Biography

Other current responsibilities

2018-2021

Coordinator, ECB Research Task Force on Monetary Policy, Macroprudential Policy and Financial Stability

2017-2018

Coordinator, DG-Research Strategic Priority on the New Macroprudential Framework

2015-2017

Coordinator development of the financial block of the ECB-MC multi country model

2015-2017

Work-stream Coordinator, ECB Task Force on Operazionalizing Macroprudential Research (OMRTF)

2014-2016

Work-stream Coordinator, ESCB/WGEM-Low Inflation Task Force

2015

ECB representative, Basel Committee’s Policy Development Group, Research Task Force on the Integration of Regulatory Capital and Liquidity Instruments

2011-2014

Member, ESCB Research Network on Macroprudential Policy (MaRS)

2008-2011

Member, ESCB Working Group on Econometric Modelling

Education

2000-2006

PhD Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden

2003-2004

Marie-Curie PhD Fellowship Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain

1999-2000

MA Economics, Coripe-University of Turin, Italy

1994-1999

BA Economics, University Rome III, Italy

1986-1994

BA Classical Music, Conservatory of Classical Music “N. Piccinni” Bari, Italy

Professional experience

2020-

Lead/Senior Lead Economist, Monetary Policy Research Division, Directorate General Research, European Central Bank

2015-2019

Principal Economist, Monetary Policy Research Division, Directorate General Research, European Central Bank

2013-2015

Economist (ESCB-IO), Financial Research Division, Directorate General Research, European Central Bank

2008-2013

Research Economist, Monetary Policy Division, Economics and Research Department, Bank of Portugal

2006-2008

Economist, Monetary and Financial Analysis Department, Bank of Canada

2003-2006

Research Fellow (Assegno di Ricerca), Economic Policy Research Group, University Rome III, Italy

2005

Summer Graduate Research Programme, Monetary Policy Research Division, Directorate General Research, European Central Bank

Awards

2021

[*] Best paper award of the MARC Conference

2014

[*] Research Fellowship, UECE-ISEG, Portugal (2014 - )

2010

[*] Research Fellowship, UNICEE, Catholic University, Portugal (2010- 2012)

2006

[*] Research Fellowship, Ente Luigi Einaudi, Italy; Research Grant, Louis Fraenckels stipendiefond, Sweden

2004

[*] Marie-Curie PhD Fellowship of the European Union (HPMT-CT-2001-00327); [*] Research Grant Project: "Credit Frictions and Business Cycle", Bankforskningstitutet, Sweden (2004-2006)

2003

[*]Marie-Curie Early Stage Training program of the European Union (HPMT-CT-2000-00116).

2002

[*] Research Grant, Project "Financial Liberalization, Financial Fragility and Economic Growth" (J02/37), J. Wallander's Foundation Handelsbanken, Sweden (2002-2003)

2001

[*] Scholarship, Liungbergs Foundation, Stockholm University, Sweden (2001-2002); [*] Research Grant, Kocks Linberg Foundation, Sweden (2001, 2002); [*] Research Grant, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stiftelsen Söderströms CC Foundation, Sweden; [*]"Fausto Vicarelli" Undergraduate Thesis Award, Ente Luigi Einaudi, Italy;

2000

[*]Scholarship, Widar Bagges Foundation, Stockholm University, Sweden (2000-2001)

1999

[*] Scholarship, CORIPE, Italy (1999-2000); *] Best Graduates Award, University of Rome III, Italy

1994

[*]Scholarship, University of Rome III, Italy (1994-1997)

Teaching experience

2010-2011

Applied Macroeconomics (M.Sc) , Lecturer, Department of Economics, Catholic University, Portugal

2003-2005

Economic Policy (BA), Lecturer, Department of Economics, University Rome III, Italy

2003

Microeconomics I (PhD), Teaching Assistant, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden

2002

Macroeconomics II (PhD), Teaching Assistant, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden