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I was born in Lecce (Italy) where I spent my first eighteen years. Then I moved to Milan where I met Paola and I got my laurea at the Universita' "L. Bocconi", final dissertation on Wage differentials between Private and Public sectors. I have been working as a researcher at the Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti (FRDB) in Milan, under the supervision of Prof. Tito Boeri. 

I hold an MSc in Economics from the University of Warwick, final dissertation in applied microeconometrics, advisor: Prof. Mark Stewart.

My PhD is in labor economics, development, applied microeconometrics, under the supervision of Prof. Richard Blundell, at the Department of Economics of the University College London.

Paola and I got married in Hackney, London, on May 4, 2006.

In July 2006 I joined the Department of Economics at Stanford University.

I am currently working on: Risk sharing and consumption insurance; Indirect effects aid policies; Social interactions; Migration; Evaluation of ALMP’s.

I teach Development Economics, Labor Economics, Economic of Human Resources and co-organize the Applications-Development Seminar.