Dr Paolo Casadio

Professor Casadio is an econometrician and financial analyst. His work in leading banks in Italy has involved developing econometric models and investment strategies for institutional and corporate clients, as well as the first model in Italy to take into consideration the Eurozone as a whole. He was also involved in consulting for asset allocation and financial research in asset management.

As part of the Risk management team at Intesa Sanpaolo Bank, he oversaw the expansion of the group’s banks to Eastern Europe and the Middle East. In Malaysia, Professor Casadio was Head of the University of London programmes at a HELP ancillary college. Professor Casadio is teaching post graduate courses at the ELM postgraduate Business School.

For a time, he also headed the Wealth and Investment Centre, providing courses in Finance for obtaining professional qualifications of the Chartered institute of Securities and Investment (CISI), UK.

His articles in international journals cover economic growth, analysis of consumption and wealth effects and financial markets forecasting. His current research interest is in Asian regional integration, building a model of 10 ASEAN countries as a whole with models of growth, focusing on education as an enhancing factor. For diversion, Professor Casadio turns to tennis, bridge, the philosophy of science and theory of democracy.