I was born in Ascoli Piceno, 30.5.1966.
CURRENT AND PAST POSITIONS
Nov 2012 – To Date Full Professor in Economics, Department of Law, Economics, Politics and Modern languages Rome, University LUMSA, Rome.
2005 – 2012 Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Milano-Bicocca.
2001 – 2005 Research Assistant, Department of Economics University of Milano-Bicocca
EDUCATION
1999-2004 - PhD (part-time) in Economics, University of East Anglia. Supervisors R Sugden, S. Hargreaves-Heap.
1998-2000 - Post-doc fellowship, Department of Economics, University of Padova. Supervisor: Prof. B. Gui
1997-1998 - Visiting scholar at University of East Anglia. Supervisor: Prof. Robert Sugden.
1996-1997 - Visiting student at LSE, London
1995-1998 - PhD in History of Economics, University of Florence
1992-1993 - Courses in social thought: Montet (FR) Suisse.
1990-1992 - Social studies and philosophy courses: Florence
1989 - Degree magna cum laude in Economics, University of Ancona
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
2020 - To date Professor in "Non-profit organizations", University LUMSA (Rome), Italy.
2018 - To date Professor in "Ethics and business culture", University LUMSA (Rome), Italy.
2017 - 2020 Professor in “Economics”, University LUMSA (Rome), Italy.
2017 - 2018 Professor in "Economic history", University LUMSA (Palermo), Italy.
2014 - 2018 Professor in “History of Economic Thought”, University LUMSA (Rome), Italy.
2012 - 2015 Professor in “Economic Policy” and “Microeconomics”, University LUMSA (Rome), Italy.
2008 - To Date Professor in “Civil economy”, University Institute Sophia (Loppiano), Italy.
2003 - 2012 Professor in “Ethics and Economics”, University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy.
2003 - 2012 Professor in “Economics and philosophy”, University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy.
2000 - 2012 Professor in “Microeconomics” (Department of Economics), University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy.
2000 - 2007 Professor in “History of Economic Thought”, University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy.
2003 - 2007 Professor in “Microeconomics” (Faculty of Psychology), University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy.
2002 - 2010 Professor in “Cooperative Economics”, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (Milan), Italy.
VISITING
12/12/2019 – 17/12/2019 - Visiting Professor in the Tilburg University, Tilburg, (Netherlands)
17/09/2018 – 20/09/2018 - Visiting Professor in the Tilburg University, Tilburg, (Netherlands)
19/02/2018 – 02/03/2018 - Visiting Professor in the Tilburg University, Tilburg, (Netherlands)
02/10/2017 – 05/10/2017 - Visiting Professor in the Tilburg University, Tilburg, (Netherlands)
01/07/2016 – 15/07/2016 - Visiting Professor in the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium).
24/07/2015 – 06/08/2015 - Visiting Professor in the Institute of Public Finance and Social Policy, Department of Economics, Freie, Universitaet Berlin (Germany).
20/06/2015 – 01/07/2015 - Visiting Professor in the Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Economics (EIPE), Rotterdam (Netherlands).
20/06/2013 – 27/06/2013 - Visiting Professor, Universität zu Köln (Germany).
EDITORIAL BOARDS
Editor-in chief of the: International Review of Economics (Springer)
Member of the Editorial Board of: Review of Social Economy (Routledge) and International Journal of Happiness and Development (InderScience)
Member of the book series : Virtues and Economics (Springer)
Member of the scientific committee of :Journal Ethics, Economic and Common Goods
Member of the Advisory Board of the Journal : Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali. Research In Social Sciences
F ELLO W S H IP S AND AWARDS
Winner of the Young Researcher Award of the “European Society of History of Economic Thought” (2001); 2nd prize winner in The Best Article in the History of Economics of the “History of Economics Society”, USA (2000); 2nd Prize Winner of Templeton Enterprise Awards (2008).
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
My Repec Page : http://citec.repec.org/p/b/pbr209.html
My Google Scholar page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=DAXsFOAAAAAJ&hl=en
Economic Ethics and Philosophy : I have always had a particular interest in topics related to ethics and philosophy in economics, that led me to deal with topics such as rational choice, trust, social capital and, more recently, evolutionary game theory.
History of Economic Thought : my first great scientific passion that, since my PhD in the University of Florence, has led me to study authors from all different stages of the history of economic thought.
Economic theory and Social Choice : in particular, topics such as reciprocity, happiness in economics, its history and paradoxes, relational goods.
Economy of Communion, Social Economy and Non-Profit: and, in particular, their underlying economic theory.
