Present position
Full professor of Economic Law at the LUMSA University
Education
Full professor of Economic Law at LUMSA University since 2014 (qualified in 2011)
Associate professor at the Politecnico of Milan (2002/2014), qualified in 2001
1996: Ph.D. in Public Law in 1996, University of Bologna. Thesis on “Public utilities liberalisation”
1994-present: Qualified lawyer (“avvocato”)
1992: Doctoral Fellow at the UniversitéLibre de Bruxelles
1992: Internship at the European Commission (DG Competition: 1/03/1992 - 25/11/1992)
1991: Internship at the European Parliament (Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy: 1/11/1991 - 25/02/1992)
1990: Erasmus student at the University Paris I/Panthèon-Sorbone
1990: Graduated in law at the University of Bologna in 1990. Final mark: 110/110 cum laude (with special honour). Dissertation on “Public procurements and public-private companies. European regulation and a French case study”
Teaching Activities
Since 2012: Academic director (with M. D’Alberti, professor of law at Sapienza University, and R. Baldwin, Professor of Law at LSE) and teaching activities in the “Short Course on Regulation”, a three-day executive training programme held in English (Sapienza University-LUMSA). ()
•3rd ed. Sept 21-23, 2015: “The quest for effective regulation”;
•2nd ed. March 26-28, 2014: “Regulating for recovery”;
•1st ed. Sept 12-14, 2012, “Economics, Law and Governance, Strategy and Implementation”
“Cognitive sciences for a more effective regulation” seminars (LUMSA-Università del Salento):
•Private investors in financial market protection (April 20, 2015)
•Gambling (May 18, 2015)
•Tax evasion (May 4, 2015)
•Energy efficiency (Jun 18, 2015)
•Corruption prevention (January 26, 2015 )
Undergraduate courses:
2017: course on Big Data: Innovation, Regulation, People
2016-present: course on EU approach to Better Regulation-Jean Monnet Module given in English and offered to students from economics, law, political science and psychology Departments ()
2013-present: course on Administrative Law, Department of Law, LUMSA (Rome)
2016: course onMarket Regulation(given in English),Department of Economics, LUMSA (Rome)
2015: course onEconomic Law, Department of Economics, LUMSA (Rome)
2013: course on Economic Law, Department of Law, LUMSA (Palermo)
2010/14: course onInstitutes in Public Law (given in English) at the Politecnico of Milan
2012/13: course onEnvironmental Law (given in English) at the Politecnico of Milan
2011/12: course onPublic Utilities Regulation, LUMSA University (External Professor)
2010/11: course onEconomic Law, LUMSA University (External Professor)
2002/2011: course onEconomic Law at the Politecnico of Milan
1997-2002: course onPublic Utility Regulation, Law Faculty, University of Trento (External Professor)
Ph.D. courses: LUISS University; Pavia University; Politecnico of Milan; University of Milan; Catholic University of Milan; Pisa University, LUMSA, Sapienza University
Master Degreecourses: Sapienza University; LUISS University; LUMSA, Politecnico of Milan; Roma Tre University of Rome; Scuola Nazionale dell’Amministrazione; Tor Vergata University of Rome; CatholicUniversity of Milan; IULM University of Milan; Scuola di specializzazione in Studi sull’Amministrazione Pubblica of Bologna; Lecce University
commissions for PhDs, researchers and research grants
Member of the scientific committee, Ph.D. Degree in “Science of Civil Economy: Institutions, History, Law, Management, Organizational Well-being in the Global Society”, (2016-), LUMSA University
Member of the scientific committee, Ph.D. degree in “Institutions, Administrations and Regional Policies” (2007-2014), University of Pavia, Politecnico of Milan, University of Milan, Catholic University “SacroCuore”
External evaluator, Ph.D. degree on “Diritto ed impresa”, LUISS (2017)
External evaluator, Ph.D. degree on “Organisations, Marchés, Institutions”, Paris-Est University and Pisa University, Science Juridique, EcoledoctoraleOrganisations, Marchés, Institutions (2017)
External supervisor, EMLE (European Master in Law and Economics) Thesis (2017-)
External evaluator, Ph.D. degree on “Diritto pubblico, comparato e internazionale”, Sapienza University, Department of Political Sciences (2016-2017)
Research grant commission on Administrative Law, Roma Tre University (2016-2017)
Selection commission, Administrative Law research grant, Roma Tre University, Department of Political Sciences (2016)
Selection commission, Ph.D. in Law and Economics “TullioAscarelli”, University “Roma Tre” (2013)
Selection commission, Ph.D.Science of regulation, LUMSA University (2013)
Selection commission, Doctoral School in political science, University “Roma Tre” (2012)
Research grant commission on Economic Law, University of Milan (2012)
Selection commission, Ph.D. Droit de l’Unione Européenne, Université de Strasbourg (2010)
Researcher selection commission on Economic Law, University of Siena (2008)
Research activity and coordination
2018: selected as visiting professor in the Joint Master in Parliamentary Procedures and Legislative Drafting, IALS-based EUPADRA Unit, London
2017: “Cognitive sciences and public administrations research plan”, member of the working committee of Presidency of the Council of Ministries and SNA (National School for Public Administration)
2017: member of the research program on “Responsible gambling” for CIRSA Italia S.p.A.
