Short Curriculum Vitae  

Born:                  Rimini (Italy)

Citizenship:        Italian, US Permanent Resident

Marital Status:  Single

Languages:        Italian (native), English (fluent), Spanish (fair)

 

Employment History

June 2003 - Present                   Assistant Professor of Economics

                                                  Stern School of Business

                                                  New York University 

September 2000 - May 2003    Assistant Professor of Finance

                                                 Tepper School of Business (formerly GSIA)

                                                 Carnegie Mellon University

 

Education

Ph.D. in Economics (2000)    University of Rochester  

M.A. in Economics (1998)     University of Rochester

B.A. in Economics (1993)      Universita' di Bologna - Magna Cum Laude

 

Research Interests

Corporate Finance, Firm Dynamics, Contract Theory, and Macroeconomic Effects of Imperfections in Financial Markets.

 

Papers published or accepted for publication

Legal Institutions, Sectoral Heterogeneity, and Economic Development, with Rui Castro and Glenn MacDonald , forthcoming on the Review of Economic Studies

Stock Grants as a Commitment Device, with Tom Cooley and Cheng Wang , Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Volume 30, Issue 11, November 2006, pages 2191-2216.

A Theory of Financing Constraints and Firm Dynamics , with Hugo Hopenhayn , Quarterly Journal of  Economics, Volume 121, Issue 1, February 2006, pages 229-265.

Investor Protection, Optimal Incentives, and Economic Growth, with Rui Castro and Glenn MacDonald - Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 119, Issue 3, August 2004, pages 1131-1175.

 

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