D. in Economics, Università Politecnica delle Marche
Master in Economics, Bocconi University (July 1994)
Five-year Degree in Economics and Social Sciences, Bocconi University (October 1993)
Professional Experience
Professor of International Economics, University of Nottingham (with a secondment at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China – UNNC) (September 2014–July 2025)
Head of School of Economics, UNNC (September 2014–August 2017)
Associate Professor of Economics, Bocconi University (September 2006–August 2014)
Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Parma (January 2001–August 2006)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Bocconi University (September 1998–December 2000)
Courses Taught
ECON 314 International Trade
POLECON 490 Senior Seminar: Advanced Topics
ECON 201 Intermediate Microeconomics I
Research Areas
Theory and empirics of international trade
International finance
Macroeconomics
Additional Information
Selected Publications
“Openness, Government Size and the Terms of Trade,” with Gino Gancia, The Review of Economic Studies 76, 2009, pp. 629–68
“Trade, Markup Heterogeneity and Misallocations,” with Gino Gancia, lead article, Journal of International Economics 83(1), 2011, pp. 1–13
“Productivity, Quality and Export Behaviour,” with Rosario Crinò, The Economic Journal 122, 2012, pp. 1206–43
“Monopolistic Competition: CES Redux?” with Paolo Bertoletti, lead article, Journal of International Economics 93, 2014, pp. 227–38
“The Skill Bias of World Trade,” with Gino Gancia, The Economic Journal 118, 2008, 927–60 (GS citations: 232)
“Increasing Returns, Imperfect Competition and Factor Prices,” with Gino Gancia, lead article, The Review of Economics and Statistics 88(4), 2006, pp. 583–98
“Global Imbalances Revisited: The Transfer Problem and Transport Costs in Monopolistic Competition,” with Gino Gancia, Journal of International Economics 108, 2017, pp. 99–116
“Trade Imbalances, Export Structure and Wage Inequality,” with Rosario Crinò, TheEconomic Journal 124, 2014, pp. 507–39
