- Tourism Led Growth in Developed and Developing Countries: Long-Run evidence from Panel Cointegration Tests (with T. Panagiotidis and T. Panagiotou), submitted to the “Review of Development Economics”.
- Price equilibrium and willingness to pay in a vertically differentiated mixed duopoly (with C. Benassi and M. Castellani), submitted to the “Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization”.
- Social Capital, Income and Immigration Aversion: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach (with R. Patuelli and M. Savioli).
- Centralized vs. Decentralized Tourism Policies: a Spatial Interaction Model Framework (with G. Candela and R. Patuelli).
- A Note on an Heuristic Measure of Regional Industrial Mass (with G. Pelloni and F. Franceschi).
- The Price Policies of Seaside Resorts in Emilia-Romagna Region (with G. Candela and F. Quintiliani).
- Ethical Product Differentiation: For Profit vs. Non Profit Firms (with C. Benassi and M. Castellani).
WORK EXPERIENCE (RESEARCH PROJECTS)
- Research Associate, Research Project "Social and Spatial
Interactions in Civic and Human Capital Accumulation",
2012-2016, FIRB 2012, Research and University Ministry, Rome,
Italy. Chief Co-ordinator: Roberto Patuelli.
- Research Associate, Research Project "Geographical
Localisation, intersectoral reallocation of LABour and UNemployment
differentials (GLUN-LAB)", 2008-2011, Regional Studies
Association (RSA). Chief Co-ordinator: Professor Gianluigi
Pelloni.
- Research Associate, Research Project "The Impact of Research
and Development for the Economic Growth of Rimini",
Faculty Grant 2006-2009, University of Bologna , Rimini Branch.
Chief Co-ordinator: Professor Corrado Benassi.
- Research Associate, Research Project "Geographical
localization, intersectoral reallocation of labor and provincial
unemployment differentials in the territory of
Rimini", Faculty Grant 2006-2009, University of Bologna,
Rimini Branch. Chief Co-ordinator: Professor Gianluigi
Pelloni.
- Research Associate, Research Project "Local Sustainable
Development and Tourism", 2004-2007 PRIN-MIUR, Research and
University Ministry, Rome. Chief Co-ordinator: Professor Lionello
Punzo. Local Research Unit topic: "Analysis and Economic
Assessment of Cultural Heritage". Co-ordinator of the Local
Research Unit: Professor Guido Candela.
- Research Associate, Research Project "Technology of the
Externalities and their Applications to Network Externalities in
the Tourism and Cultural Sectors", 2006 RFO-MIUR, Research and
University Ministry, Rome. Chief Co-ordinator: Professor Guido
Candela.
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
- Scientific Secretary and Fellow, The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis-RCEA (www.rcfea.org ) (2007-present).
- Member of the Organizing and Scientific Committee, The RCEA Colloquium, RCEA Public Lectures, RCEA Summer School, The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis-RCEA (www.rcfea.org ) (2007-present).
- Secretary, GLUNLAB Study Group (Geographical Localisation, Intersectoral Reallocation of Labour and Unemployment Differentials, http://glunlab.rcfea.org/ ) (2011-present).
- Member of the Organizing Committee, Rimini Conference in Economics and Finance - RCEF 2014, The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA), Rimini, Italy, June 9-10th, 2014 (www.rcfea.org ).
- Member of the Organizing and Scientific Committee, “European Master in Consumer Affair (EMCA)” (www.emca.info ), supported by the European Commission-D.G. Health & Consumer (2009-2011). Consortium of Universities: University of Bologna (Italy), University of Montpellier (France), Brunel University (UK), University of Barcelona (Spain), West University of Timisoara (Romania).
- Member of the Organizing and Scientific Committee, Workshops and Seminars of the Faculty of Economics-Rimini, University of Bologna-Rimini Branch, Rimini, Italy (2006-2009).
- Member of the Organizing Committee, The Rimini Conference in Economics and Finance (RCEF), University of Bologna-Rimini Branch (Rimini, Italy, June 10-13th, 2010, www.rcef.it ).
- Member of the Organizing and Scientific Committee, 3rd International Workshop on Geographical Localisation, Intersectoral Reallocation of Labour and Unemployment Differentials (GLUNLAB3), University of Bologna-Rimini Branch (Rimini, Italy, June 10th, 2010, http://glunlab.rcfea.org/ ).
- Member of the Organizing and Scientific Committee, First Workshop of the Regional Studies Research Network on ‘Geographical Localisation, Intersectoral Reallocation of Labour and Unemployment Differentials (GLUN-LAB)’, University of Macedonia (Thessaloniki, Greece, October 31st, 2008, http://econlab.uom.gr/ workshop/ [http://econlab.uom.gr/%20workshop/] ) and 2nd workshop of the Regional Studies Research Network on Geographical Localisation, Intersectoral Reallocation of Labour and Unemployment Differentials (GLUN-LAB II), University of Bologna-Rimini Branch (Rimini, Italy, May 14-15th, 2009, http://glunlab.rcfea.org/ ).
- Member of the Organizing and Scientific Committee, Seminars on “The Philosophy of Wealth. Considerations on Contemporaneous Economics” (Rimini, Italy, 8 February-27 March 2009), Italian Society of Economists, University of Bologna, Faculty of Economics-Rimini Branch, “Gambalunga” Library of the Municipality of Rimini and Association “Centro Studi Nuove Generazioni” of Rimini (Italy).
- Member of the Scientific Committee, Seminars on “The relationship between Ethics and Economics” (Rimini, Italy, 5 March-9 April 2002), Faculty of Economics-Rimini branch, University of Bologna and the Diocesan University Centre “Igino Righetti” of Rimini, Italy.
- Conference General Secretary, International Conference “Tourism and Human Values” (Rimini, Italy, September 5-7th, 2000), on the occasion of the World Jubilee of Academicians, University of Bologna-Rimini branch and the Diocese of Rimini, Italy.