Hi! Welcome to my website. 

I am a Research Fellow and PhD Candidate at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in the Political Economy Political Science Group (PSPE). From March to June 2016 I was a Visiting Fellow at the IQSS at Harvard University. 

 My research interests center on political economy, applied microeconomics, and comparative politics.
I am on the job market and will be available for interviews at the AEA/ASSA Annual, the RES PhD Meeting and SAEe Simposio.  

My research lies at the intersection of political economy and applied microeconomics. I am specifically interested in distortions and inefficiencies that impede the correct functioning of democratic and economic systems.  I focus on two important phenomena: organised crime and media bias. 

I try to tackle questions such as: What is the impact of organised crime and civil conflict on the provision of public goods and on the allocation of public resources? How strongly can media affect public opinions? Answering to these fundamental questions is not trivial. As a result, my work uses innovative data sources and leverages a variety of statistical methods and quasi-experimental research designs for the identification of causal relationships. 

My working papers are available here and my Curriculum here. Please do not hesitate to contact me about ongoing research projects.