Education

• Ph.D. Economics, 2012, Birkbeck, University of London, UK.

•  M.Sc. Economics, 2004, Birkbeck, University of London, UK.

• ˆ Ph.D. in History and Theory of Economic Growth, 2006, Luiss University, Rome, Italy.

• ˆ M.Sc. Economics and Finance, 2003, University Federico II, Naples, Italy.

• ˆ B.S. Law, 2001, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy, 110 cum laude.

Experience

- June-July 2025: Visiting Scholar at the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund, USA.

- since 2018: Senior economist at the DG for Economics, Statistics and Research, Bank of Italy. 

- 2017-2018: Research Fellow at the DG for Economics, Statistics and Research, Bank of Italy.

- 2005-2017: Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Foggia, Italy.

- since 2014: Member of the Euro Area Business Cycle Network.

- since 2013: External fellow at the Birkbeck Centre for Applied Macroeconomics, University of London, UK.

- 2012-2017: post-doctoral researcher (part-time) at KU Leuven, Belgium.

- Jul-Sept 2010: PhD Internship at the European Central Bank in the Division of Monetary Policy Strategy, DG Economics, Germany.

- Aug-Oct 2009: PhD Internship at the Bank of England in the Model Development Team, Monetary Analysis Division, London, UK.

Awards

• MACFINROBODS - FP7 project, member of the research staff (KU Leuven node), 2014-2017

• Research prize winner - best PhD thesis, School of Business, Economics and Informatics, Birkbeck, University of London, UK, 2013

• SMYE 2011 scholarship, University of Groningen, Netherlands

• Excellence Award for Teaching, Birkbeck College, University of London, 2009-2010

• Doctorate scholarship, Luiss University, 2003-2006

• Guido Carli Prize for Thesis, Banca Popolare di Spoleto, 2003

• "Ottorino Furno" Prize, Master in Economics and Finance, University of Naples, 2002-2003

• Student scholarship, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy, 2000-2001

Refereeing activities

Applied Economics Letters; B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics; Bulletin of Economic Research; Contemporary Economic Policy; Eastern Economic Journal; Economic Inquiry; Economic Journal; Economic Modelling; Empirical Economics; European Economic Review; European Journal of Finance; International Journal of Central Banking; Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control; Journal of Economic Policy Reform; Journal of Economic Surveys; the Journal of International Money and Finance; Journal of Macroeconomics; Journal of Money, Credit and Banking; Journal of Technology Transfer; Macroeconomic Dynamics; Manchester School; Open Economies Review; Oxford Economic Papers; Review of International Economics; Southern Economic  Journal; Structural Change and Economic Dynamics; The Financial Review.

Teaching experience

Lecturer of Monetary Economics and Financial Markets, postgraduate. University of Foggia, Italy, 2010-2011

Lecturer of Monetary Economics, undergraduate. University of Foggia, 2009-2011.

Lecturer of Economics of Innovation - Economic Growth, post-graduate, University of Foggia, 2007-2010.

Lecturer of Microeconomics, undergraduate. University of Foggia, 2006-2008.

Classes of Microeconomics, post-graduate. Birkbeck College, University of London, UK 2006-2008 and 2009-2010.

Classes of Economics, undergraduate. University "La Sapienza", Rome, 2004-2011.

Skills

• Software: E-views, LaTex, Lyx, Matlab, R, Stata.

• Languages: Italian (native); English (fluent); Spanish (basic); Dutch (elementary).