NADIA AMELI
Personal website: http://nadiaameli.com/
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Mobile: IT (39) 347 6058353; FR (33) 785 15 67 11
Area of expertise:
Policy evaluation methods, sustainable energy systems, renewables and energy efficiency deployment,
energy policy
Academic Achievements
2009-2012
PhD, Business Administration, Polytechnic University of Marche (ITA) co-tutorship of a
doctoral thesis University of California, Berkeley (US)
Thesis: “Design of Innovative Financing Model for Renewable Deployment: PACE
(Property Assessed Clean Energy)”
§ Property Assessed Clean Energy [PACE] Financing Model: energy efficiency and solar
energy financing plan that permit installation of clean energy systems on residences with no
up-front costs.
§ Award: Named by Scientific American as the #1 World Changing Idea of 2009
2005-2008
MSc, Economy and Strategic Management (with merit), Polytechnic University of
Marche (ITA)
Thesis: “Home automation: opportunities and future perspectives”
2002-2005
BA, Economics (with merit), Polytechnic University of Marche (ITA)
Thesis: “Italian economy in the new international contexts”
Short Courses
2015 Mastering’ metrics: The path from cause to effects, by Joshua D. Angrist & Jörn-Steffen Pischke,
University of Rome Tor Vergata (ITA)
2014 Panel Data by Badi Baltagi, Graduate School of Economics (GSE), Barcelona (ESP)
2012 Energy Sector Strategies to Support Green Growth, World Bank, Washington DC (US)
2009 Summer school “Science in a time of crisis”, Polytechnic University of Torino (ITA)
2001 Company simulation laboratory, lead student finance area, Foundation for Young Entrepreneur
Students (ITA)
Awards
2014
Selected for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Economics)
2013
Winner Marie-Curie Fellowship
2012
Winner CleanWeb Hackaton 2012 with “Pool Me Up!”
https://prezi.com/mwv0rghm7wlt/pool-me-up/
2011
International Student Energy Summit Fellowship (ISES)
2010
Finalist IAEE Best Student Paper Award
Work Experience
Sep 2013
Marie-Curie Fellow - Junior Economist, Economics Department, OECD Paris (FRA)
Present
§ Econometric analyses of clean energy technology adoption
§ Econometric analyses of policy effectiveness (Diff-in-Diff, regression discontinuity design)
§ Energy policy comparison across OECD countries
§ Drafting papers and presentations for a wide range of stakeholders (academia, committee
delegates and Partner Country government representatives)
Jan 2009
Dec 2013
Researcher, Italian Association Energy Economics (AIEE), ITA
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July 2012
Dec 2012
Responsible for the Economic Area
Managing contributions regarding ideas, experience and issues among professionals
interested in energy economics for the economic area
Analyses on climate change, clean energy investments and national plan
Drafting papers and presentations for a wide range of stakeholders (academia and annual
International Association Energy Economics Conference)
Researcher, International Centre for Climate Governance (ICCG), ITA
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Jan 2012
Dec 2012
Responsible for the Think Tank Map (management and coordination), a worldwide
observatory on the think tanks working in the field of climate change
Researcher, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), ITA
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Mar 2011
Aug 2011
Research activities within the ICARUS project (Innovation for Climate change mitigation, a
study of energy R&D, its Uncertain effectiveness and Spillovers http://www.icarusproject.org/). The project focused on experts’ assessments of the current technical state of
green technologies and probabilistic estimate of their future costs and widespread diffusion
Drafting papers and conference presentations
Research Assistant, ENEA (Italian Energy Agency), Ministry of Economic Development
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Mar 2010
Dec 2011
Collaborating in the revision of the Energy National Plan, in particular providing analyses on
PACE implementation for the Italian context
Visiting researcher, University of California, Berkeley
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Jan 2009
Dec 2011
Forecasting modelling and scenarios analysis to assess the potential implementation of
PACE to the Italian context
Designing of the financing calculator for Italy (http://rael.berkeley.edu/financing-italy-IV)
Analysing grid parity dynamics computing the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE)
Drafting papers and conference presentations
Energy analyst (consultant), Loccioni Group (Italy)
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Jan 2009
Mar 2010
Financial modelling for renewable energy projects in B2B sector
Cost-benefit and economic analysis of the company’s business
Research Assistant, Polytechnic University of Marche (Italy)
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Tutoring activity at department of Business Administration
Publications:
Forthcoming 2015:
§ Ameli N., M. Pisu and DM Kammen “Can US Take the PACE? A Regression Discontinuity
Design based on California experience” (working in progress)
