Cristiano Cantore learnt how to approach research, write academic papers, and teach during his Economics PhD. This paved the way into a career, via a stint at the Bank of England, as a Professor of Economics.<\/p>\n
\n“The training and mentoring received at the Uni of Kent during my Ph.D. were crucial for my career.“<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n
What course did you study at Kent? What attracted you to the course?<\/span><\/h2>\n
I did a Ph.D. in Economics because I wanted to do research in Macroeconomics and pursue a career in academia and\/or international organisations.<\/p>\n
What are you doing now?<\/h2>\n
I am a Professor of Economics at the University of La Sapienza in Rome (Italy). I am teaching undergraduate and post-graduate courses on macroeconomic and economic policy and researching monetary and fiscal policies and their impact on the labour market.<\/p>\n
How did studying (your course) prepare you for your current position?<\/h2>\n
The training and mentoring received at the Uni of Kent during my Ph.D. were crucial for my career. During my three years in Canterbury I learned how to approach research, write academic papers, and present the results to a broader audience. I have also learned how to teach. Since the first year of the course, I taught seminars to undergraduate students. This turned out to be an invaluable experience when I started to teach my own courses when I left Canterbury.<\/p>\n
Could you describe a typical day in your current role?<\/h2>\n
My typical day is split into three equal parts. I) teaching and office hours with students; II) reading articles and books related to my research; III) working on my own research which consists in developing macroeconomic models and simulate them on the computer.<\/p>\n
What do you love most about your role?<\/h2>\n
The freedom to be able to research on topics I am interested in and the contact with students.<\/p>\n
What steps did you take to get into your current role? What was the process during\/after University?<\/h2>\n
I started as a Lecturer at the University of Surrey as a I left the University of Kent in 2010. After three years I was promoted to Senior Lecturer and in 2018 to Reader. In September 2018 I moved to the Bank of England to take on a position as Research Advisor while still maintaining a part-time role at the Uni of Surrey. At the beginning of 2023 I decided to move back to Italy where I was offered a Chair (Full Professor) in Economic policy at the University of Rome La Sapienza.<\/p>\n
What advice would you give to somebody thinking of coming to Kent?<\/h2>\n
Canterbury is the perfect town to study and enjoy your free time. The University Campus is amazing and you can walk around everywhere. It is a small but very international town. I had the time of my life there and made a lot of life-time friendships.<\/p>\n
Dr Cristiano Cantore studied a PhD in Economics<\/a> and graduated in 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"