Xhiselda Demaj

Department of Economics
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
San Giobbe, Cannaregio 873, Venice, Italy
E-mail: xhiselda.demaj@unive.it
Personal Website

R ESEARCH I NTERESTS
Economics of Education, Family Economics, Migration, Children Human Capital, Applied Microeconometrics

C URRENT P OSITION
Ph.D. Student in Economics | Ca’ Foscari University of Venice 2019 – Present
Venice, Italy
• Supervisors: Teresa Randazzo and Francesca Zantomio
• Academic Duties: Representative Member of the Ph.D. Students in Economics | October 2021 - Present

E DUCATION
Visiting Ph.D. Student, University of Essex April – August 2023
ISER, Institute for Social and Economic Research - Hosted by Emilia Del Bono and Brigitta Rabe Colchester, UK
• April - May: Research Grant COORDINATE Transnational Access Visitor, EU Horizon 2020

M.Sc., University of Modena and Reggio Emilia 2016 – 2018

Economics and Public Policy - Supervisor: Mario Forni, 110 /110 summa cum laude Modena, Italy
• Thesis: ”Fiscal policy uncertainty: a new identification method”

B.Sc., University of Modena and Reggio Emilia 2013 – 2016

Economics and Finance Modena, Italy

Liceo Scientifico Lazzaro Spallanzani 2008–2013

High School Diploma - March 2012: Cultural Exchange in Tours, France Reggio Emilia, Italy

A DDITIONAL E DUCATION
Pompeu Fabra University July 2022
BSE Summer School in Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Evaluation Barcelona, Spain
University of Essex June 2022
COORDINATE Summer School - Scholarship Beneficiary Colchester, UK
University of Verona May 2022
Development Economics Verona, Italy
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei October 2021 - online
FEEM Autumn School on Spatial Analysis and Policy Evaluation, 2° Edition Milan, Italy
Michigan State University June 2021 - online
ÊSTIMATE - Early Summer Tutorial in Modern Applied Tools of Econometrics East Lansing, Michigan, USA
University of Essex May 2021 - online
Workshop: Panel Data Econometrics using Understanding Society Colchester, UK
University of Essex May 2021 - online
Workshop: Introduction to Understanding Society using Stata Colchester, UK
Kyoto University Feb - March 2018
GSGES Spring School of Global Environmental Studies - Top Global Program - Scholarship Beneficiary Kyoto, Japan
P UBLICATIONS

1. Political Ideology and Generosity Around the Globe. Pizziol, V., Demaj, X., Di Paolo, R., Capraro, V., (2023).
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120 (15) e2219676120

W ORK IN P ROGRESS R ESEARCH

1. Demaj, X., ”The Impact of Centre-based Childcare Intensity on Children’s Non-Cognitive Development: Evidence
from the UKHLS”

2. Demaj, X., Randazzo, T., Zantomio, F., ”The Process of Assimilation of Second-Generation Immigrants: Evidence
from the UK”

D ATA M ANAGEMENT
Understanding Society UKHLS - The UK Household Longitudinal Study
BHPS - British Household Panel Survey
ICSMP Covid-19 - An International Collaboration on the Social & Moral Psychology of COVID-19
FRED - Federal Reserve Economic Data - (Master Thesis)

T EACHING A CTIVITIES
Macroeconomics II - Practice A.Y. 2022 – 2023
Teaching Assistant - Ca’ Foscari University of Venice [ET2017-2E] | ENG Venice, Italy
Macroeconomics I - Practice A.Y. 2022 – 2023
Teaching Assistant - Ca’ Foscari University of Venice [ET2017-1E] | ENG Venice, Italy
Statistics I - Practice (A-La) A.Y. 2021 – 2022
Teaching Assistant - Ca’ Foscari University of Venice [ET0060] | ITA Venice, Italy
Statistics I - Practice (Lb-Z) A.Y. 2021 – 2022
Teaching Assistant - Ca’ Foscari University of Venice [ET0060] | ITA Venice, Italy
Public Economics - Practice A.Y. 2020 – 2021
Teaching Assistant - Ca’ Foscari University of Venice [ET2021] | ENG Venice, Italy
Mathematics and Financial Mathematics - Practice A.Y. 2018 – 2019
Teaching Assistant - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia [EC-MGF-19] | ITA Modena, Italy

