ACTIVITY

Current Positions: 

- Director of the Undergraduate Program in Economics, Department of Social Sciences and Economics, Faculty of Political Science, Sociology, Communication, Sapienza University of Rome (as of November 2020)

- Associate Chair for the Undergraduate Courses, Department of Social Sciences and Economics, Faculty of Political Science, Sociology, Communication, Sapienza University of Rome (as of November 2020)

- Professor of International Economics, Sapienza University of Rome (as of November 2005)

Previous academic positions

·         Professor of International Economics                                                           2001-2005        

University of Bari

·         Associate Professor of International Economics                                          1998-2001        

University of Bari

·         Assistant Professor of Economics                                                                1990-1998        

Sapienza University of Rome

·         Junior Economist                                                                                         1988-1990        

Bank of Italy, Rome

Managing positions

·         Director of Master’s and Undergraduate programs in Economics               2011-2019                 Dept. of Social Sciences and Economics

Sapienza University of Rome

·         Associate Chair for the Master’s and Undergraduate studies in Economics    2011-2019                 Dept. of Social Sciences and Economics

Sapienza University of Rome

·         Director of Research Center of International Economics (CIDEI)              2007-2011           Sapienza University of Rome

·         Director of the Graduate School in Economics                                            2004-2005         University of Bari

Visiting positions

·         Department of Economics                                                                                    2015-17 (Summer terms)        

University of Michigan

·         Ford School of Public Policy                                                                        Winter 2009         

University of Michigan

·         EQUIPPE                                                                                                     Fall 2005        

University of Lille1

·         Department of Economics                                                                                    1995        

University of Michigan

Consulting positions

·         Senior Economist                                                                                      Dec. 2006-March 2007   

European Central Bank

Partecipated in a research projet on the effects of contractionary fiscal policy in OECD countries.

·         Senior Economist and Econometric Expert                                             2004-2006   

Italian Trade Commission (Istituto Commercio Estero, ICE)

Consultant to “fine-tune” a highly-disaggregated econometric model of world export and import flows for forecasting purposes (together with the Italian think tank Prometeia).

·         Senior Economist                                                                                      January 2003   

Bank for International Settlements

Held a Workshop on VAR econometrics: theory and practice

·         Senior Economist                                                                                      1997-2003   

Italian Ministry of the Economy (Dept. of the Treasury)

Participated in the preparation of the annual report of the Italian Treasury on the planning budget (Documento di Programmazione Economica e Finanziaria).

·         Senior Economist                                                                                          2000-2002

Italian Institute of Statistics

Participated in the study group on the measurement of capital after the ICT diffusion.

Other work experience

·         Junior Economist                                                                                             1988-1990        

Bank of Italy, Rome

Editorial Boards And Scientific Committees

• Centro Europa Ricerche (CER), member of the scientific committee as of 2018

• Economia Italiana, co-editor 2017-2023

• Fondazione Manlio Masi, member of the scientific committee as of 2015.

International Conferences and Seminars Organised

• Advances in International Economics and Economic Dynamics – A Conference in Honor of Giancarlo Gandolfo, Rome 20-21 September 2010

• Food Security and Sustainable Development: Challenges for the Governance of International Relations, Rome 11-13 November 2009, 4th Annual GARNET Conference

• Romania: Recent Developments in Foreign Trade and Investment Flows, Rome 22 September 2003, seminar sponsored by ICE (Italian International Trade Commission) and Phare Project RO/2001/IB ST-01 

• Whither South-Eastern European Countries’ Development? A Small-Medium Enterprise Perspective for Integration with the EU, Bari 15-16 February 2001, sponsored by the World Bank and the University of Bari.

Teaching experience

• Undergraduate courses (BA and MA):

  • International Economics, at Sapienza University of Rome, Fac. of Political Science (2006-07 to present); University of Bari, Fac. of Economics (1998-2005); Sapienza University of Rome, Fac. of Economics (1997-98); LUISS University, Fac. of Political Science (2010-11 to 2019-20)

  • International Economics (Econ441), Department of Economics, University of Michigan (Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022)

  • Macroeconomics (Econ402), Department of Economics, University of Michigan (Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017)

  • Principles of Economics, at Sapienza University of Rome, Fac. of Political Science (2006-07 and 2007-08)

  • Principles of Macroeconomics, at University of Bari (2001-02, 2002-03), University of Michigan (Fall 1995)

  • Principles of Microeconomics, at LUISS University, Fac of Political Science (2009-10)

  • Intermediate Macroeconomics, at University of Bari (1998-99), University of Michigan (Winter 1995)

  • Econometrics, at University of Bari (1999-2000, 2001-02), Sapienza University of Rome (1996-97, 1997-98), University of Molise (1995-96, 1996-97)

• Graduate courses:

  • International Economics, Master degree in International Relations, LUISS University, (2014-21 and 2023-24)

  • The Economics of International Crises, Master degree in International Relations, LUISS University, (2021-22)

  • International Financial Economics, Master degree in Corporate Finance, LUISS University, (2021-22 to present)

  • International Economics (3 ECTS), Graduate Program in Economics, PhD School of Economics, Sapienza University of Rome (2009-10 to present)

  • Globalization and International Trade–Advanced International Economics (9 ECTS), Sapienza University of Rome, Faculty of Political Science (2005-06 to present)

  • Globalization and Economic Development at the Asia Europe Institute, University of Malaya (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia); 42-hour course across 4 International Masters programs (Sept.-Oct. 2008; Sept.-Oct. 2009; January 2010) 

  • International Financial Policy (PP542) at the Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan (Winter 2009)

  • Macroeconomics (PP556) at the Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan (Winter 2009)

  • VAR Econometrics, at the doctoral program of Economics and Statistics (6 hours), University of Roma Tre (2001), doctoral program of Economics (18 hours), Sapienza University of Rome (1997, 1998)

  • International Trade Theory and Policy (6 ECTS), at the M.A. Economics of International Trade and European Integration (http://webhost.ua.ac.be/eitei/) 2000-2005.

Awards

• Rackham One-Term Dissertation Fellowship 1994, University of Michigan

• Research-Assistant Fellowship, Summer 1990, University of Michigan

• Scholarship “Luciano Jona” for graduate studies abroad, 1988-2000, Istituto Bancario S. Paolo di Torino 

Referee for the following major Journals: European Economic Review, Regional Science, American Economic Journal – Applied Economics (2018), Oxford Economic Papers, Regional Science and Urban Economics, American Economic Review (1998-2000), Economic Notes, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of International and Comparative Economics, Moneta e Credito, Rivista di Politica Economica.