Giacomo Corneo

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Giacomo Corneo (born November 22, 1963 in Arona (Piedmont) ) is an Italian economist and professor at the Free University of Berlin .

Life

Corneo studied political economy at the Luigi Bocconi University of Economics in Milan . As one of the best graduates, he was awarded the University's Golden Medal in 1988. In 1990 he received a Diplôme d'études approfondies (DEA) in political economy from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris . In 1992 he received his doctorate from the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research . In 1993 he did his doctorate at EHESS. In 1997 Corneo completed his habilitation at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn .

From 1988 to 1989 he conducted research at the Luigi Bocconi University of Economics. From 1992 to 1993 he taught at the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées . He was then Senior Policy Advisor at the Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances in Paris until 1994 . Until 1998 Corneo was assistant professor at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. From 1998 to 2004 he was a professor at the University of Osnabrück . From 2002 to 2003 he was Dean of the Faculty of Economics. Corneo has been a professor at the Free University of Berlin since 2004.

Corneo was on teaching and research stays at the University of California, Berkeley , the University of Pennsylvania , Yale University , Georgetown University and the Vienna University of Economics and Business .

The Handelsblatt ranked Corneo among the 40 best researchers in economics in German-speaking countries in the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Ranking .

Corneo is editor of the Journal of Economics .

Corneo is married and has two children.

Positions

Corneo, who classifies himself as a neo- classic, also deals with economic systems that are alternative to capitalism. According to Corneo, this must meet two conditions, “sufficient economic cooperation ” and “efficient resource allocation ”. Most of the alternatives are too idealistic and cannot meet these criteria. Capitalism in itself is "inefficient, unjust and alienating".

Corneo therefore advocates an evolutionary approach to a stock market socialism in which the actual principle of the market economy would be preserved, but private ownership of the means of production would be severely curtailed. Entrepreneurial action is indispensable, but the shareholder is the entire community . Corneo sees the danger of plutocracy in the ruling system .

Works

  • 2006: New Deal for Germany - The third way to growth. Campus, ISBN 978-3593379753
  • 2012: Public Finances: Spending Policy (Neue Okonomische Grundrisse) , Mohr Siebeck, 4th Edition, ISBN 978-3161522239
  • 2014: Better world - Has capitalism had its day? A journey through alternative economies. Goldegg, ISBN 978-3902903730

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Freie Universität Berlin - Department of Economics: Professor Dr. Dr. Giacomo Corneo - Curriculum Vitae (PDF; 74 kB, 11 pp.)
  2. ↑ Handelsblatt Ranking Economics 2011 - Top 250 Life Achievements
  3. ↑ a b Mischa Täubner: Giacomo Corneo - Exchange plus socialism (interview). brand eins 07/2014, July 2014, accessed on December 30, 2014 .
  4. ^ Benjamin Hammer: Economy - Fascinating journey through economic systems. Deutschlandfunk , July 21, 2014, accessed December 30, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Corneo, Giacomo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian economist
DATE OF BIRTH November 22, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Arona (Piedmont)