I am an economist, PhD @ Warwick Economics (supervised by Ben Lockwood and Helios Herrera), currently tenure-track Assistant Professor (RTT) @ Universita' Cattolica. 

In my research, I (mainly) use economic theory to study how information and attention shape political decisions and policymaking, and what determines political selection and accountability — including how firms, bureaucrats and future career prospects shape who enters politics and how they govern.

My main research interests are in Political Economy, sometimes at the intersection with Economic History. In a nutshell, I am interested in...

Political Economy: information, attention & accountability

• • Strategic allocation of attention and information in policymaking;

  • Transparency, obfuscation & electoral accountability;

  • Policies and populism: causes & consequences;

Political Economy: selection into politics

• Endogenous selection into politics: determinants and consequences;

• Revolving doors: how firms shape who runs, and how they govern;

• Fiscal rules, institutions & the quality of the political class;

Political Economy and Economic History:

• • Institutions & economic performance in Medieval Europe;

In a previous life I was a part-time reporter for a local newspaper, which explains some early work on media competition and the quality of journalism. I have since moved on to politicians, who are easier to model and harder to interview. 

Please find my CV here.