Curriculum Vitae

Current Position

  - Associate Professor in Applied Economics

    Dipartimento di Economia e Diritto, Facoltà di Economia,

    Università di Roma "La Sapienza"

Previous Positions

  - Senior Researcher (RTD_B) in Applied Economics, 2023-2023

    Dipartimento di Economia e Diritto, Facoltà di Economia,

    Università di Roma "La Sapienza"

  - Associate Professor (2019-2023)_on unpaid leave 2020-2023

    University of Barcelona,

    Department of Econometrics, Statistics and Spanish Economy,

    Faculty of Economics, AQR-IREA (Group of Regional Quantitative Analysis)

    Associate Professor (Profesora Agregada, 2019 - ), Lecturer (2014-2019), Post Doc researcher (2011-2014).

-   Sapienza University of Rome,

  Department of Economics and Social Analysis,

  Post-Doc Research Fellow, 2008-2011  

  Subject: “The evolution of inequality in Italy: the role of international trade, institutions and technology”.

- Research Assistant within the DESA-ISFOL (Institue for the Development of Vocational Training) research 

  partnership, labour market area. Aims: Analysis of labour market dynamics and elaboration of databases  

  concerning the Italian labour market.

Education

-  Sapienza University of Rome,

   PhD, Economics, 2003-2008

   Dissertation: “The Impact of International Trade on the Italian Labour Market: The Relevance of ‘Local’

   Comparative Advantages ”

   Supervisor Prof. Paolo Piacentini

   Thesis Committee: (Bocconi University), Roberto Zelli (Sapienza University) and Alberto Pozzolo (University

   of Molise).

-  Birkbeck College (London)

   Visiting Student, 2005-2006.

-  Sapienza University of Rome,

   Statistical Science Faculty, April 2003.

   Laurea in Statistical and Economical Science, Summa cum Laude.

   Dissertation: “The Impact of IMF reforms on Mexico”, Development Economics

   Supervisor Prof. Paolo Palazzi.

-   Erasmus Univerisity (Nederlands)

   School of Economics, 2000-2001

   Exchange Program (Erasmus).

Advanced Courses and Workshop

- 2010 October:    Workshop “Quantile Regression Methods: Theory and Applications”, Humboldt University

  of Berlin.

- 2007 June 17-24 CRISS, inter-University Research Centre on the Welfare State and the European Research

  Team of the INEQ project. Summer school: Inequality: Mechanisms, Effects and Policies (University of Siena).

- 2005 July:        SEEC 2005, Summer School in Applied Economics, “Programming in Matlab”, Department of

  Applied Economics and Quantitative Methods of the University of Lecce.

- 2004 Sept-Dec: Advanced Course on “The Problem of Causality in Microeconometrics: Theoretical Analysis

  and Empirical Application on Policy Evaluation”, held by Dr. Stefano Gagliarducci (IUE, European

  University Institute) organized by the Statistical Science Faculty (DSE Economical Science Department),

  University of Rome “La Sapienza”.

- 2004 Sept.:           Advanced Econometric Course (CIDE Bertinoro). STATA software.

Fellowships

-   Ph.D. Scholarship 2003-2006, University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’.

-   Erasmus Scholarship, University of Rotterdam, Sept. 2000-Jan. 2001.

Awards

-   Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale as Full Professor in Economic Policy and Applied Economics.

- Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale as Associate Professor in Political Economy, Applied Economics, Economic Policy and Econometrics.

- Catalan Regional Idoenity as Associate Professor in Economics.

Visiting

- 2018-2019. Visitinps Project (Rome, Italy).

- 2005-2006. Birkbeck college, London, UK.

Research Projects and Experience

• 2023-2026: Partecipant in the Research project "Re-Place: REFRAMING NON-METROPOLITAN LEFT BEHIND PLACES THROUGH MOBILITY AND ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT" HORIZON-CL2-2022-TRANSFORMATIONS-01- A sustainable future for Europe. Scientific coordinator: prof. Barbara Staniscia, Dipartimento di Studi europei, americani e interculturali, Università Sapienza di Roma. link: https://www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina/re-place. 

   - 2017 - 2019:  Partecipant in the Research project "Estaregias Territoriales para mejorar la Resistencia en tiempos de crisis",  ECO2016-75805-RA, AQR-Universitat de Barcelona.

   - 2016: Research contract for the project  "Estudi d'alguns capitols d'ingressos i despises de l'Ajuntament de Barcelona. Anàlisi comparada amb alters ciutats", commissioned by AJBA-Ajuntament de Barcelona.

    - 2014 - 2016:  Partecipant in the Research project “Análisis espacial del mercado de trabajo de los jóvenes: Capital humano, políticas de activación y empreneduría ", AQR-Universitat de Barcelona.

