rome “La Sapienza”;
- Germani A.R., P. Scaramozzino (2007). “Modeling Discretion through Randomized Strategies”, SOAS – CeFiMS working paper n. 83, available at http://www.cefims.ac.uk/documents/research-76.pdf. Paper presented to the 24th Annual Conference of the European Association of Law and Economics in Copenhagen, 13-15 September 2007;
- Germani A.R. (2007). “How Much are the Juridical Institutions Relevant in the Civil and the Common Law Systems? The Enforcement Case”, in Quaderni del Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Matematiche e Statistiche (DSEMS) n. 22, University of Foggia;
- Germani A.R. (2004). “Environmental Law and Economics in U.S. and E.U.: a Common Ground?”, CeFiMs - SOAS – Discussion Paper n. 45, available at http://www.cefims.ac.uk/documents/research-34.pdf
- Germani A.R. (2003). “Environmental Economics and Water Resources Management: an International Comparison”, in Economia Internazionale-International Economics vol. LVI, n. 4, pp. 435-454;
- Germani A.R. (2002). “Sostituibilità ed Elasticità degli Inputs: un Caso Studio”, 2002, in Rivista Italiana di Economia, Demografia e Statistica, vol.56, n. 4;
- Germani A.R., D.C. Cory (2002). “Criminal Sanctions for Agricultural Violations of the Clean Water Act”, in Water Policy, vol. 4 (6), 2002, Elsevier, pp. 491-514; paper presented to the 43rd annual conference of the Western Social Science Association – Reno, (Nevada) 18-21 april 2001, available at www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13667017
c) Chapters in Books
- Germani A.R., A. Pergolizzi, F. Reganati (2018). “Eco-Mafia and Environmental Crime in Italy: Evidence from the Organised Trafficking of Waste” in: Spapens T., R. White, D. van Uhm, W. Huisman, (eds.), Green Crimes and Dirty Money, London: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group – ISBN 9780815372219, forthcoming.
- Germani A.R., G. D’Alisa, P.M. Falcone, P. Morone (2016). “Victims in the ‘Land of Fires’: Illegal Waste Disposal in the Campania Region, Italy”, in: Germani A.R., R. Sollund, C.H. Stefes (eds.), Fighting Environmental Crime in Europe and Beyond: The Role of the EU and Its Member States, Palgrave Macmillan Publishers (in press);
- Germani A.R., C.H. Stefes (2016). “Summary of Findings and the Way Forward”, in: Germani A.R., R. Sollund, C.H. Stefes (eds.), Fighting Environmental Crime in Europe and Beyond: The Role of the EU and Its Member States, Palgrave Macmillan Publishers;
- Germani A.R., A. Morone, P. Morone (2010). “An Experimental Study on Discretionary Environmental Enforcement”, in Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation, vol. VIII, Oxford University Press;tion VI
- Germani A.R., Y. Meroz (2005). “L’Unione Europea ed il Principio Precauzionale tra l’Incudine e il Martello”, in Istituzioni ed Imprese nello Sviluppo Locale, Lopes A., Lorizio M. and Reganati F. (eds), Carocci;
- Germani A.R. (2003). “La Politica Ambientale tra Allargamento e Dualismo”, in “Neodualismo: Istituzioni, Mercati e Politiche di Intervento”, A. Giannola and C. Imbriani (eds), Rubbettino Editore, Soveria Mannelli, pp.301-326;
d) Reports/other research
- “Victims in the Land of Fires: a case study on the consequences of buried and burnt waste in Campania, Italy” (Germani A.R., G. D’Alisa, P. Falcone, C. Imbriani, P. Morone, F. Reganati) - EFFACE Report 2015 available online http://efface.eu/case-study-consequences-buried-and-burnt-waste-campania-italy
- “Illegal trafficking of waste: insights from the Land of fires, Campania (Italy)” (Germani A.R., G. D’Alisa), EFFACE Policy Brief n.3, 2015 – available online http://efface.eu/sites/default/files/publications/PB%203%20Case%20Study%20Policy%20Brief%20-%20Waste%20-%20UniRoma.pdf
- EFFACE Conclusions and Recommendations (various authors) – EFFACE REPORT 2016 available online http://efface.eu/sites/default/files/publications/EFFACE_Conclusions_recommendations.pdf
- Conclusions of the EFFACE case studies (Farmer A., A.R. Germani, R. Sollund) – EFFACE Report 2015 – available online http://efface.eu/sites/default/files/Conclusions%20of%20the%20EFFACE%20Case%20Studies.pdf
- “The role of the victims of environmental crime and civil society” (Germani A.R., C. Gerstetter) – EFFACE Report 2015 - (pp. 53-63) available online http://efface.eu/sites/default/files/publications/EFFACE_SWOT%20Analysis.pdf
- “The quantitative and monetary impacts of forest fire crimes” – EFFACE Report 2015, available online http://efface.eu/sites/default/files/EFFACE%20D3.2b%20-%20Quantative%20and%20monetary%20analysis%20of%20fires.pdf
- “L’ambiente in uno sviluppo economico duale”, Rapporto SVIMEZ 2013 sull’economia del Mezzogiorno, Il Mulino: Bologna
- “Eterogeneità territoriale e ambiente: specializzazione produttiva ed enforcement”, Rapporto SVIMEZ 2012 sull’economia del Mezzogiorno, Il Mulino: Bologna