Professor of Economics
University of Cagliari
Research Fellow, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
My research focuses on understanding how economies evolve over time, with particular emphasis on structural transformation, technological change, and their implications for growth and employment.
Investigating how economies shift between agriculture, manufacturing, and services sectors, and the role of technological progress and preferences in driving these changes.
Analyzing the relationship between long-term economic growth and business cycle volatility, with focus on how structural changes affect macroeconomic stability.
Studying employment polarization, gender gaps in the labor market, and the role of technological change in reshaping occupational structures and wage distributions.
Educating the next generation of economists through comprehensive courses covering both fundamental principles and advanced topics in economic theory and analysis.
Fundamental principles of microeconomic theory, including consumer behavior, firm theory, market structures, and welfare economics. Combining theoretical rigor with practical applications.
Graduate-level course covering dynamic macroeconomic models, growth theory, business cycles, and structural transformation. Focus on modern analytical tools and empirical methods.
Sharing economic insights through policy articles, interviews, and featured research highlights.
Analysis of how technological change affects men and women differently in the labor market. Published in VoxEU Column, exploring the intersection of technology and gender dynamics in employment patterns.
Presentation at HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies exploring the relationship between household production and economic structural changes across different development stages.
2023 Royal Economic Society Prize for "Spatial Polarization" - recognized as the best article published in the Economic Journal, examining geographic patterns in economic development.
Featured research in the American Economic Association's research highlights, examining how the service sector expansion impacts long-term economic growth patterns in the United States.
Organizing and participating in international workshops and conferences on structural transformation and macroeconomic dynamics, bringing together leading researchers from around the world.
Latest developments in structural transformation research, featuring cutting-edge theoretical and empirical work on economic development and macroeconomic dynamics.
View Workshop DetailsInternational conference featuring video presentations and discussions with leading researchers on structural change and economic development.