Curriculum Vitae
Contact Information, Affiliations and Research Interests
Other Positions
Visiting Fellow, Banco de España (May 2013 - Sept 2013)
Visiting Fellow, Universität St.Gallen (Oct 2012 - Nov 2012)
Visiting Fellow, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin (Oct 2012 - Nov 2012)
Lecturer, City University, London (Sept 2008 - Feb 2011)
Visiting Fellow, University of Technology, Sydney (July 2007 - Aug 2007)
Publications, Working Papers and Work in Progress
Referee
Review of Economic Studies, Journal of the European Economic Association,
Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization,
Economica, World Development, Scottish Journal of Political Economy,
InternationalTrade Journal, Review of International Economics,
Journal of Financial Forecasting, International Journal of Financial Services Management,
Prague Economic Papers, Review of Economic Perspectives
Selected Grants
2020 Co-investigator, "Technological change, asset pricing and human capital accumulation", Fondazione Banco di Sardegna.
2019 Principal Investigator, "Understanding international trade patterns: From importer income to quality of imports and beyond", Grantová Agentura České Republiky.
2017 Co-Investigator, "Economic Growth, Cultural Values and Institutional Design: Theory and Empirical Evidence", Fondazione Banco di Sardegna.
2013 Co-Investigator, "Ports of unloading of imports: a new strategy to identify the relationship between quality of consumption and income", British Academy/Leverhulme.
Honors and Awards
2020 Habilitation to Associate Professor, University of Economics Prague
2018 Visiting Fellowship, University of Economics Prague
2013 Visiting Fellowship, Banco de España, Madrid
2012 Best PhD Thesis Award, Unicredit & Universities Foundation, Milan
2011 Visiting Fellowship, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin
2007 Visiting Fellowship, University of Technology, Sydney
2002 Dottorato Scholarship, University of Cagliari
Other Professional Activities
2020 Co-Organizer, VIII Workshop on Structural Transformation and Macroeconomic Dynamics
2019 Co-Organizer, VII Workshop on Structural Transformation and Macroeconomic Dynamics
2018 Review Committee Member, GLOBE Conference on Business and Economics, Florida (USA)
2018 Evaluator of Research Proposals, Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation (RPF)
2016 Lecturer and Co-Organizer, Summer School on Computational Economics, Cagliari
2012 Co-Organizer, Summer School on Computational Economics
2012 Co-Organizer, II Workshop on Structural Change and Macro Dynamics
2011 Co-Organizer, Workshop on Structural Change and Macro Performance
2010 Program Committee Member, 16th CEF International Conference
Events and Selected Presentations
Education
2010 PhD in Economics, Birkbeck, University of London
2005 Dottorato in Economics, University of Cagliari
2002 MSc in Economics (Distinction), University College London
2000 Laurea in Economics (Summa Cum Laude), University of Cagliari