Current Occupation
Associate Professor, University of Bologna, Department of Political and Social Sciences
Founder and Co-Director, Center for Research and Social Progress
Previous Employment
Associate Professor, University of Milano – Bicocca. Department of Economics (Nov 2019-Aug 2021)
Assistant Professor, University of Milano – Bicocca. Department of Economics (Nov 2016-Oct 2019)
Assistant Professor (with tenure), Southampton University. Department of Economics (Sept 2011-Oct 2016)
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Oxford University and Nuffield College (Oct 2008-Aug 2011)
Education
PhD in Economics, University College London, UK. 2009. Dissertation: “Three Essays on Inequality and Educational Choices in Latin America” Committee: Orazio Attanasio (chair), Costas Meghir, Chris Taber, and Alex Michaelides.
Master of Arts: Bocconi University, Department of Economics. 2002
Bachelor of Arts: Bocconi University, Department of Economic. 2001. Summa cum Laude.
Main Grants
2020: University of Milano Bicocca research grant for the project “Valutazione d’impatto della didattica in remoto su studenti e docenti della comunità Bicocca durante la crisi del covid-19”.
2017–Italian Ministry of Education Seed Funding for Research. € 3,000.
2017 and 2018 – University of Milano - Bicocca Research Grant. € 1,900 and € 2,000.
2016 – VisitINPS Scholars Program for the project “Expectations of Job Instability, Job Insecurity and Earnings Risk of the Italian Skilled Unemployed: Patterns and Impact on Behaviour”. Co-PI Matthew Loveless (Center for Research and Social Progress). € 6,000.
2014-2015 – University of Southampton Strategic Research Development Fund for the project “Future Expectations: A Pilot Study of Youth Unemployment in Italy”. Principal investigator. £ 3,900.
2009-2012 – Danish Rockwool Foundation for the project “Subjective Expectations and Activity Choice in Malawi”. Co-PI with Katja M. Kaufmann, Christopher Ksoll, and Helene Bie Lilleør. $ 80,000.
