Department of Economics
School of Sciences and Humanities
Nazarbayev University
Astana, Kazakhstan
Email: giulio.seccia@nu.edu.kz
Phone: +7 (7172)705741
Appointments
2015-present: Professor, Economics Department, Nazarbayev University
2006-2015: Reader, University of Southampton (on leave 2015-17)
2000-2006: Lecturer, University of Southampton
1997-2000: Lecturer, Brunel University
Academic Administration and Leadership at Nazarbayev University
Vice Dean for Research (ad hoc appointment), School of Sciences and Humanities, 2018–present
Chair, Department of Economics, 2015–2018 and 2019–2025
Director, Minor in Quantitative Finance, 2024–present
Main Visiting Positions
2012–2013: Visiting Associate Professor, Kyoto Institute of Economic Research
2004–2005: Visiting Assistant Professor, Stern School of Business, New York University
Other Visiting Positions
University of Southampton (2018–2022), Research Fellow
University College London (2003–2006), Visiting Scholar
Shanghai University of Economics and Finance (2007, 2015)
Università dell'Insubria (2007, 2008)
Università Bocconi (2005)
Education
Ph.D., Economics – Université Catholique de Louvain (CORE), 1999
DEA, Mathematics – Université Catholique de Louvain, 1996
M.A., Economics – University of Chicago, 1992
B.A., Political Science – Università Cattolica di Milano, 1989