He is a Professor of Economics at LUISS G. Carli.
Fields of interest: Macroeconomics, Monetary Theory, Financial Markets, Business Cycle.
Professional activities and affiliations:
- Research Fellow – CEPR;
- Senior Fellow – RCEA.
- Scientific Board – LUISS School of European Political Economy.
- Scientific Board, Centro Studi Confindustria.
- Advisory Board
- Research in Economics. Elsevier
- Advisory Board – Rivista di Politica Economica
- Comitato dei Garanti, Scuola Galileiana di Studi Superiori dell’Università di Padova.
- Commettee Member, Programma per giovani ricercatori R. L. Montalcini, MIUR.
- Board member, Groupama Asset Management, SGR.
Past professional activities and affiliations:
- Advisory Board, Fiscal Policies, Italian Government (2016).
- Banco Popolare, Comitato Territoriale Centro-Sud (2013-2017).
- ANVUR, Gruppo di Lavoro per l’Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale (2013-2014).
- Pro-Rector for Research, LUISS G. Carli (2011-2012).
- Centro Studi Confindustria – Comitato Scientifico (2007-2008).
- Banca d’Italia, Commissione di esame per coadiutori (2008 e 2017).
- Banca d’Italia, B.Stringher Scholarship – Selection Committee (2008-2010).
Education:
- 1987 Ph.D. (with distinction) in Economics – Columbia University – USA.
- 1981: Laurea – Università di Roma La Sapienza – Italy.
Academic positions:
- 1998-2005: Professor of Economics – Università di Roma La Sapienza
- 1994-1998: Professor of Economics – Università di Chieti.
- 1992-1994: Associate Professor of Economics – Università di Napoli.
- 1990-1992: Ricercatore – Università di Roma La Sapienza.
- 1987-1988: “Jean Monnet Fellow” – European University Institute.
Visiting academic positions:
- 2007: Columbia University, Department of Economics.
- 2001: European University Institute, Department of Economics.
- 1999: University of California Los Angeles, Department of Economics.
- 1998: The Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics, School on the Mathematics of Economics.
- 1991: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Economics.
- 1989: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Economics.
Teaching experience:
- Macroeconomics (Undergraduate, Ph.D.)
- Microeconomics (Undergraduate, PhD.).
Scholarships and Awards:
- 1989: Research Fellowship SPES Program, CORE, Université Catholique de Louvain.
- 1989: Scholarship “Fare Ricerca in Italia” from Olivetti. a d’Italia.
- 1983: “President’s Fellowship”, Columbia University.
- 1983: Fellowship “Ente Luigi Einaudi”, Banca d’Italia. 1982: Fellowship “Interbanca”.