2016 (October-December): Visiting Fellowship with the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
2015: coordination of the LUMSA research project on “Big Data”, LUMSA University ();
2014/2015: Research group on “Efficient use of household electricity: literature review, behavioural lab experiment and regulatory options” for the Italian Authority for Energy-AEEGSI (LUMSA, Salento University and University of Trento)
Consultant for theOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development:
a)2014: “Anti-corruption and Transparency Initiatives for a More Accountable and Efficient Public Administration” (ECO/WKP(2015)10), with Lorenzo Allio, following up with some of the core policy issues identified in the OECD Economic Survey of Italy 2013 related to the 2015 Economic Survey of Italy ()
b)2008: OECD, Regulatory Reform in Italy: Better Regulation to Strengthen Market Dynamics, Paris, 2009;chapters on “Competition and Regulatory Reformin Professional Services” and “Local Transport”,
c)2006: OECD, Reviews of Regulatory Reform in Italy: Ensuring Regulatory Quality across Levels of Government, Paris, 2007; chapters on “Multilevel governancein Campania, Veneto e Calabria”,
2014: coordination of the LUMSA research program on "New approaches to rule-making for a more effective regulation" (LUMSA, Sapienza University, Salento University)
2014: Research group working in support of the CNEL (Consiglionazionaledell’economia e del lavoro) for the “Annual report to the parliament and the Government on the quality of public administration services to firms and citizens”
2013: Research group on “Administrative Procedure and Public Decision-making”, coordinated by Prof. J.B. Auby, Sciences Po, Paris
2012 (January): Research activities at theInstitute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
2011: coordination of the Politecnico of Milan research program on “Measurement of administrative burdens to simplify register of environmental operators” for the Chamber of Commerce of Milan
2010: coordination of the Politecnico of Milan research program on “A new methodology to assess administrative burdens at regional level” for the Istitutoregionale di ricerca della Lombardia-IReR
2006-2009: Research group organised by ASTRID on independent authorities
2007-2008: Commission instituted by the Ministry for Justice on regulatory reform of public goods
Additional information
MSc on Management and Consulting program director (2015-2017)
2011-2014: Peer reviewer of research products for the evaluation of research quality (VQR)
2004-2010: Peer reviewer of research products for the evaluation of research quality (VQR)
2005 (20-23 June): VI framework program, priority 7, European Commission Panel on “Regulatory processes and the use of impact assessment”
2003-2006: delegated for administrative simplification by the Chancellor of the Politecnico of Milan
ScientificCommitteemember ofthe “Osservatorio comunicazioni”, AREL- Agenzia di ricerche e legislazione (since 2013)
ScientificCommitteemember of legaljournals: “Studi Parlamentari e di Politica Costituzionale” (2010-), “Rivista quadrimestrale di diritto dell’ambiente” (2015-); “Concorrenza e mercato (2016-)
Referee for legaljournals: “Mercato concorrenza regole”, “Regolazione dei mercati”, “Studi parlamentari e di politica costituzionale”, “Concorrenza e mercato”, “Archivio giuridico”, “TransnationalEnvironmental Law Journal” (Cambridge University Press)
Work Experince
2008-2011: member of the Unit for Simplification and Quality of Regulation-Presidency of the Italian Council of Ministers
2002-2009: Legal advisor on regulation at the National School of Administrationon the quality of regulation and impact assessment
2007-2015: Legal advisor to the public administration department task-force (Presidency of the council of ministries) on administrative burdens measurement and reduction
2000: national expert at the OECD - Public Management department in Paris
1996-2002: Italian Antitrust Authority: worked in the directorate of studies, legal department, and as a member of staff to one of the commissioners
International conferences
2017 (December 15-16):member of the local organizer committee of the SIDE - ISLE (Italian Society of Law and Economics) – 13th Annual Conference, LUMSA University (
2017 (November 2-4), Chair of the scientific commettee, Current and Future Challenges to Energy Security, 2nd AIEE Energy Symposium, LUMSA; chair of the panel on: Cognitive-based regulation for energy consumers empowerment (
2017 (July 7): paper on “Tools for effective law: a focus on nudge and empowerment” presented at the conference on Effective Law, IALS-SAS University of London (
2016 (December 8): “A behavioural approach for effective corruption prevention legislation”, seminar organized at the Institute for Advanced Legal Studies, UCL( chair: DrC. Stephanou, discussant: prof. R. Baldwin
