Academic Positions Held
Since 2000: Full Professor in Economics of Financial Institutions at the Università della Calabria
1998-2000: Associate professor in Economics of Financial Institutions at the Università della Calabria
1993-1998: Assistant Professor in Economics of Financial Institutions at the Bocconi University (Milan)
1988-1993: Research and technical assistance on financial intermediation at the Bocconi University (Milan)
University service
Since 2006 head of the Department of Business Administration at the Università della Calabria.
Director of the Doctoral Program in "Scienze Bancarie e Finanziarie" given at the Università della Calabria in collaboration with the University of Bari and the University of Foggia (2004 – 2007)
Director of the Graduate Program in "Economia Aziendale" at the Università della Calabria (2003 – 2005).
Director of the Undergraduate Program in "Economia Aziendale" at the Università della Calabria (2000-2005).
Other scientific activities and membership
Referee for the following journals: Journal of International Money and Finance", "European Financial Management", "Applied Economics", "Review of Quantitative Finance & Accounting" "Emerging Markets Finance and Trade", "international Review of Economics anf Finance" and for "Economia e Management".
Senior Lecturer in the Financial Institutions Division at SDA Bocconi (1999-present); Lecturer (1989-1999).
Editorial Board of Economia & Management (since 2004)
Scientific Committee of "SDIPA – Scuola di Direzione per le Imprese e la Pubblica Amministrazione" (since 2003).
Scientific Committee of e-Mgierre Master in Asset management, given at the University of Tor Vergata, Rome (since 2002).
Past research projects
Head of the research unit: "Evoluzione dei sistemi di Asset and liability management nelle banche", Newfin, Bocconi University, 2001
Head of the research unit: "La tutela dell'investitore nei servizi di asset management", Newfin, Bocconi University, 2002
Head of the reserch unit: "Competition and information in the financial system", PRIN 2002
Head of the reserch unit: "International Accounting Standards: application problems and market efficiency", PRIN 2005
Head of the research unit: "Le operazioni innovative di securitization", Newfin, Bocconi University, 2006.
Head of the research unit: "Transparency, disclosure and information efficiency in the European banking industry", PRIN 2007.
Danilo Drago's research interest include:
Bank's financial management;
Fixed Income Portfolio Management;
Derivative Securities.
Banking capital regulation
Securitization
His most recent writings focus on mutual fund fees, securitization, bank disclosures and bank accounting quality
Consulting
CedacriNord spa: planning and control of financial intermediaries (1998-99)
Agrileasing spa: asset & liability management (2002)
Fondazione Carical: investment management (2002-present)
