PHD THESIS
Title: Essays in International Economics
PhD Supervisor & 2nd Reader: Cédric Tille and Beatrice Weder di Mauro
Expected completion date: 2025
Profile
Matteo’s research lies at the intersection between macroeconomics and fiscal policy, with a focus on climate change. He holds a BSc and MSc degree in economics from Bocconi University. His research is supported financially by the SNSF.
Prior to joining the Institute, he worked as a research assistant at the IGIER Research Centre and as a trainee at the European Commission and European Investment Bank. Matteo is a Research Affiliate at the Centre for International Environmental Studies (CIES) and a Fellow of Tortuga.
research interests
- Macroeconomics
- Fiscal Policy
- Climate Change
Academic work experience
Research assistant at Bocconi University to Professors Gianmarco Ottaviano, Julian Sauvagnat and Basile Grassi. Teaching assistant at the University of Geneva (2021-2022) for Introduction to Microeconomics (French and English) and at the Graduate Institute (2022-) for Finance, Development and Inclusion
Research Experience
- PhD Intern at the Bank of England (2023-24)
- Research Assistant to Ugo Panizza (2022)
- Research Assistant to Gianmarco Ottaviano (2020-21)
- Research Assistant to Basile Grassi and Julien Sauvagnat (2020)
Teaching Experience
- Teaching Assistant at Geneva Graduate Institute (2022-23)
- Teaching Assistant at University of Geneva (2021)
Other work experience
Trainee at the European Commission DG COMP (March - May 2019) and at the European Investment Bank Economics Department (March - August 2021)
RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS AND WORKS
- Trade and Innovation in MENA, EBRD Working Paper No. 267 (2022) with Meryem Gökten, Péter Harazstosi, Zsóka Kóczán, Roberta Lesma, Rozália Pál, and Christoph Weiss.
- Digitalisation in Europe 2020-2021: Evidence from the EIB Investment Survey, EIB Policy Report with Désirée Rückert, Antilia Viriginie, and Christoph Weiss (2021)
- I veri poveri, with Vittoria Baglieri and Andrea Gorga, in Tortuga (ed.) Ci pensiamo noi: 10 proposte per far spazio ai giovani in Italia, Egea (2020)
Fellowships, gRANTS AND AWARDS
- SNSF Doc.CH Research Grant (2023-25)
- Zegna Founder’s Scholarship Program, Ermenegildo Zegna Group (2021)
AfFILIATION
- Centre for International Environmental Studies, Research Affiliate (2023 - )
- Tortuga, Fellow (2019 - )