Degree in Economics from Università Bocconi (1973). Master of Science in Financial Economics from University College of North Wales (UK) (1974-75). Graduate work at the London School of Economics and Political Science (1975).

I am associate Professor of Economic Policy and Director of the Master of Economics of Tourism. I teach macroeconomics, and economics of tourism and I am director of the Tourism Lab (CLEACC) at Università Bocconi. I have taught at the Universities of Brescia, Venezia, and Firenze. I was visiting professor at the University of Kyoto (Japan) (1995), the Chulalongkorn University of Bangkok (Thailand) (1999), the ESADE of Barcelona (Spain) (1998) and the University of Federio Santa Maria di Santiago (Chile) (2001-2002). I am director of the research teams for MIUR and CNR projects, for EU research projects and I am a member of the WTO Educational Council. I am director of the tourism area of CERTeT as well.