CURRENT POSITION
2010 - Present Bank of Italy, Senior Economist, Directorate General for Economics, Statistics and Research
EDUCATION
2005– 2011 European University Institute, Florence, Italy - PhD in Economics.
Committee: Giancarlo Corsetti (supervisor), Árpád Ábrahám (second advisor), Mark Aguiar, Christopher D. Carroll.
2005 – 2006 European University Institute, Florence, Italy - Master of Research in Economics
2003 – 2004 London School of Economics, London, UK - Degree of Master of Science in Economics.
1997 – 2002 Università Commerciale L. Bocconi, Milano, Italy – B.A. in Economics with major in International Economy. Grade: 110/110 cum Laude
1999 – 2000 Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain La Neuve, Belgium – Exchange program
OTHER POSITIONS
2016 – 2017 London Business School, Visiting Fellow
2009 - 2010 Bank of Italy, Research Fellow, International Economic Analysis and Relations Department
2007 European University Institute, Research Assistant for Professor Giancarlo Corsetti, project title: “The International Dimension of Productivity and Demand Shocks in the US Economy”
2005 European Central Bank, Research Analyst, Statistic Development and Coordination Division, D. G. Statistics
2004-2005 European Central Bank, Traineeship, Monetary, Financial Institutions and Markets Statistic Division, D. G. Statistics
Internships: UNDP - PDHL, Cuba (2003), European Commission Desk, Milan, Italy (2002), United Nations Headquarter, New York, USA (2001)
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Spring 2008 – Spring 2009 New York University, Florence, Italy - Teaching Assistant “International Economics: Finance”, Professor Giampiero Gallo
Fall 2007 – Fall 2008 New York University, Florence, Italy - Teaching Assistant “Introductory Statistics”, Professor Giampiero Gallo
REFEREE
Journal of International Economics, International Journal of Central Banking, The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of Financial Stability.
FIELDS OF INTERESTS
Open Economy Macroeconomics, International Finance, International Macroeconomics, Sovereign Debt.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2008 - 2009 European University Institute, Fourth Year Grant
2005 - 2008 Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Doctoral Fellowship
2002 Università Commerciale L. Bocconi, 2002 Best Graduates Award
2001 Università Commerciale L. Bocconi, Scholarship for International Internship
2000 European Commission, Erasmus Scholarship