Michele Boldrin

Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, he has lectured at the universities of Minnesota, Carlos III in Madrid, Northwestern, UCLA and Chicago. He is a fellow of the Econometric Society and research fellow of the CEPR. He was editor or associate editor of various international reviews, including: Econometrica, Review of Economic Dynamics and the International Economic Review. His studies deal with the theory of economic growth, technological progress and macroeconomics in general. He is the author of numerous scientific articles published in all the major international scientific reviews. His most recent books include Human Capital, Trade and Financial Development in Rapidly Growing Economies: From Theory to Empirics (with B. Chen and P. Wang), Kluwer Publ. (2004); Against Intellectual Monopoly (with D.K. Levine), Cambridge University Press (2008); Tremonti Istruzioni per il disuso (with A. Bisin, S. Brusco, A. Moro and G. Zanella), l'Ancora del Mediterraneo (2010).