Bio

I am currently Maitre de Conferences with HDR (Associate Professor) at AMSE, Université d'Aix et Marseille. Previously, I was Maitre de Conferences at  Université Paris-X Nanterre. My research interests focus on Population Economics, Environmental Economics, Public Economics, Inequality and Minorities Issues.

I obtained a Ph.D. in Economics, European Doctoral Programme, at Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium, in 2012, and I spent my visiting period at Paris School of Economics, École Normale Supérieure, France. I have also obtained a Master of Art with honors in Economics at Université catholique de Louvain, and a Bachelor & Master Degree in Political Sciences at University of Bologna with laude.

In the past I have been awarded with the “Angelo Costa” Prize, IX edition, of “Rivista di Politica Economica (RPE)”, for the five most deserving papers taken from undergraduate theses in Economics by students graduated in an Italian University, the “Fausto Vicarelli” Prize, XVII edition, of “Luigi Einaudi” Foundation, for the best Italian undergraduate thesis in Economics (ex-aequo), the “Mario Pannunzio” Fellowship of “Luigi Einaudi” Foundation, offered by Accademia dei Lincei and the “Biagio Morelli” Prize, I edition, of “Confconsumatori Association”, for the best article on consumerism issues.