Academic Positions
2019–
Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Southern California
2018–2019
FIND Postdoctoral Fellow, Aarhus University
Affiliations
2025–
Affiliate, CESifo Research Network
Education
2018
Ph.D. in Economics, Yale University
2014
M.Sc. in Economics and Social Sciences, Bocconi University (Summa cum Laude)
2011
B.A. in Economics and Social Sciences, Bocconi University (Summa cum Laude)
Research Grants
2022
STEG Large Research Grant, £99,771. "Understanding the Role of Informal Firms Clusters for Productivity and Growth." Co-PI with Vittorio Bassi, Tommaso Porzio, and Esau Tugume.
2022
IGC Grant, £49,836. "Misallocation or Mis-measurement? Collecting New Panel Data to Improve Production Function Estimation." Co-PI with Vittorio Bassi, Tommaso Porzio, and Esau Tugume.
2020–2021
Banque de France Research Grant, EUR 30,000. "Currency Invoicing and International Trade." Co-PI with Clémence Lenoir.
2019–2020
PEDL Exploratory Research Grant, £34,000. "Labor Market Power in Developing Countries." Co-PI with Francesco Amodio and Pamela Medina.
Fellowships, Awards, and Honors
2017–2018MacMillan International Dissertation Research Fellowship, Yale University
2016–2017Besen and Dublirer Families Endowed Fellowship, Yale University
2015–2016Carl Arvid Anderson Prize Fellowship, Yale University
2013–2018Graduate Fellowship, Yale University