- 07/1998: PhD in Economic Structures and Behaviours, University of Bologna (I); Thesis on “An intersectoral analysis of technological systems: empirical evidence on the OECD countries in the decay 1980-1990”; Dissertation Committee: Alberto Chilosi, Stefano Fenoaltea, Furio Camillo Rosati;
- 11/1996: Master of Arts in Economics(with Distinction), University of Manchester (UK); Thesis on: “International technological gaps and patterns of trade: a critical survey and some empirical analysis”;
- 10/1992: 4-year Bachelor in Economics and Business(cum laudem), University of Verona (I); Thesis on “Disaggregeted estimate of the capital stock matrix: problems and methods”.