short BIO
Education & qualifications:
2023:
National habilitation (ASN) to serve as Associate Professor for 13/A2 (Economic Policy)
National habilitation (ASN) to serve as Associate Professor for 13/A5 (Econometrics)
2016 - 2020:
PhD in Economics - Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, IT
2002 - 2003:
MSc in Finance and Banking (Dofin), Bucharest University of Economic Studies, RO
1998 - 2002:
BS in Economics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, RO
Research Grants:
2022 - 2023: UNU-Wider international project on 'Detecting and Countering Illicit Financial Flows'
Jun 2022: online Workshop with project coordinators and UNU-Wider experts
Dec. 2022: our analysis got published as a UNU-WIDER WP
Teaching experience:
AY 2023/2024:
Economia Politica II (Macroeconomia), Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, IT
International Monetary Economics, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, IT
AY 2022/2023:
Economia Politica II (Macroeconomia), Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, IT
AY 2021/2022:
Economia Politica II (Macroeconomia), Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, IT
Time-Series Analysis, University of Milan, IT [6 CFU]
AY 2020/2021:
Advanced Macroeconomics, Master, University of Milan, Milan, IT
(TA) Money and Finance, 2nd year Master, University of Milan, Milan, IT
Economics, Markets and Institutions, 1st year Master, ESSCA School of Management, Paris, FR
Investment Banking, 2nd year Master, ESSCA School of Management, Paris, FR
AY 2019/2020:
(TA) Asset Pricing, 2nd year Master, University of Milan, Milan, IT
(TA) Money and Finance, 2nd year Master, University of Milan, Milan, IT
Economics, Markets and Institutions, 1st year Master, ESSCA School of Management, Paris, FR
International Trade Finance, 2nd year Master, ESSCA School of Management, Angers, FR
AY 2018/2019:
Economics, Markets and Institutions, 1st year Master, ESSCA School of Management, Paris, FR
International Trade Finance, 2nd year Master, ESSCA School of Management, Angers, FR
AY 2017/2018:
International Trade Finance, 2nd year Master, ESSCA School of Management, Angers, FR
AY 2004/2005:
(TA) Financial Engineering and Modeling, 3rd year undergraduate, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, RO
(TA = teaching assistant)
Invited talks:
Seminar series for PhD students, Marche Polytechnic University, Jun. 2022
National Bank of Romania, BEARS seminar series, Sep 2021
Professional experience:
2016 - 2017:
Senior Economist, Foundation for European Progressive Studies, Brussels, BE
>> Highlighted projects:
The Digital Economy and the Single Market (edited book)
Gig economy survey (coordinated by U. Huws, and managed together with FEPS partners); media coverage here
Progressive lab for Sustainable Development: from vision to action (edited book)
Rewriting the Rules of the European Economy, by J. Stiglitz et al. (project managed with other FEPS colleagues and partners)
2012 - 2015:
Economist, Applied Econometrics and Statistics Unit, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Ispra, IT
>> My publications and JRC policy reports can be found here
2004 - 2012:
Senior Economist, Macroeconomic Modeling and Forecasting Dep., National Bank of Romania, Bucharest, RO
>> Highlighted projects:
Interactive Monetary Policy Game (Moneta) - only in Romanian
A flow-of-funds approach to complement the main macroeconomic projections (derived from an IMF methodology)