Carli” University in Rome. Prior to joining LUISS, he was an Assistant Professor at Catholic University of Milan (2013-2015), a Jean-Monnet Fellow at the European University Institute (2012-2013) and an Assistant Professor at IMT Lucca (2008-2012). Francesco holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Southern California. He also obtained a M.Sc. in Economics from the University of Warwick and a BSc summa cum laude in Economics and Social Sciences from Bocconi University.