About me
I am a PhD candidate in Economics at the University of Bologna under the supervision of Matteo Cervellati. I recently returned from a period as Visiting Research Fellow at Brown University, Providence (RI). My expected graduation is in Spring 2020 [Thesis committe: Klaus Desmet (SMU), David N. Weil (Brown)].
My thesis - broadly speaking - analyses the impact and features of the increasing worldwide spatial interconnectedness through the lens of (economic) history, focussing on India and Europe. By combining economic theory [a Quantitative Spatial model of pre-industrial Europe (Ch2), a Malthusian model with outmigration (Ch3)], econometrics [including a technical note on spatialRDDs combined with an R package (Ch1)], and different tools from GI science, I aim to contribute to the age-old question of “Why are some countries rich and others not?”. The most fascinating and exciting unresolved issue in all of economics to me.
These works on the intersection of Spatial Economics and Economic Development, touching upon urbanisation/agglomeration, migration, fertility, and the roots of gender inequality, are intended to open up my future research agenda.
Currently I am the holder of the biennial Young Researcher Award of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI). Here you can find a copy of my CV.
Interests
- Long-term Macroeconomics / Comparative Development
- Economic History
- Spatial Economics (Urban & Economic Geography)
- (Historical) Demography / Population Geography
Education
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PhD in Economics, 2020 (expected)
University of Bologna
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MSc in Economics, 2015
WU Vienna
