Current position: Director in the Modeling and Forecasting Division (Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy Directorate) of the Bank of Italy’s Directorate General of Economics, Statistics and Research.
Academic titles: Phd in Economics from the London School of Economics; Master in Economics from the Université catholique de Louvain.
Main fields of interest: monetary and international macroeconomic models, in particular large-scale multi-country dynamic general equilibrium models.
Research contributions: monetary policy transmission in the euro area, the forecast of oil prices, the analysis of global imbalances, the macroeconomic effects of oil shocks, fiscal policy and structural reforms.
Visiting Positions: Economics Department of University of Minnesota; Research Department of Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank; Research Departments of European Central Bank, International Monetary Fund and New York Fed.