I am a researcher at FBK-IRVAPP (Institute for Public Policy Evaluation). Previously I was a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Economics and Management ‘Marco Fanno’ @University of Padova, Italy, where I also got my PhD in 2023.
My main research interests are in the realms of political economy and economic geography. On one hand, since my PhD I have been studying the ways past and present institutions shape current regional economic development. On the other hand, during my postdoc at HEC Montreal/McGill I have been researching geography of innovation. My experience at IRVAPP put me in closer contact with policy-makers and the need to turn research into actionable
Both institutional changes and innovation are the fundamental sources of economic instability. While trust-moderated game between individuals forms the basis of Smithian growth, game against nature fuels Schumpeterian growth. With this in mind, my goal is to develop a unified theoretical framework that can account for long-term changes in economic development and help bridge regional divides.