His research interests are Central Banking, Central Bank Independence, Financial Stability, Banking and Financial Supervision, International Economics and International Macroeconomics. Davide obtained his PhD in Economics from ESSEC Business School and THEMA-University of Cergy Pontoise in December 2015. He holds a Master in Business Administration Research from ESSEC Business School, a MSc in Economic Analysis from University of Cergy Pontoise, France and a Master Degree in Finance from Catholic University of Milan, Italy. He has published in the Journal of Financial Stability, the Financial History Review and has attended many international conferences.