   - 2011 - 2014:  Partecipant in the Research project “SEARCH: Sharing Knowledge Assets: InterRegionally Cohesive Neighbourhoods" (link), AQR-Universitat de Barcelona. Co-workpackage 3 coordinator: People Mobility and Human Capital. 

   - 2011 - 2013:  Partecipant in the Research project “Crecimiento Economico Regional y desigualdad en España", AQR-Universitat de Barcelona.

-   2010:  Research contract for the project “Wage Inequality in Italy” with the Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini.

-   2009: Research contract in the context of “Labour Market” with the University of “Roma Tre” (CREL) . Topic:

             Labour Market and Immigrants in Lazio Region (Italy). Project Coordinator: Prof. Carlo Maria

             Travaglini.

-   2007: Research Contract in the context of the PRIN project “The Evolution of Inequalities in Italian Labour

            Markets”, Rome Research Unit, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, local supervisor prof. G.Rodano.

-   2006: Research Assistant in the project “SIEPI-CIS database 1998-2000” related to the construction of a

             European database based on CIS-OECD data. Country analyzed: UK (CIS3). Project Coordinator: Prof.

             Mario Pianta (University of Urbino and Lunaria).

-   2004: Research Assistant in the project “The obstacles to the increase of the activity and employment rates: an

             inter European comparison”, commissioned by the “Studiare and Sviluppo Society”. Countries treated:

             Spain, Greece and Portugal.

Research Groups

-   2013 -at present: Member of the "Grup d'Innovacio' docent d'Econometria en la Practica (GIDEP)", Universitat de Barcelona.

-   2011 -at present: Member of the AQR Group, Universitat de Barcelona.

Committee member

   -   2017 - 2020: Member of the PHD Committee, Universitat de Barcelona.

     -    2019 - 2020: Member of the Master in Economics Committee, Universitat de Barcelona.

Presentations at Conferences and Seminars

2023

      -   June: Encuentro de Economia Aplicada, Toledo, Spain.

      -    May: WAP Conference, Bordeaux, FR.

      -    March: 1st meeting, Horizon European Project Re-Place, Lisbon, PT.

2019

      -    September: European Labour Economic Association (EALE), Uppsala, Sweden.

      -    June: European Social Population Economics (ESPE) Conference, Bath, UK.

      -    May: INPS (Italian National Social Security Insitute) Seminar.

      -    January: Fifth Lisbon Research Workshop on Economics, Statistics and Econometrics of Education, Lisbon, PT.

2018

      -    December: Symposium de Economia Espanola, Madrid, Spain

      -    September: European Labour Economic Association (EALE), Lyon, France.

      -    June: European Social Population Economics (ESPE) Conference, Antewerpen, Belgium.

      -    May: INPS (Italian National Social Security Insitute) Seminar.

      -    January: Geoinno2018, 4th Geography of Innovation Conference, Barcelona, Spain.

2017

      -    December: Symposium de Economia Espanola, Barcelona, Spain.

      -    October: EAEPE European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy conference, Budapest, HU.

      -    June: Encuentro de Economia Aplicada, Valencia, Spain.

      -    May: Workshop Bocconi-J.P.Morgan, Bocconi University, Milan. On Invitation. 

      -    May: First Economic Catalan Conference, Barcelona, Spain.

      -    January: Fourth Lisbon Research Workshop on Economics, Statistics and Econometrics of Education, Lisbon, PT.

2016

      -    December: Symposium de Economia Espanola, Bilbao, Spain.

      -    September: European Labour Economic Association  Conference, Ghent, BG. 

      -    June: Encuentro de Economia Aplicada, Sevilla, Spain.

       -    May: Invited Seminar at University of Milan, Milan, IT.

2015

      -    June: Encuentro de Economia Aplicada, Alicante, Spain.

      -    June: European Social Population Economics (ESPE) Conference, Izmir, TK. 

      -    March: Royal Economic Society conference, Manchester, UK.

       -    January: Third Lisbon Research Workshop on Economics, Statistics and Econometrics of Education, Lisbon, PT.

2014

      -    December: Symposium de Economia Espanola, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

      -    September: AIEL (Italian  Labour Economic Association) conference, Pisa, Italy.

      -    September: European Labour Economic Association (EALE), Ljiubljana, Slovenia.

      -    June: Encuentro de Economia Aplicada, Gran Canaria, Spain.

      -    June: SEARCH final Policy Conference, Instanbul, TK. 

      -    May: Invited Seminar at OFCE Science Po, Nice, France.

       -    February: SEARCH final Academic Conference, Barcelona, SP.

2013

      -    September: AIEL (Italian  Labour Economic Association) conference, Rome, Italy.

