Research

As a Mathematician with a Ph.D. in Economics, I am a post-doctoral researcher on the project “Democratizing the Economy through Consumers: Consumer-Owned Food Retailers and their Potentials for Fostering Economic Democracy”, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

This project expands the view of economic democracy by exploring it from a rarely discussed perspective: that of consumers. It investigates how consumer-owned food retailers contribute to democratizing the economy by examining the implementation of democratic practices within these organizations and analyzing how these practices extend beyond the organizations themselves.

My expertise lies in quantitative methods, which have helped me in driving and supporting a diverse range of research initiatives. While my early work centered on development economics, my recent focus has evolved towards exploring the dynamics of social networks and the principles of economic democracy, reflecting my commitment to understanding and addressing complex societal challenges.

Besides my research at UNINE, I teach Economics, Statistics and Mathematics at the University of Innsbruck and I am a member of the ECOPOL project.