TEAM

Principal investigator: Nicola Pontarollo

Nicola Pontarollo is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Brescia, Italy. After his PhD he has been an Assistant Professor at the Catholic University of the North (Chile), Postdoc researcher at the University of Milan-Bicocca (Italy) and Statistical Officer at the Joint Research Centre, European Commission. He also carried out visiting and teaching periods at the University of Cuenca (Ecuador) and the Suleyman Demirel University (Kazakhstan). His scientific interests include the study of regional resilience and subnational economic growth. Recently, he has focused on the analysis of the geography of discontent, subjective well-being and material deprivation. He is the author of several publications on international journals and volumes.

Team member: Maria Laura Parisi

Maria Laura Parisi is an Associate Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Brescia, Italy. Her recent research interests include income inequality, poverty and material deprivation; smartworking and the effect of the pandemics; labor market polarization and productivity; the silver economy. She is the author of several publications on international specialized journals and volumes. She is currently a co-investigator in a consortium of three Italian universities on a PRIN 2020-2023 project funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research.

Research assistant: Carolina Foglia

Carolina Foglia is a recently graduated master student at the University of Brescia (Brescia, Italy), enrolled in the PhD program of Economics and Institutions at the University of Perugia (Perugia, Italy). She obtained a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a master’s degree in Management at the University of Brescia. Her first article was published in Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space and analyzed the suitability of European cities to host an increasing number of elderly people.