      -    September: European Labour Economic Association (EALE), Turin, Italy.

      -    June: LEED (Linked Employer-Employee Data) workshop, Lisbon, Portugal. 

      -    June: Encuentro de Economia Aplicada, Granada, Spain.

      -    April: 4th SEARCH Progress Meeting, Moscow, Russia.

       -    February: 3rd SEARCH Progress Meeting and Interim Policy Workshop, Brussels, Belgium.

2012

      -    December: Symposium de Economia Espanola, Vigo, Spain.

      -    September: European Labour Economic Association (EALE), Bonn, Germany.

      -    June: Encuentro de Economía Aplicada, A Coruña, Spain.

      -    May: Invited Seminar, University of Cagliari (CRENOS), Cagliari, Italy.

      -    March: RES (Royal Economic Society) conference, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK.

      -    March: 2nd SEARCH Proggress Meeting, Wien, Austria.

       -    February: Seminari Anual UB-IREA, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.

2011      

      -    September: AIEL (Italian Labour Economics Association) conference, Milan, Italy.

      -    June: LEED (linked Employer-Employee Data) workshop. Porto, Portugal.

      -    April: RES (Royal Economic Society) conference, Royal Holloway, London, UK.

      -    February: Job Market Seminar, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.

      -    January: RES Job Market Meeting, London, UK.

2010       

      -    September: AIEL (Italian Labour Economics Association) Conference, Pescara, Italy.

      -    June: AISSEC (Italian Association for the Study of Comparative Economic Systems) 

             Workshop, Assisi, Italy.

2009  

    -    September: AIEL  (Italian Labour Economics Association) Conference, Sassari, Italy.

    -         July: Spatial Econometrics Conference, Barcelona, Spain.

    -         May: GUNLAB II Workshop, Rimini, Italy.

    -         January: ICEEE (CIDE) Econometric conference, Ancona, Italy.

2008

   -    September: AIEL  (Italian Labour Economics Association) Conference, Brescia, Italy.

   -         June: Final Workshop PRIN project “The Evolution of Inequalities in the Italian Labour Markets”,

Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

2007

    -   September: 17-19: CSGR conference, Warwick University, UK.

    -        September: 13-14: AIEL  (Italian Labour Economics Association) Conference, Napoli.

    -        June: Second workshop PRIN project “The Evolution of Inequalities in the Italian Labour   Markets”, Ancona.

    -        January: First workshop PRIN project “The Evolution of Inequalities in the Italian Labour   Markets”, Ancona.

Teaching Experience and Assistantship

2021 - at present. Environmental Economics, Undergraduate Degree, Faculty of Economics, University of Rome "La Sapienza".

2021 - at present. Industrial Organization, Undergraduate Degree, Faculty of Economics, University of Rome "La Sapienza".

2019 Econometrics I, Master course, Faculty of Economics, University of Barcelona (SP). English.

2014-2020 Econometrics II, Master course, Faculty of Economics, University of Barcelona (SP), with Enrique López-Bazo. English.

2013-2019 Econometrics I, Undergraduate course, Faculty of Economics, University of Barcelona (SP). English.

2011-2018 Econometrics I, Master course, Faculty of Economics, University of Barcelona (SP), with Jordi Suriñach. English.

2012- Urban and Regional Economics, Master course, Faculty of Economics, University of Barcelona (SP), with Enrique López-Bazo. English.

2012- Econometrics II, Master course, Faculty of Economics, University of Barcelona (SP), with Javier Romani. English.

2010- Macroeconomics, Undergraduate course, Economic Department, University of Cassino (FR), Prof. Maurizio Pugno. Italian.

2009- Macroeconomics, Undergarduate course, Economic Department, University of Cassino (FR), Prof. Fabio D’Orlando. Italian.

2004-2006- Advanced Econometrics, PHD course, Dr. Massimo Franchi, Sapienza University of Rome. STATA Software.

2004-2007-  Macroeconomics, Undergraduate course, Prof. M.Cristina Marcuzzo.

Referee

- Journal of the European Economic Association, Journal of Economic Geography, Journal of Urban Economics, Regional Science and Urban Economics, British Journal of Industrial Relations, International Journal of Manpower, Regional Studies, Labour, International Journal of Computational Economics and Econometrics (IJCEE), The European Journal of Development Research, Journal of Regional Research, World Development, Eurasian Geography and Economics.

Languages

Italian (Native), English (Fluent, IELTS certificate), Spanish (Fluent), Portuguese (Intermediate), Catalan (Intermediate).

Softwares

STATA, R, Matlab, EViews, SAS, Gretl.

Research Interests

Labour Economics, Wage Inequality, Spatial and Urban Economics, International Trade, Microeconometrics,.