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Ameli N., N. Brandt (2015) “What impedes Household Investment in Energy Efficiency
Retrofits?” (Accepted International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics
2015)
Peer-reviewed journals:
§ Ameli N., N. Brandt (2015) “Determinants of households' investment in energy efficiency and
renewables - Evidence from the OECD survey on household environmental behaviour and attitudes”,
Environmental Research Letters 10 (2015) 044015
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Ameli N., D. M. Kammen (2014), “Innovations in Financing that Drive Cost Parity for Long-term
Energy Sustainability: An Assessment of Italy, Europe’s Fastest Growing Solar Energy Market”,
Energy for Sustainable Development 19, 130–137
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Ameli N., D. M. Kammen (2012), “Clean Energy Deployment: Addressing Financing Cost”,
Environmental Research Letters 7 (2012) 034008
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Ameli N., G. Gregori (2012), “Optimization Building Management”, Journal of Energy and Power
Engineering 6, 391-396
Working papers, energy magazine and reports:
§ M. Catenacci, E. Verdolini, V. Bosetti, G. Fiorese, N. Ameli (2012) “Going Electric: Expert Survey
on the Future of Battery Technologies for Electric Vehicles”, FEEM Working Papers vol 93, FEEM
Publishing
§ Ameli N., D. M. Kammen (2012), “Does Income Distribution Affect Energy Investments?”, Review
of Environment Energy and Economics, Re3 Energy, FEEM Publishing
§ Ameli N., D.M. Kammen (2012), “The Linkage Between Income Distribution and Clean Energy
Investments: Addressing Financing Cost”, FEEM Working Papers vol 10, FEEM Publishing
§ Ameli N., D. M. Kammen (2011), “PACE per il Clima”, Qualenergia vol 6, pp 67-71
§ Capelli S., Di Santo D., Tomassetti G. (2011), “Fondi di Garanzia: Esempi per Il Settore
dell’Energia”, Report FIRE, ENEA and Ministry of Economic Development RdS/62, (61-67)
§ Ameli N., D. M. Kammen (2010), “Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Financing Districts”,
Nuova Energia vol 5, pp 56-63
§ Ameli N. (2010), “Con La Domotica l’Innovazione Prende Casa”, Nuova Energia vol 1, pp 90-93
Journal referee
Environmental Research Letters, Resource and Energy Economics, American Journal of Economics and
Business Administration, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, Journal of Public
Administration and Policy Research
Conferences and Seminar Presentation
▪ Center for Energy Policy and Economy (CEPE) ETH University, internal seminars 2015 (invited
speaker)
▪ University of Bologna, internal seminars 2015 (invited speaker)
▪ University of Venice Ca’ Foscari, internal seminars 2015 (invited speaker)
▪ 3th Annual Conference of Green Growth Knowledge Platform “Fiscal Policies and the Green
Economy Transition: Generating Knowledge – Creating Impact”, Venice 2015
▪ 14th International Association Energy Economics European Conference “Sustainable Energy Policies
and Strategies for Europe”, Rome 2014
▪ OECD, brown bag seminar series, 2014
▪ 12th International Association Energy Economics European Conference “Energy Challenge and
Environmental Sustainability”, Venice 2012
▪ 2th Concerted Action, “Energy Performance of Buildings Directive”, Copenhagen 2012 (invited
speaker)
▪ “Energy Efficiency: Global Innovative Policies and Instruments”, Rome 2011, Technical Meeting in
order to implement PACE policy in Italy at ENEA in collaboration with Ministry of Economic
Development; Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea; Ministry of Treasury
▪ ISES International Student Energy Summit, Vancouver 2011
▪ IAFOR ACSEE 2011 “The Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy and Environmental”, Japan
2011
▪ 7th British Institute of Energy Economics, “Energy in a Low Economy: New Roles for Government
and Markets”, St John’s College Oxford 2010
▪ 11th International Association Energy Economics European Conference “Energy Economy, Policies,
and Supply Securities: Surviving the Global Economic Crisis”, Vilnius 2010
▪ FEEM – Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei internal seminars, 2012
▪ University of California, Berkeley ERG group (Energy and Resources Group) and PhD internal
seminars, 2010-2011
▪ AIEE Italian Energy Economics Association, internal seminars and meeting, 2009 to 2013
Affiliations and membership of Professional Associations
Fellow at Renewable Energy and Appropriate Laboratory, UC Berkeley
Marie Curie Fellows Association “Researchers without frontiers”
International Association Energy Economics (IAEE)
Italian Association Energy Economics (AIEE)
Collective responsibility
2013 - present: Volunteer in workgroup “Gender issue”, OECD
2012 - present: Volunteer in political party group
2009 - 2010: PhD students’ representative at the IAEEs’ council
Languages
Italian (mother tongue), English (fluent), French (intermediate)
Computer Skills
Office, STATA, Xcelsius
REFERENCES:
Daniel Kammen
Energy and Resources Group (UC Berkeley)
[email protected]
Walid Oueslati
OECD - Environmental Department
[email protected]
Mauro Pisu
OECD - Economics Department
[email protected]
Ugo Farinelli
Italian Association Energy Economics
[email protected]