Institute of public finance
Public Sector Economics Journal
Public Sector Economics
2024 Conference

Keynote speakers


Daniele Checchi, University of Milan, Italy

Daniele Checchi is a Professor of Economics at the University of Milan (Italy). His research interests encompass the economics of education, intergenerational mobility, labour market institutions, and union density. He earned his PhD from the University of Siena in 1987. He studied Economics at Bocconi University in Milan and the LSE, where he received his master's degree. Prof. Checchi has contributed significantly to academia, having worked and taught at the University of Brescia and the University of Milano-Bicocca. Additionally, he has held visiting positions at Universiteit Maastricht, Université Catholique de Louvain, Universidad Autónoma Barcelona, Boston College, University of York, University of Leicester, and University College Dublin.

Harry Anthony Patrinos, World Bank, Washington DC, USA

Harry Anthony Patrinos is the Senior Adviser, Education, at the World Bank. He specializes in the economics of education, especially school-based management, demand-side financing, and public-private partnerships. Previously, he worked in the Office of the Chief Economist for Europe and Central Asia. He managed education teams in Europe and Central Asia, East Asia and the Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, and the Global Unit. He led lending operations and analytical work programs in Latin America. He co-led the development of the Harmonized Learning Outcomes database, part of the Human Capital Index, published in Nature. He has studied and worked extensively on the socioeconomic status of Indigenous Peoples. He has many publications in the academic and policy literature, with more than 50 journal articles. He previously worked as an economist at the Economic Council of Canada. Mr. Patrinos received a doctorate from the University of Sussex.

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