Curriculum vitae
Current position
Bank of Italy
Research Economist, Bologna Branch, March 2022–present
Previous appointments
World Trade Organization
Research Economist, Economic Research and Statistics Division, July 2020–March 2022
Consultant, Development Division, November 2019–March 2020
Intern, Development Division, May–August 2019
ISTAT
Research Trainee, Econometrics and Forecasting Division, July–September 2017
Permanent Mission of Italy to the UN and WTO
Intern, Economic Affairs Department, May–July 2016
Education
PhD in International Economics
Geneva Graduate Institute, 2023
Three essays in international trade
Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa
Honours programme in Economics and Management, 2013–2019
Final grade: 100/100, magna cum laude
MSc in Economics
University of Pisa, 2016–2018
Final grade: 110/110, magna cum laude, with special mention
Visiting student, École Normale Supérieure de la rue d’Ulm, Paris, September–December 2017
Bachelor’s degree in Economia e Commercio
University of Pisa, 2013–2016
Final grade: 110/110, magna cum laude
Visiting student, Chongqing University, October 2015
Summer School in Money and Banking, London School of Economics, July 2016
Publications
Inputs in distress: Geoeconomic fragmentation and firms’ sourcing
European Economic Review, 187, 105355 (2026).
Multinationals and Innovation in Italy: Evidence from Patent and Firm-to-Firm Transaction Data
Economia Italiana, 2026/1.
Trade in the time of COVID-19: an empirical analysis based on Italian data
Review of World Economics, 161(4), 1463–1499 (2025).
The impact of LDC graduation on trade: A quantitative assessment
The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 34(3), 397–427 (2025; online 2024).
Working Papers
Mapping supply chains with micro data: the case of the Italian automotive industry
Bank of Italy Occasional Paper 1041 (2026).
The value of words: evidence from non-financial disclosure regulation
Bank of Italy Working Paper 1498 (2025); CEPR Discussion Paper 20343 (2025).
The Italian automotive sector in the green transition: empirical evidence and insights from industry experts
Bank of Italy Occasional Paper 911 (2025).
Multinational enterprises in Italy: insights from firm-level data
Bank of Italy Occasional Paper 894 (2024).
Comparing different approaches to tackle the challenges of global carbon pricing
WTO Staff Working Paper ERSD-2022-10 (2022).
Preference utilization in the global economy: an empirical analysis
WTO Staff Working Paper ERSD-2022-04 (2022).
The determinants of structural change in the global economy: An analysis based on historical simulations
Conference paper, 24th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis (2021), GTAP Resource 6341.
Work in Progress
Value chains in transition: evidence from the dieselgate
Estimating the border effect with B2B data
The impact of high-tech procurement on innovation: evidence from IIT data
Do subsidies (un)level the playing field? Empirical evidence from Italian exporters
Media coverage
- Critical input disruptions: Mapping out the road to EU resilience · VoxEU, 4 March 2025
- Inputs in geopolitical distress: A risk assessment based on micro data · VoxEU, 28 January 2024
- Inputs in Distress: Geoeconomic Fragmentation and Firms’ Sourcing · SUERF Policy Brief 1022, November 2024
- La filiera dell’auto vista da dentro · lavoce.info, 25 September 2026
- Inside the automotive supply chain: Empirical evidence from Italian business-to-business trade data · VoxEU, 16 September 2026
- Il valore delle parole: quanto contano le dichiarazioni non finanziarie · lavoce.info, 22 July 2025
- The value of words: Evidence from non-financial disclosure regulation · VoxEU, 22 July 2025
Research interests
International Trade · Firm Dynamics
Honours and scholarships
- Graduate Institute PhD scholarship, 2018–2021
- Charles Wyplosz excellence scholarship, Pictet Group, 2018–2019
- Ermenegildo Zegna excellence scholarship, 2018–2019
- Sant’Anna full scholarship, 2013–2018
Additional Education
Gerzensee Study Center
Beginning Doctoral Student Program, completed in 2020
Paris School of Economics
Summer School in International Trade, July 2023
Barcelona School of Economics
Summer School in Firm Dynamics and Finance, July 2022
Conservatorio Giacomo Puccini, La Spezia
Diploma in Piano, 2012