Curriculum

EMPLOYMENT

2000 – present Bank of Italy, DG Economics, Statistics and Research Structural Economic Analysis and Labor Market Division Director. Previously: Deputy Director (2012-2016), Senior Economist (2006 – 2012), Economist (2000 – 2006)

2013 – 2016 Economist OECD – Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Division for Employment Analysis and Policy

June – Sept. 2011 Visiting Scholar OECD, Economics Department – Structural Policy Analysis Division

Sept. 2005 – June 2006 Visiting Scholar University of California Berkeley, Centre for Labour Economics

Spring Term 2000 Lecturer: “Economia Politica I” (Microeconomics) University of Venice “Ca’ Foscari” – Italy

1998-2000 Teaching Assistant: “Macroeconomics I”, “Macroeconomics III”, “Growth” (Graduate Courses) , “Applied Economics” (Undergraduate Course) Universitat Pompeu Fabra

1996-97 Research Assistant: University of Venice “Ca’ Foscari” – Italy

EDUCATION

February 2005 Ph.D. in Economics, with Honors – Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona Thesis: « The Effect of Local Spillovers on Productivity, Employment and Wages: Evidence from Micro-Data » Supervisor: Prof. Antonio Ciccone

July 1998 M.Sc. in Economics, with Honors – Universitat Pompeu Fabra Major: Macroeconomics, International Economics

March 1996 Laurea in Economics and Commerce (BA in Economics), with Honors University of Venice “Ca’ Foscari” – Italy