WORK & VISITING POSITIONS
Visiting Professor, Bocconi, Economics Department 2021/22
Tenured Assistant Professor in Economics, London School of Economics 2014/25
Visiting Researcher, Microsoft Research, Cambridge USA 2012
Assistant Professor in Economics, London School of Economics 2009/14
EDUCATION
PhD in Economics, University of Chicago 2009
MA in Economics, University of Chicago 2005
Laurea in Economics, Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy 2002
FIELDS
Economic Theory (Networks, Bargaining, Repeated Games, Mechanism Design)
Industrial Organization Theory (Decentralized Pricing, Dynamic Pricing)
PUBLICATIONS
1: Age-dependent Changes in Intuitive and Deliberative Cooperation, with Nava, Margoni, Hearth, Scientific Reports, March 2023, 13, 4457
2: Differentiated Durable Goods Monopoly, with Schiraldi, American Economic Review, May 2019, 109(5), 1930–1968
3: Decentralized Bargaining in Matching Markets, with Elliott, Theoretical Economics, January 2019, 14(1), 211–251
4: Repeated Games and Networks, Handbook on the Economics of Networks, March 2016, Chapter 9
5: Efficiency in Decentralized Oligopolistic Markets, Journal of Economic Theory, May 2015, 157(1), 315–348
6: Sales and Collusion in a Market with Storage, with Schiraldi, Journal of the European Economics Association, June 2014, 12(3)
7: Efficiency in Repeated Games with Local Monitoring, with Piccione, Theoretical Economics, January 2014, 9(1), 279–312
8: Resale and Collusion in a Dynamic Market for Semi-durable Goods, with Schiraldi, Journal of Industrial Economics, June 2012, 60(2), 274-298
WORK IN PROGRESS
1: Determinants of Intuitive and Deliberative Behaviour in Infants, with, Nava, Sotis, Margoni, 2024
2: Disagreement and Endogenous Misperception, 2024
3: Buyer Heterogeneity and Optimal Screening without Commitment, 2023
4: Board Referral Networks, with Levy, 2023
5: Long Term Contracts, Efficiency, and Market Power (with Szentes) 2022
6: Value Design in Optimal Mechanisms, with Prummer, 2020
7: Differentiated Durable Goods Competition, with Schiraldi, 2019
8: Multi-Variety Mechanism Design, 2018
9: Credit Networks and Systemic Risk, 2014
10: Joint Commitment: Implementation without Public Randomization, 2009
11: Strategic Voting in Quorum Rules with Information Disclosure, 2008
SELECTED TALKS
2024: University of Belgrade
2023: Royal Holloway, Leicester, SAET
2022: Pompeu Fabra
2021: New York University, Queen Mary University, GAMES
2020: University of Pennsylvania, Universidad de Pacifico
2019: East Anglia, LBS, Universidad de Pacifico, Belgrade University
2018: ICEF-HSE, Insitut Henri Poincare (Paris), LSE, Bocconi, LSE-UCL Theory Workshop
2017: PSE (Roy Seminar), Cambridge, Bonn, Humboldt-DIW, CREST (Paris), Oxford (Nuffield)
2016: Oslo, Economic Design and Institutions Brussels, Networks Workshop Queen Mary, CEPR Applied IO ESESM Geneva, Networks Meeting Aix-Marseille, Oxford (Economics), Manchester, Southampton
2015: Hamburg, Wallis Conference, Universidad de Chile, Caltech, Barcelona GSE, LSE (Math), LSE (Economics)
2014: McGill, UCL, Cambridge (INET), LSE (SRC)
2013: Tinbergen Institute, Marseille, SAET Paris, Bristol, EUI, Padova
2012: Warwick, Tel Aviv, Microsoft Research US, Queen Mary University, Naples
2011: LSE, UCL, Carlo Alberto, Brescia, Essex
2010: MIT-Harvard, Wisconsin Madison, Oxford (Nuffield), Essex, Leicester, Microsoft Research UK, Stony Brook (Game Theory Festival), Cambridge
2009: UC Santa Barbara, Caltech, Boston University, UBC, Virginia Tech, LSE, UCL, Bocconi, Pompeu Fabra, Universidad Autonoma, Maastricht, Bank of Italy, Royal Holloway, Cardiff
2008: University of Chicago, ESESM (Bocconi), ESNASM (CMU)
2007: University of Chicago
REFEREE
Econometrica, American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, Review of Economic Studies, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Economic Theory, Theoretical Economics, Games & Economic Behaviour, AER Insights, AEJ: Microeconomics, Rand Journal of Economics, Journal of the European Economics Association, International Economic Review, Journal of Public Economics, International Journal of Game Theory, Journal of Mathematical Economics, Economic Theory, Economic Journal, Review of Economic Design, Operation Research, Journal of Economic Behaviour & Organizations, Journal of Industrial Economics, European Economic Review, Operations Research Letters, Review of Industrial Organization, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Economica, BE Journal of Theoretical Economics, Mathematics of Operations Research, WINE, ESRC, NSF, British Academy.
