A Full Professor of economic policy at the University of Salerno. He is affiliated with the International Centre for Innovation, Technology and Education Studies (iCite). He holds a PhD in sciences économiques et de gestion at the Solvay Business School of Economics and Management (SBS-EM) of Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). His research interests include applied econometrics, the measurement of knowledge, and the economic performance of large international firms.