Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rector's Delegate to Education
Giovanni Marseguerra
Giovanni Marseguerra (born 1962, married with Elena, three sons – Stefano 16,
Pietro 13, Giorgio 11) is Full Professor of Economics at the Catholic University of Milan, Italy,
where he is also Rector’s Delegate to Education. He is the Scientific Director of the Division on
Employees’ Welfare and Social Innovation of ALTIS, the Postgraduate School Business &
Society of the Catholic University.
After receiving a Laurea Degree summa cum laude in Mathematics at the Milan State
University, he received a Master of Science in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics and a
Ph.D. in Economics, both at the London School of Economics.
He is the Scientific Secretary of the Vatican Foundation Centesimus Annus - Pro
Pontifice, a member of the Scientific Committee of the De Gasperi Foundation and an Associate
Editor and a member of the Scientific Committee of Economia Politica - Journal of Analytical
and Institutional Economics.
His research interests relate to the theory of the firm, focusing on such topics as
innovation, investments, financial decisions, corporate governance and family firms. He is the
author and editor of several international books and has published papers in national and
international journals. He has served as a board member of international conferences and
meetings.
He is the author of the book Corporate Financial Decisions and Market Value -
Studies on Dividend Policy, Price Volatility, and Ownership Structure, Springer, Berlin and New
York, 1998, and among his most recent publications, are worth mentioning the books of the
Centesimus Annus - Pro Pontifice Foundation series:2
● Quadrio Curzio, A. and Marseguerra, G. (eds.) 2014, Rethinking Solidarity for
Employment – The Challenges of The Twenty-First Century, Libreria Editrice Vatican
Publisher;
● Quadrio Curzio, A. and Marseguerra, G. (eds.) 2013, Institutions, Society and Markets:
Towards a new International Balance?, Libreria Editrice Vatican Publisher;
● Quadrio Curzio, A. and Marseguerra, G. (eds.) 2012, Common Good, Family, Business –
New Forms of Solidarity, Libreria Editrice Vatican Publisher;
and the articles:
● The Effect of Risky Debt on R&D Investment, forthcoming 2014, Economia politica –
Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics, n. 2/2014 (joint with D. Bragoli and F.
Cortelezzi);
● Desafios da inovação no Brasil e na Itália, in “Por um empreendedorismo sustentável e
inovador: a experiência das lideranças do sistema Sebrae”, (José Claudio dos Santos and Fabio
Antoldi eds), pag. 69 – 77, Brasília, Sebrae, 2014.
● Tra austerity e spending review: le sfide per un nuovo welfare sussidiario, 2013, Non-
Profit, Anno XIX, aprile/settembre, pp.9-19.
● La promozione della libertà responsabile nel processo di globalizzazione: assetti di
welfare e sistemi d’impresa, in “Processi di mondializzazione – Opportunità per i cattolici
italiani”, (a cura del Servizio nazionale per il Progetto culturale della CEI), pag. 301-306,
Edizione Dehoniane Bologna, 2013
● Strategic Investment Timing Under Profit Complementarites, 2010, Economia politica –
Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics, n. 3, pp. 473-497 (joint with F. Cortelezzi);
● Sistema produttivo, Competitività, Sviluppo, 2010, in “Crisi: Occasione per un nuovo
Welfare”, a cura dell’Inter-Gruppo Parlamentare per la Sussidiarietà, pp. 129 – 137, Camera
dei Deputati, Roma;
● Debt Financing and Real Estate Investment Timing Decisions, 2009, Journal of Property
Research, Volume 26, n. 3, pp. 193-212 (joint with F. Cortelezzi);
● La sussidiarietà per la competitività delle piccole e medie imprese, 2009, in
“Sussidiarietà e… piccole e medie imprese”, Rapporto sulla Sussidiarietà, Mondadori Università,
Milano, pp. 151-158;
● Le reti di capitale sociale in Italia, 2008, Atlantide, Anno IV, n.15/3, dicembre, pp.47-50;
● Investment Timing Decisions in a Stochastic Duopoly Model, 2006, Chaos, Solitons &
Fractals, Vol. 29, pp. 611-625 (joint with F. Cortelezzi e A. Dominioni);
