Full Professor in Economics at the Department of Economics at the University of Bergamo. Post-doctoral scholar at University of California at Berkeley (2005/06). PhD in Economics at Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca (2003). MSc in Economics at London School of Economics (2001).
His research interests are in applied microeconometrics in the fields of economics of crime, social interactions and applied economic history. He has published, among others, on: American Economic Review, Economic Journal, Journal of the European Economic Association, Economic Policy, Journal of Law & Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Journal of Economic Growth and Economics of Education Review.