REVIEWER ACTIVITY
American economic review; Journal of Political Economy; Economics and Philosophy; Journal of Economic Psychology; History of Political Economy; Journal of History of Economic Thought; Journal of Law and Religion; Rivista di Economia Politica; Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Economiche e Sociali; Rivista Italiana degli Economisti; Rivista di Storia del Pensiero Economico; Cambridge Journal of Economics; Applied Economics; Routledge; Mit Press; Toronto University Press;
INVITED PRESENTATIONS TO PEER-REVIEWED, INTERNATIONALLY ESTABLISHED CONFERENCES AND/OR INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED SCHOOLS
01/07/2021 – “Benevolence and Economics: History, Theory, Challenges” - Benevolence Experts Virtual Meeting, Social Trends Institute, Barcelona
20-21/08/2020 - Stichting Thomas More Masterclasses: “What does theology have to say to economics?”, Mariënkroon Nieuwkuijk, The Netherland
13/12/2019 - Expert meeting su ‘The Economy of Salvation’, Rotterdam, The Netherland, Erasmus University
28/11/2019 – “Economics – The Relational View ”, Friedrichhafen (Germany), Zeppelin University, Conference: “Economics – The Relational View
16/11/2019 - "Which Economics for the Antropocene?", Cracow, Poland, Pontifical University of John Paul II, International Scientific Conference “Creatio continua II Integral Ecology & the Challenges of the Anthropocene”
14/06/2019 – “The concept of value in Ethics and Economics: an historical perspective”, Rotterdam, The Netherland, Erasmus University, Conference "The value based approach to economics"
28/05/2019 – “The Good Samaritan and the grammar of trust in business” Warwick, UK, The University of Warwick, Bridges - Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Programme
24/01/2019 – “Ce qui dit la Bible sul le travail”, Lyon, France, Universitè Catholique de Lyon and Creso
24/11/2018 – “Toniolo e la tradizione del pensiero economico italiano”, Milan, Italy, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Convegno Nazionale: “Economia e società per il bene comune. La lezione di Giuseppe Toniolo (1918 – 2018)”
20/10/2018 - "Capitalism as Religion: Economic Prophecy as healing from Idolatry of consumerism and money", Cracow, Poland, Pontifical University of John Paul II, International Scientific Conference “Creatio continua: Ecology – Theology, Oikonomy and Science of Creation”
11/10/2018 - "Economy, Earth and Social Relationships in the Biblical Humanism", Geneva, Switzerland, Colloque CUSO “Imaginer la terre”
20/09/2018 – "The Good Samaritan re-considered as a narrative of trust", Utrecht, Netherland
29/05/2018 - "Smith, virtues, mutual benefit (and Sen)", Heiloo, Netherland, The Theological Sources of Adam Smith
06/04/2018 - "Felicitas Publica. Europe vs US idea of happiness", Los Angeles, USA, "USC Happiness Conference" in honor of Richard Easterlin’s retirement
27/02/2018 - "Economics, Happiness and Relational goods", Nijmegen, Holland, Radboud University, Public lecture at Radboud Reflects
23/02/2018 - "Good and bad spirituality in business and economics today", Tilburg, Holland, University of Tilburg, 2018 Annual Lecture Christianity and Society
21/02/2018 - "The Gift, the Family and the Market", Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, Universitè catholique de Louvain
20/01/2018 – “ The idea of public happiness”, Lisbon, Portugal, Executive Master on Applied Positive Psychology – EMAPP
31/10/2017 – “Lo spirito del Capitalismo”, Roma, Italia, Università La Sapienza, Seminario di studi: "Economia e società: una mappa degli effetti delle Riforma"
20/10/2017 – “New challenges for the market and civil society in the era of vulnerability”, Vatican City, The Pontifical Academy Of Social Sciences, Workshop for Social Teaching of the Church: “Changing Relations Among Market, State, And Civil Society”
14/10/2017 - “Hope as a Social Virtue and Resource for Public Happiness”, Dogliani (CN), Italy, University of Turin, Workshop: “Economy and hope”
04/10/2017 – “Religion, Virtues, and Markets ”, Rotterdam, Erasmus University, ERGO Xtra Day, Block C: Moral Markets
03/10/2017 – “Virtues, relationships and trust Between market and gratuitousness, finding new ways”, Rotterdam, Ergo Meeting V on “Economics, Religion, Governance & Organization”