P RESENTATIONS IN S EMINARS , W ORKSHOPS AND C ONFERENCES

2023
• Understanding Society Scientific Conference - University of Essex, Colchester, UK (July)
• ISER Seminar - University of Essex, Colchester, UK (July) - Invited Speaker
• Annual MiSoC Workshop 2023 - University of Essex, Colchester, UK (June) - Attendant
• Workshop on Fertility, Health, and Human Capital - Queen’s Management School, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK (June)
2021-2022
• XXXIV SIEP Conference 2022 - Università degli Studi dell’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy (September)
• SasCa PhD Conference 2022 - Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy (September) - Discussant
• Ca’ Foscari Seminar - Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy (April)
• SasCa PhD Conference 2021 - University of Sassari, Alghero, Italy (September) - Discussant
O RGANIZED S EMINARS AND C ONFERENCES
SasCa PhD Conference 2022 September 2022
Role: Scientific Committee Venice, Italy
SasCa PhD Conference 2021 September 2021
Role: Organizing and Scientific Committee Alghero, Italy
International Week 2019 May 2019
Role: Organizing Committee Modena, Italy

R EVIEWS AND C ONTRIBUTIONS

• Research in Economics - Journals | Elsevier (August, 2022)

G RANTS AND AWARDS

Ca’ Foscari University of Venice 2019 – Current
Full Ph.D Scholarship | Italian Ministry of Education (MIUR) Venice, Italy
University of Essex April-May 2023
Research Grant COORDINATE Transnational Access Visits | EU Horizon 2020 Colchester, United Kingdom
University of Essex June 2022
Research Grant COORDINATE Summer School | EU Horizon 2020 Colchester, United Kingdom
AUSL - IRCCS Research and Statistics Infrastructure June-August 2019
Research Fellowship | Italian Ministry of Health (MSAL) Reggio Emilia, Italy
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia 2018 – 2019
Youth Fund Beneficiary | Italian Ministry of Education (MIUR) Reggio Emilia, Italy
Kyoto University February, March 2018
Research Grant GSGES Spring School - Top Global Programme | Japanese Ministry of Education Kyoto, Japan

W ORK E XPERIENCE
AUSL - IRCCS Research and Statistics Infrastructure June – August 2019
Research Fellow | Responsible Manager: Virginia Dolcini Reggio Emilia, Italy
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia May 2019
Administrative Office Collaborator Modena, Italy
Acantho S.p.a March – May 2019
Junior Technical Auditor Modena, Italy
Fazland S.r.l June – August 2016
Junior Operational Manager Reggio Emilia, Italy

S KILLS
Software: Stata, R, LATEX, Gretl, Microsoft Office
Languages: Italian (Native), Albanian (Native), English (C1), French (B2)

C ERTIFICATES
• IELTS - British Council (2019) • DELF Diplôme d’études en langue française - Alliance Francaise, Paris
Ile-de-France (2013) • FIRST Certificate - University of Cambridge (2013) • ECDL - European International
Organisation (2011)

M EMBERSHIP IN A SSOCIATIONS
Italian Red Cross 2015 – 2017
V OLUNTEER S TAFF Reggio Emilia, Italy
R EFERENCES
Teresa Randazzo
Department of Business and Economic Studies
University of Naples Parthenope
E-mail: teresa.randazzo@uniparthenope.it

Francesca Zantomio
Department of Economics
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
E-mail: francesca.zantomio@unive.it

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Venice, July 2023