Professor, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, October 2015 – now
Director, FBK-IRVAPP, Research Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies, FBK-IRVAPP, 2022 - now
Research Fellow, IZA – Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn, 2011 – now
Research Fellow, CESifo, 2013 – now
Research Fellow, Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics and Public Policy, Bocconi University, 2015 – now
Fellow, Global Labor Organization (GLO), 2017 – now
Member of the Board, ASGE - Association for the Study of Generosity in Economics, 2021 – now
Member of the Editorial Board, International Tax and Public Finance, Springer, 2019 – now
Member of the Editorial Board, PLOS ONE, 2019 – now
Member of the Scientific Panel, Committee for the Planning and Coordination of Financial Education Activities (EDUFIN), 2024 – now
Member, Academia Europaea, Economics, Business & Management Sciences section, 2024 – now
Member, UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab, 2025 – now
Member, Innovation Growth Lab, 2025 – now
Professor, Economics Division, University of Southampton, UK, April-September 2015
UniCredit Foscolo Europe Fellow, Central European University, Hungary, 2011– 2015
Associate Professor, Economics Division, University of Southampton, UK, 2013 – 2015
Lecturer, Economics Division, University of Southampton, UK, 2007 – 2013
Research Fellow, Global Development Network, 2012– 2014
Ph. D. in Economics, Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm University, Sweden, 2002 – 07
Laurea in Economics, Bocconi University, Italy. Summa cum laude. 1995 – 2000
Consultant, World Bank, 2008, and International Labour Office (ILO), 2003-13.
Visiting Researcher, Hungarian National Bank, Summer, 2006; Hungarian Academy of Sciences – Institute of Economics, Winter, 2006, Summer, 2009, 2010, and 2012; Central European University, Summer, 2007 and 2008; University of Sassari, Summer, 2011; Center for Economic Studies (CES), University of Munich, Spring, 2013; LUISS, Rome, Spring 2015.
Lecturer in International Finance, École Supérieure des Sciences Commerciales d'Angers, 2001- 08.
Research Assistant, Institute for International Economic Studies, Sweden, 2002-04.
Currency Analyst, Deutsche Zentralgenossenschaft Bank, 2000-02.
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“Best Paper Award” 9th Young Economists' Workshop on Social Economy, Forli, Italy, 2012
“G.B. Brocchi” Grammar School Gold Medal, 2011
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, since 2010
Bocconi University Gold Medal for Best Graduates in 2000
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, CRC grant, 2017-2020 (with Steve Stillman)
Leverhulme Trust, Research Grant, 2015-2018 (with Álmos Telegdy)
ESRC, Research Grant, 2013-2015 (with Carmine Ornaghi)
EPRSC, Research Grant, 2013-2015 (with m. schraefel, S. Rhys Thomas, M. Vlassopoulos, E. Gerding)
ESRC, First Grant, 2009-2012 (with Michael Vlassopoulos).
UniCredit & Universities Foscolo Europe Fellowship, 2011-2015.
British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant, 2013-2015 (with V. Naroditskiy, S. Stein, M. Vlassopoulos, L. Tran-Thanh)
University of Southampton, Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Development Fund (with V. Naroditskiy, S. Stein, M. Vlassopoulos, L. Tran-Thanh)
University of Southampton, Strategic Research Development Fund, 2012 (with C. Ornaghi); 2013 (with Michael Vlassopoulos)
CEU Conference and Academic Events Fund, 2012.
Royal Economic Society, Special Project Grant 2011, 2015.
UniCredit Workshop Grant 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015.
British Academy, Small Research Grant, 2009 (with Michael Vlassopoulos).
School of Social Sciences, University of Southampton, Small Grant, 2008.
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