I hold a Ph.D. in Economics from the European University Institute (2005), a Master in Economics from Bocconi University (1999) and I earned my B.A. in Political Sciences from the University of Florence (1998). I am Full Professor in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at Bocconi University and in Transnational Governance at EUI. I am on leave since March 23, 2018 because of parliamentary appointment (Italian Senate).