09/09/2017 – “Dimensions of Poverty and Happiness in Economy”, Bangalore, India, Keynote Speaker at the International Conference organized by JAIN University and Ecumenical Christian Centre
09/07/2017 - "Spirit of Capitalism", Copenhagen, Denmark, Copenhagen Business School, Workshop on "Markets, Money and the Sacred: International Perspectives on Economic Theology"
05/07/2017 - "Economía de comunión. Una nueva cultura", Cordoba, Argentina, Universidad Católica de Córdoba
04/07/2017 - "Economía de comunión. Propuesta de una nueva cultura", Caba, Argentina, Charla Abierta UBA
03/04/2017 - "Economía de comunión. Una nueva cultura", Montevideo, Uruguay, Palacio Legislativo
22/05/2017 – “Il capitalismo come religione", Roma, Italia, Seminario Università Europea
10/04/2017 – “Virtue Ethics and Prizes”, Roma, Italy, LUMSA University, “Prizes and Virtues: an interdisciplinary workshop”
27/03/2017 – “Capitalismo come religione: cooperazione, altruismo, merito, consumo, incentivi, virtù, premi, reciprocità ", Udine, Italia, Università degli Studi di Udine, Seminario nell’ambito della rassegna: “APERTURE. Idee, scienza e cultura. Incontri pubblici di confronto sulla contemporaneità
22/03/2017 – “Beni Relazionali, virtu’ e premi – Riflessioni a partire dal “Trattato delle Virtù e dei premi” di Giacinto Dragonetti” Terni, Italia, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Dipartimento di Economia, Sede di Terni.
01/03/2017 – “Perspectives and Future of the Civil Economy”, Como, Italy, in: “Colloqui di Villa Vigoni”, (Centro Italo-Tedesco per l'Eccellenza Europea): “Legami della cultura economica in Europa: Economia Sociale di Mercato ed Economia”
24/02/2017 – “Hope as a social virtue and resource for Public Happiness”, Leuven, Belgium, Leuven Center for Christian Studies, Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Keynote Speaker, International Conference: “Driven by Hope: Economics and Theology in Dialogue”
27/01/2017 – “Reconciling Ricardo and the XVIII Italian school”, Milano, Università Milano Bicocca, Memorial Pierluigi Porta, Giornata di Studi
25/01/2017 - « The value of vulnerability: the transformative capacity of risky trust », University of Tours, France
14/01/2017 - “Economy, Politics and Felicitas Publica”, Executive Master on Applied Positive Psychology: EMAPP, Lisbon, Portugal.
23/11/2016 - "Public happiness and relational goods", Seoul, South Korea, 7° Asian Future Forum "Beyond GDP: the pursuit of happiness for all"
10/11/2016, - "Part-time for all", Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 42nd Quetelet Conference “Men's perspective in unions, fertility and parenthood”
13/10/2016 - “EOC as a paradigm of human and sustainable economy”, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife (PE), Seminar PIMES - Programa de pós-graduação em economia
16/09/2016 - "Good and Bad Vulnerability: The Tradition of Western Economics in Dialogue with Job and Qoheleth", KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium, International Conference “Relation, Vulnerability, Love: Theological Anthropology in the 21st Century”
18/08/2016 - “Civil Economy and Human Flourishing”, Leuven, Belgium, Evangelische Theologische Faculteit (ETF), International Conference "Christianity and the Future of Our Societies - What Christians Can Contribute'"
20/05/2016 - “The challenges of fraternity in the age of financial capitalism", SeoKang University, Seoul, SouthKorea.
11/05/2016 - “The Arts, the Sciences, and Human Betterment. Reaching for Integration", Madison (WI), Wisconsin University, USA
28/11/2015 - “Gift and money. History, anthropology, economics”, Executive Master on Applied Positive Psychology: EMAPP, Lisbon, Portugal.
22/10/2015 - “Human dignity, Reciprocity and Civil economy”, Notre Dame University, South Bend (IN), USA.
17/10/2015 - “Economics and love: Eros, Agape, and Philia”, Thomas More Lecture, University of Utrecht , Netherlands.
29/06/2015 - “Public happiness from Aristotle to the contemporary debate", Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Economics (EIPE), Rotterdam, Netherlands.
20/06/2015 - “The neo-managerial ideology and the principle of subsidiarity”, SPES International Conference, Leuven, Belgium.
09/06/2015 - “The challenge for Social Economy”, BPN Paribas, Luxemburg.
03/06/2015 - “Eduquer aujourd’hui et demain. Some challenges for economic education”, UNESCO, Paris, France.
