Ph.D. in economics, University of Glasgow (UK), March 2001

Doctorate in economics, Universita’ Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano, March 2000

Master of science in economics with distinction, University of Glasgow (UK), October 1998

Laurea, summa cum laude, Universita’ Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano, July 1995

Fabrizio’s postgraduate research focused mainly on the interactions between politics and macroeconomic dynamics and related econometric applications. He has subsequently expanded his areas of specialization to include open economy macroeconomics, game theory, international financial integration, regional economic integration, and econometric analysis. Fabrizio’s most recent research interests focus on development economics (the role of fiscal policy in developing countries in particular) and applied economics (the estimation of system of endogenous equations in particular). Between 2002 and 2008 he worked as economist for the United Nations Regional Economic Commissions in Africa (Cameroon and Ethiopia) and at the headquarters in Geneva. This work experience brought him to develop a keen interest in policy modeling issues. Fabrizio also worked as consultant for the World Bank on anti-corruption policies. He has published his articles in journals like The Journal of International Money and Finance, The Journal of African Economies, The Journal of Macroeconomics, The Scottish Journal of Political Economy, The Journal of Economic Surveys, Economic Letters, The BE Journal of Macroeconomics, and the Economics Bulletin. He has also contributed several chapters to academic books and published articles on francophone academic reviews. He is referee of various academic journals.

In refereed academic journals

• Endogenous Optimal Currency Areas: The Case of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community. Forthcoming Journal of African Economies, 2009.
• The distributive effects of institutional quality when government stability is endogenous. Forthcoming European Journal of Political Economy, 2009
• Review of The Economics of Growth (by P. Aghion and P. Howitt). Forthcoming in The Economic Record, 2009.
• The role of fiscal policy in successful transitions from conflict to peace: some stylized facts (joint with A. Gauci). Forthcoming in Current Politics and Economics of Africa, 2009.
• Does Capital Account Liberalization Promote Economic Growth ? Evidence from System Estimation. Economics Bulletin, 6, 1-13, 2008
• Croissance économique et réduction de la pauvreté: Que se passe-t-il en Afrique Centrale ? (joint with Desire Avom). Economie Appliquée, LXI, 2008.
• Socio-Political and Economic Determinants of de facto Monetary Institutions and Inflationary Outcomes (joint with Emilio Colombo and Patrizio Tirelli). The BE Journal of Macroeconomics, 18, 1, 2008.
• Exploring Different Views of Exchange Rate Regime Choice (joint with Emilio Colombo and Patrizio Tirelli). Journal of International Money and Finance 27, 7, 1177-1197, 2008.
• Pauvreté, croissance et redistribution: les liens endogènes et politique économique pro-pauvres (joint with Desire. Avom). Revue Française d’Economie 23, 1, 89-116, 2008.
• The Impact of Fiscal Policy on Private Consumption and Social Outcomes in Europe and the CIS. Journal of Macroeconomics 30, 1, 575-598, 2008.
• A Note on Income Convergence Effects in Regional Integration Agreements. Economic Letters, 94, 361-366, 2007.
• Efficiency of Institutions, Political Stability and Income Dynamics. The ICFAI Journal of Managerial Economics, 1, 6-30, 2007.
• The Road to Regional Integration in Africa: Macroeconomic Convergence and Performance in COMESA. Journal of African Economies, 15, 212-250, 2006.
• Political Instability, Uncertainty, and Economics. Journal of Economic Surveys, 17, 1-54, 2003.
• New Evidence on the Politics and Economics of Multiparty Cabinets Duration. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 49, 249-279, 2002.
• Cabinet Formation in Coalition Systems. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 48, 313-329, 2001.  
• The Representation of the Political System in the Political-Economy Literature: A Critical Survey. RISEC: International Review of Economics and Business, September, 47, 353-390, 2000

• From Peace to Conflict: The Role of Fiscal Policy, forthcoming in A. Tavidze (editor) Progress in Economics Research (vol.15), Nova Publisher, 2009.
   
• Does Financial Openness Promote Economic Integration? (joint with Abdur Chowdhury). In B. Guha-Khasnobis and G. Mavrotas (eds.) Financial Development Institutions, Growth and Poverty Reduction, Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
   
• The Impact of Financial Openness on Economic Integration: Evidence from Europe and the CIS (joint with Abdur Chowdhury). In. L. Vinha de Souza and O. Harvylyshyn (eds.) Growth Resumption in the CIS, Elsevier Publisher, 2006.
   
• Who is Afraid of the Big Bad Central Bank ? Union-Firm-Central Bank interactions in a model where firms can fail (joint with Anton Muscatelli and Patrizio Tirelli). In R. Franzese, P. Mooselchner and M. Schuers (eds.)
    Institutional Conflicts and Complementarities. Monetary Policy and Wage Bargaining Institutions in EMU, Springer Publisher, 2004.
   
• Economic and Financial Transition in Hungary. In E. Colombo and J. Driffil (eds.) The Role of Financial Markets in the Transition Process. Springer-Verlag, 2003.
   
• Political, Institutional and Economic Determinants of Coalition Cabinets Survival. In V. Dardanoni and G. Sobbrio (eds.) Istituzioni Politiche e Finanza Pubblica, Franco Angeli, 2000.

Other recent conference and working papers

• Macroeconomic Risk and the Size of Government: Do Globalization and Institutions Matter? (joint with E. Colombo and P. Tirelli) UQ Economics Discussion Paper 394, School of Economics, University of Queensland, 2009.
   
• Is Mother Nature a Curse for Social Development? Macroeconomic Research Group Discussion Paper 27, School of Economics, University of Queensland, 2009.
   
• Cyclical Fiscal Policy in Developing Countries: The Case of Africa. Macroeconomic Research Group Discussion Paper 24, School of Economics, University of Queensland, 2009.
   
• Endogenous Optimal Currency Areas: The Case of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community. UQ Economics Discussion Paper 390, School of Economics, University of Queensland 2009.