Curriculum vitae

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Positions

2010 – present
Full Professor of Economics, Bocconi University
2009 – 2010
Professor of Economics, University College London
2007 – 2009
Reader in Economics, University College London
2001 – 2007
Lecturer in Economics, University College London
2000 – 2001
Post-doctoral Fellow, University College London
1998 – 2000
Temporary Lecturer, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona

Education

2000
PhD in Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
1999
PhD in Mathematics for Economic Decisions, University of Trieste
1996
MSc in Economic Policy, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
1995
MA in Applied Economics, CORIPE Piemonte, Turin
1993
Laurea in Economics, University of Verona

Affiliations

since 2010
Research Fellow, IGIER, Bocconi University
since 2005
Research Associate, Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), London

Editorial and academic service

2018 – 2025
Co-editor, Journal of the European Economic Association
2013 – 2019
Director, PhD Program in Economics and Finance, Bocconi University (Vice Director 2011–2013)
2010 – 2011
Co-editor, B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics

Programme committees for the SED, EEA-ESEM, RES and ASSET annual meetings. Member of the Econometric Society, the American Economic Association and the European Economic Association.

Grants and awards

2022 – 2025
PRIN grant, local coordinator
2017 – 2020
PRIN grant, local coordinator
2010 – 2013
PRIN grant, coordinator of the Bocconi unit
2008 – 2011
ERC Starting Grant, Principal Investigator · Social Insurance and Welfare-to-Work Programs: Optimal Design and Structural Evaluation
2001 – 2003
Marie Curie Postdoctoral Individual Fellowship
2002
Young Economist Award, European Economic Association