Areas of research
My research interests lie at the intersection between history and philosophy of economics, general philosophy of science, and competition economics. I am currently working on threemain projects:
The role of formal templates in model transfer and its implication for philosophy of science
History and philosophy of competition economics and antitrust law
Model-based progress in economics
Articles in academic journals
No More than Exchanging Tools: Jacob Marschak and the Early Years of Cross-Disciplinary Interactions between Economics and the Behavioral Sciences Movement, 1950-1956. (with Catherine Herfeld). Forthcoming in History of Political Economy (HOPE).
Models on Trial: Antitrust Experts Face Daubert Challenges. Journal of Economic Methodology (2023). 30(4): 337-351. https://doi.org/10.1080/1350178X.2023.2267052
Abstract: The article studies how economic models are applied in cours of justicet and how judges can evaluate them in light of the constraints posed by existing evidentiary rules.
Winner of the 2024 Gilles Dostaler Award by the ESHET (European Society for the History of Economic Thought)
Winner of the INEM 2021 Young Scholars Award (International Network of Economic Method)
Defending De-idealization in Economic Modeling: A Case Study. Philosophy of the Social Sciences (2022) 52(1-2): 25-52 (with Gustavo Cevolani).
Short abstract: We provide a case study analysis from Industrial Organization to defend the role of de-idealization strategies in economics against widespread criticism.
Topics of ongoing working papers
Formal templates, model transfer, and game theory
(with Catherine Herfeld)
Use of economic models in legal proceedings
Expert testimony, gatekeeping, and cross-examination
(with Matteo De Benedetto, Gustavo Cevolani, and Piero Avitabile)
PhD dissertation
Essays on Economic Modeling and Expert Testimony in Antitrust Litigation. Available here.