Education 

Universit´e Catholique de Louvain (CORE), Ph.D. in Economics, May 1999. Universit´e Catholique de Louvain, D.E.A. in Mathematics, January 1996. University of Chicago, M.A. in Economics, August 1992. 

Catholic University of Milan, B.A., Political Science, July 1989. Summa cum laude. 

Honors, Awards and Research Grants 

NU Small Grant Program, Nazarbayev University, 2018-2020. 

Social Policy Grant, Nazarbayev University, 2016. 

Social Science Strategic Research Development Fund, University of Southamtpon, 2013. INET funding on An International Network on Expectational Coordination (Associate Researcher , P.I.: R. Guesnerie). PSE-College de France, Paris (France), 2011. ESRC Grant, Project title: Macroeconomic implications of endogenous credit constraints and default, 2005-2006. 

BRIEF Award, Brunel University, 1998-99. 

Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Centre de Recerca de Economia Financera, fellowship, 1996-97. Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione, Doctoral fellowship, Italy, 1993-94. Human Capital and Mobility, E.U. fellowship, 1994-96. 

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Instituto per la Dinamica dei Sistemi Economici, 1993. Mediocredito Centrale, “M. Fanno” fellowship for graduate studies in Economics, 1990-92.