Current Academic Position
Professor of Economics, Luiss University (Rome).
Director, Luiss Lab of European Economics (since 2003).
Other Current Positions:
Associate Research Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies (Bruxelles).
Associate Editor, “Rivista di Politica Economica”.
Member of the Scientific Committee, Fondazione Masi – National Center for the Internationalization of Italian Firms
Member of the Strategic Committee, Agency for Internationalization of the Chamber of Commerce of Rome
Education
BA in Economics, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, 1988. Supervisor: Piercarlo Padoan
MA in Economics, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva (1990)
PhD in Economics, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva (1995). Dissertation: “Three Essays on Capital Movements in Developing Economies”. Committee: Richard Baldwin, Giuseppe Bertola, Hans Genberg.
Previous Academic and Teaching Positions
1992-1998: Assistant Professor, Dipartimento di Economia dell’Università di Ancona
1998-2001: Associate Professor, Dipartimento di Economia dell’Università di Perugia
2001-2006: Professor, Dipartimento di Economia dell’Università di Perugia.
2002-2006 Member of the Scientific Committee (Master on International Trade), Italian Institute for Foreign Trade
Main Research Positions
Visiting Scholar, Research Department, IMF (1996).
Team leader of the Italian Unit, Phare-ACE Program Research on “The determinants of financial flows in the EU and the associated states of Central and Eastern Europe”, financed by the European Commission (contract no. P96-6169-R – 1996-1997).
Team leader of the Italian Unit, Phare-ACE Program Research on “Accession, differentiation and the impact upon trade and investment flows in an integrated Europe”, financed by the European Commission (contract no. P97-8162-R – 1998-2000).
Director, Luiss Lab of European Economics (since 2003).
Team leader of the Italian Unit, VI Framework Program Research on “European Network for Better Regulation”, Priority 7 “Citizens and Governance in a Knowledge-based Society” , financed by the European Commission (contract no. CIT5-028604 – 2005-2007).
Team leader of the Italian Unit, VII Framework Program Research on “Innodrive – Intangible Capital and Innovations: Drivers of Growth and Location in the EU “, Project developed under the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Union, SSH-2007-1.1.2 Intangible investments and innovation in Europe , financed by the European Commission (contract no. 214576 – 2009-2011) http://innodrive.org/ .
Team leader of the Italian Unit, VII Framework Program Research on “NEUJOBS : Employment 2025 – How will multiple transitions affect the European labour market “, Project developed under the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Union, SSH.2010.2.1-1 “Creating and adapting jobs in Europe in the context of a socio-ecological transition”, financed by the European Commission (contract no. 266833 2011-2014)