10/04/2015 - “Public happiness and civil virtues: the future of Civil economy and Europe”, University of Vienna, Austria.
07/01/2015 - “The concept of public happiness from Aristotle to contemporary debates", University of Athens, Greece.
20/12/2014 - “Economics, Politics and Public Happiness”, Executive Master on Applied Positive Psychology – EMAPP, Lisbon, Portugal.
18/12/2014 - “Awards, rewards, intrinsic motivations and civil economy: Giacinto Dragonetti”, University of Paris 1, France.
01/12/2014 - “Social cognition and network modelization”, University of Nice, France.
16/05/2014 - “How does its treatment of the great ethical questions in both teaching and research show the specific nature of the catholic university?”, Assemblea FUCE, Université Catholique de Lyon, France.
23/03/2014 - “After happiness: economics and virtue ethics”, KETEG, Budapest, Hungary.
09/04/2013 - “Why should the devil have all the best tunes”, Universität zu Köln, Germany.
23/01/2013 - “Well-being and well spaces", Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany.
19/10/2012 - “How Relational Perspectives Can Transform Society”, Fordham University, New York, USA.
18/10/2012 - “Why Morality-Free Economic Theory Does Not Work: A Natural Law Perspective in the Wake of the Recent Financial Crisis.", Fordham University, New York, USA.
12/05/2012 - “Economy: a matter of giving”. European Parlament, Bruxelles, Belgium.
13/02/2012 - “The Humanistic Vocation of Italian Economic Tradition”, Italian Institute of Culture, New York, USA.
09/07/2011 - “The ethos of the market”, – Institut Politique Léon Harmel (IPLH), Paris, France.
16/04/2011 - “Civil economy as the vocation of the Italian economic tradition", Conference at Brown University, USA.
23-25/01/2011 - “Economy of Communion: A new paridigme for the African Development”, Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi. Kenya.
ORGANISATION OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES IN THE FIELD OF THE APPLICANT
(MEMBERSHIP IN THE STEERING AND/OR ORGANISING COMMITTEE)
15 April, 2021- “The Illusion of Merit”, Interdisciplinary Online Workshop, Organizers: HEIRS, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School
21-22 November, 2019 – “The Community of Advantage”, Organizers: HEIRS; IREC; LUMSA University: venue: Rome, Italy.
15-17 November, 2018 – “Happiness, Capabilities, and Opportunities”, Organizers: HEIRS; University of Napoli ‘Federico II’: venue: Naples
15/11/2017 - "Martin Luther’s Heritage in Modern Economics and Social Sciences", Organizers: HEIRS; LUMSA University: venue: Rome, Italy.
10/04/2017 – “Prizes and Virtues: an interdisciplinary workshop”, Organizers: HEIRS; LUMSA University: venue: Rome, Italy.
22-23/04/2016 - “Vulnerability and Gift in Economics and Business”, Organizers: HEIRS, Sophia University, SPES Europe, GRACE; venue: Loppiano (Florence), Italy.
15-16/03/2016 - “Life Satisfaction and Social Optimum: The challenge between subjective and objective wellbeing indicators”, Organizers: HEIRS; University of Rome Tor Vergata; LUMSA University: venue: Rome, Italy.
14 -16/01/2016 -“Economics, health and happiness”, Organizers: Department of Business Economics, Health & Social Care of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, HEIRS and SSPH; venue: Lugano, Switzerland.
20-21/05/2014 - “Economic theology, theological economics – an interdisciplinary conference”, Organizer: LUMSA University; Venue: Rome, Italy.
09/03/2013 - “Antonio Genovesi: Economic and Civil Perspective 300 years later”, Organizer: HEIRS; venue: Napoli, Italy.
4-5/06/2013 - “Public Happiness”, Organizers: LUMSA University and Angelicum; venue: Rome, Italy.
8-9/06/2011 - “Market and Happiness”, Organizer: University of Milan – Bicocca; venue: Milan, Italy.
11-13/06/2009 -“Happiness and Relational Goods”, Organizer: University of Milan–Bicocca: venue: Venice, Isola di San Servolo, Italy
19-20/01/2009 - “The Economic Child: Behavioral Economics and Game Theory with Children”. Organizer:University of Milan Bicocca and University of Cagliari, venue: Milan, Italy.
22-24/02/2007 - “Reciprocity: Theories and Facts” Organizer: University of Milan-Bicocca and University of Cagliari; venue: Verbania, Italy.
Here my last "Editoriali" (in Italian and in English ) in the National newspaper Avvenire .