Foscolo Europe Research Fellow, University of Padova
I am an applied microeconomist combining theory and empirics to study (mostly) digital markets, platform ecosystems, and competition policy.
Before Padova, I held positions at TSE (postdoc), CORE Universitè catholique de Louvain (postdoc), University of York (Ph.D). In 2022, I visited ESMT Berlin. In 2023 I will be Visiting Associate Professor at TSE teaching "Digital Economics"
I am affiliated to:
I co-organize the joint Digital Economics Seminar and the IBEO Conference in Alghero (Sardinia) - Digital Economics Session.
Current areas of research:
quality and innovation in online platforms
price and algorithmic transparency in online marketplaces
competition and innovation (broadly speaking)
NEW! The paper "Superstar exclusivity in two-sided markets" with E. Carroni (Bologna) and S. Shekhar (TISEM Tilburg) has been accepted for publication by Management Science.
NEW!The paper "Collusion sustainability with a capacity constrained firm" (with A. Pignataro) has been accepted for publication by Oxford Economic Papers.
Next events
Invited Seminar @ University of Pavia, March, 29
Invited Seminar @ University of Verona, April, 4
Invited Seminar @ Luohan Academy, April 11.
The activities of the DaTEPP Lab aim at understanding the functioning of digital markets, reinforcing the knowledge of economic phenomena using state-of-the-art data analytics, and offering tools for public policies.
The NEAT (North-Eastern Applied Theory) Seminars is a joint initiative of scholars in Padova and Venice, with seminars held locally at the two locations and online, on topics in economic theory, or with an interest in theory-driven applications and experiments.