PHD STUDENTS
Advised/Co-Advised: Mars Leung (2027), Zihan Jia (2027), Chia-Hung Yeh (2025), Nilmini Herath (2025), Chutiorn Totivanichanon (2019), Krittanai Laohakunakorn (2019), Gianpaolo Caramellino (2018), Andrea Pirrone (2018), Marcus Roel (2018), Francesco Sannino (2018), Manuel Staab (2018), Francesco Palazzo (2014), Oliver Pardo (2014), Can Celiktemur (2013), Melania Nica (2013).
On the Committee: Hongting Leng (2027), Chiara Sotis (2023), Thomas Brzustowski (2023), Alkis Georgiadis-Harris (2021), Carlo Cabrera (2019), Arno Apffelstaed (2018), Min Zhang (2014), Sebastian Kodritsch (2012), Kara Contreary (2011), Ines Moreno Barreda (2010).
COURSES TAUGHT
Microeconomic Theory, EC537, LSE PhD, 2023/25
Microeconomics, EC411, LSE MSc, 2012/25
Math for Microeconomics, EC400, LSE MSc, 2011/25
Microeconomic Principles, EC201, SS LSE BSc, 2010/25
Intermediate Microeconomics, EC2066, Online LSE-UoL BSc, 2020/21
Games and Economic Behaviour, EC319, LSE BSc, 2013/20
Economics B, EC102, LSE BSc, 2017/18
Microeconomic Principles II, EC202, LSE BSc, 2010/13
Mathematical Economics, EC319, LSE BSc, 2010/12
Auction Theory, EC208, UChicago BA, 2008/09
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZATION
European Association for Research in Industrial Economics – Program Committee 2017/25
Econometric Society ESM – Program Committee 2020/23
Econometric Society NASM – Program Committee 2020/21
European Economic Association SM – Program Committee 2017/18
Econometric Society ESM – Program Committee 2015/17
LSE STICERD – Co-Organizer of the Economic Theory Seminar 2009/15
Royal Economic Society – Program Committee 2011/14
LSE Economics – Organizer of Economic Theory Reading Group 2009/12
LSE ADMINISTRATION
LSE Economics – MSc Economics Program Director 2017/23
LSE Economics – PhD Economics Funding Director 2012/17
LSE Economics – Representative to the Academic Board 2012/13
LSE Economics – PhD Economics Funding Committee 2011/12
LSE Economics – Junior Recruitment Committee 2011/12
LSE Economics – Move Committee 2010/11
LSE-UoL EMFSS Programs – Academic Director 2020/25
LSE-UoL EMFSS Programs – Program Director Economics Online 2020/25
LSE-UoL EMFSS Programs – Academic Coordinator for Economics 2018/20
LSE-UoL EMFSS Programs – Course Convener EC2066 2016/25
LSE STICERD – Director of Theory Group 2020/25
LSE STICERD – Co-Director of Theory Group 2009/20
LSE School – Dashboard Co-design Project 2022/23
LSE School – Course Selection Change Project 2019/20
LSE School – Student Feedback Working Group 2014/15
EXTERNAL ADMINISTRATION
University of Essex – External Promotions Reviewer (2 Reviews) 2016/19
ICEF – External Promotions Reviewer (5 Reviews) 2014/23
ICEF – External Examiner 2016/17
HONORS
LSE Education Excellence Award (for 7 consecutive years) 2014/22
Economic Journal Referee Prize 2015
LSE Major Review Teaching Prize 2014
Henry Morgenthau Jr. Memorial Fund Dissertation Fellowship 2007
Irwin Rosen Fellowship, University of Chicago 2006
University of Chicago Scholarship 2005
CITIZENSHIPS
Italy, EU, USA
LANGUAGES
English (fluent), Italian (native), French (fluent), German (fluent), Spanish (fair)
COMPUTER SKILLS
Matlab, Stata, Maple, Spss, Matematica, Fortran, R, LaTex, SWP, Office
MILITARY SERVICE
Anti-Aircraft Artillery Training and Service, Italy 2000/01
REFERENCES
Roger Myerson: myerson@uchicago.edu
Phil Reny: preny@uchicago.edu