Education

GRADUATE STUDIES:

Ph.D., Economics, Columbia University, 1992. Ph.D. thesis: “Three essays on the dynamics of a capitalist economy with insiders and outsiders”; thesis supervisor: Prof. Edmund S. Phelps.

M.Phil., Economics, Columbia University, 1988.

M.A., Economics, Columbia University, 1987.

Diploma, Philosophy, “Scuola di Perfezionamento” (School of Specialization), University of Pavia,       Summa cum laude, 1982. Specialization thesis: “Il pensiero dell’incerto”(“Concepts of uncertainty”);   thesis supervisor: Prof. Fulvio Papi.

 

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES:

Diploma, Scuola Normale Superiore, Class of Humanities, 1980.

“Laurea” (Master’s degree), Philosophy, University of Pisa, Summa cum laude, 1980. Master’s thesis: “Razionalità e Capitalismo” (“Rationality and Capitalism”); thesis supervisor: Prof. Remo Bodei.

“Maturità classica” (School-Leaving Exam), Liceo-Ginnasio “T. Mamiani” (Rome), 60/60, 1976.

Academic career and teaching activities

CURRENT POSITION:

Full Professor of Economic Policy, University of Trento (2006-present).

 

PREVIOUS POSITIONS:

Deputy Director of the School of international Studies, University of Trento (2012 - 2016).

Visiting Professor at the School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing (China), Fall 2012.

Visiting Professor at the Azerbaijian Diplomatic Academy, Baku (Azerbaijian), Fall 2009.

Coordinator of the Ph.D program in International Studies, University of Trento (Italy), 2007-2009.

Full Professor of Economic Policy, University of Bergamo (Italy), 2002-2006.

Associate Professor of Economics, University of Trento (Italy), 1998-2002.

“Ricercatore” (Assistant Professor) of Economics, University of Trento (Italy), 1994-1998.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

International Economics & Seminar in International Economic policy, BA program in Economics, University of Trento (Italy), 2008-present.

International Macro & Economic policy & Finance, School of International Studies, Master Program in European and International Studies, University of Trento (Italy), 2002-present.

Global Migration and Security, School of International Studies, Master Program in International Security Studies, University of Trento (Italy), 2017-19.

Topics in Global Economic Policy, School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing (China), Fall 2012.

Open-Economy Macroeconomics, Ph.D. program in Economics & International Studies, University of Trento (Italy), 2008-2015.

Microeconomics, Master of Arts in Diplomacy and International Affairs, Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy (Azerbaijan), Fall 2009.

Economic Policy and Advanced Economic Policy, BA and Master program in Economics, University of Trento (Italy)and University of Bergamo (Italy), 2006-07.

Political Economy, BA program in Economics, University of Bergamo (Italy), 2005-06.

Economics of Nonprofit and Economics of the Cooperative Sector, Specialization course in economics and management of nonprofit organizations and BA program in Economics, University of Bergamo (Italy), 2004-06.

Labor Economics, BA program in Economics, University of Bergamo (Italy), 2003.

Microeconomics, BA program in Economics, University of Trento (Italy), 1998-2002.

Environmental Economics,BA program in Environmental Sciences, University of Milan (Italy),1994-95.

Research interests

Growth theory, Macroeconomics and International Economics, Welfare Economics and Public Choice, Rationality and Expectations, Environmental Economics.

Research work

Coordinator of the research unit of the University of Trento of EconPol Europe –  European Network for Economic and Fiscal Policy Research (2017-present).

Visiting Scholar at the Center on Capitalism and Society at Columbia University, Fall 2015.

Visiting Scholar at the Institute of Governmental Studies at the University of California Berkeley (USA), Summer 2008 and Spring 2012.

Visiting Scholar at CEPS/INSTEAD (Luxembourg), Fall 2011.

"Fellow-in-Residence" at the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia University (USA), 1999-2000.

Memberships in societies and scientific committees

External expert for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament (2020-present).

Foreign member of the Center on Capitalism and Society at Columbia University, 2018-present.

Member of the "Gruppo dei Venti", a think tank coordinated by the “Fondazione Economia Tor Vergata” that is particularly focused on EU policies (2014-present).

Fellow of the Fondazione Economia Tor Vergata, 2013-present.

Awards and honours

Fellowship by the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia University (USA), 1999-2000.

“Ezio Tarantelli Award” for the best paper of the year 1996, AIEL (Italian Association of Labor Economists), 1997.

NATO-CNR advanced fellowship (with a final award for the results achieved), 1986 and 1987.

Scholarship of the Banco di Sicilia for graduate studies at Columbia University, 1984 and 1985.

Scholarship of the Scuola Normale Superiore for graduate studies at the Ruhr-Universität of Bochum (Germany), 1980-81.

Scholarship of the Scuola Normale Superiore for thesis research at the Max-Weber Archiv of Munich (Germany), Spring 1980.

Winner of the national competition for admission to the Scuola Normale Superiore, 1976.