2016 (October 19): “How to build corruption prevention transparency regulation according to cognitive insights”: paper presented at the International Workshop “Blurring Boundaries in Anti-Corruption Research: a Transdisciplinary Approach”, UniversitadOberta de Catalunya and Universitat de Barcelona 2016 (October 20 and 21), and at the international conference “Innovatiónen el ámbito del buengobiernoregulatorio: ciencias del comportamiento, trasparencia y prevención de la corrupción”,Universitat de Barcelona, Facultad de Dret
2016 (September 23): Abstract selected for presentation at the international conference on Behavioural Science in Law & Policy: Evidence, Ethics, & Expertise (“A Behavioural Approach to Consumer Empowerment Regulation: Applications in Gambling”), Newcastle University
2016 (June 17-19): Abstract selected for presentation at the International Society of Public Law (ICON-S) 2016 Conference on “Borders, Otherness and Public Law”, Berlin
2016 (April 13-15):Paper selected for presentation at the annual conference of the International Research Society for Public Management, Hong Kong (panel on “Behavioral and Experimental Public Administration: Probing the Microfoundations of Theory and Practice”)
2014 (Jun 26-28): Abstract selected for presentation at the ICON-S annual Conference on “Rethinking the Boundaries of Public Law and Public Space”(panel moderator on “Law, Economics, and Competition” and speaker);
2013 (December 12-13): Abstract selected for presentation at the International Workshop, “Nudging in Europe. What can EU Law learn from Behavioural Sciences?”, Liège
2013 (May 23-25): Paper selected for presentation at the at the VIII International Conference of the Academy Society for Competition Law-ASCOLA, “Competition Law as Regulation”, Lecce;
2012 (March 22): Speaker and organiser of the International Conference on “Policies and Tools for Local Sustainable Development. The Covenant of Mayors”, Politecnico di Milano;
Affiliations
AIPDA – Associazione Italiana Professori di Diritto Amministrativo
ADDE - Associazione dei Docenti di Diritto dell'Economia
ASCOLA - Academic Society for Competition Law
IAL - International Association of Legislation
SIDE/ISLE- Italian Society of Law and Economics (founding member)
ICON-S - International Society of Public Law
IRSPM - International Research Society for Public Management
Publications
Books (monographs)
1)La qualità delle regole (with M. De Benedetto and M. Martelli), Il Mulino, 2011 (monograph)
2)Le programmazioni economiche. L’intervento pubblico tra piani e regole, Il Mulino, 2007
3)I servizi pubblici, Il Mulino, 1999
Edited Book
Policies and Regulations for Local Sustainable Development. The Covenant of Mayors (with J. Ziller), EditorialeScientifica, 2013
Chapters in Books
1)Azioni risarcitorie per violazioni antitrust. I profili amministrativistici, in E. Camilleri e V. Meli, a cura di, Commento al d.lgs n. 3/2017, Le Nuove Leggi Civili Commentate, n. 1/2018, forthcoming
2)Quale riforma dei controlli per prevenire la corruzione?, in M. D’Alberti (a cura di), Corruzione e pubblica amministrazione, Jovene, 2017
3)A Behavioural Approach to Administrative Corruption Prevention, in A. Cerrillo i Martínez and J. Ponce, eds, Preventing Corruption and Promoting Good Government and Public Integrity, Bruyland, 2017, p. 69-99 (
4)Qualità delle regole e concorrenza nel trasporto ferroviario, in P. Chirulli (a cura di), Concorrenza, regolazione e tutela dei diritti nel trasporto ferroviario, Editoriale Scientifica, 2016, p. 51-65
5)Empowerment cognitivo a supporto dell’efficienza energetica, in Annuario di diritto dell’energia, a cura di L. Carbone, G. Napolitano e A. Zoppini, Il Mulino, 2016, p. 331-347
6)Quale trasparenza per rendere il cittadino consapevole?, in M. D’Alberti (ed.), Combattere la corruzione. Analisi e proposte, Rubbettino, 2016, p. 195-213
7)Per un approccio cognitivo alla progettazione delle regole, in E. Fabiani, S. Faro e N. Lettieri (eds), Diritto, neuroscienze, scienze della cognizione, Edizioni scientifiche italiane, 2015, p. 99-110
8)New Frontiers for Competition Advocacy and the Potential Role of Competition Impact Assessment, F. Di Porto and J. Drexel (eds), Competition Law as Regulation, Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, 2015, pp. 118-150 (SSRN:
9)Techniques for improving the quality of procedural rules, in J.-B. Auby and T. Perroud, Droit comparé de la procédure administrative/Comparative Law of Administrative Procedure, Esperia/Bruylant, 2015, p. 447-464 (SSRN:
10)Regolazione e concorrenza nei servizi a rete. Il trasporto ferroviario, in M. Passalacqua (ed), Il «disordine» dei servizi pubblici locali. Dalla promozione del mercato ai vincoli di finanza pubblica, Giappichelli, 2015, pp. 73-93
11)Behavioural Sciences in Practice: Lessons for EU Policymakers (together with F. Di Porto), A. Alemanno and A.-L. Sibony (eds), Nudge and the Law: A European Perspective?, Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2015, pp. 29-59 (preliminar version in SSRN:
12)Incidenza della regolazione sull’economia … e viceversa, in G. Lemme (ed), Diritto ed economia del mercato, CEDAM, 2014, pp. 393-414
13)Qualità delle regole: solo utopia?, inD. Galli and M. Cappelletti (ed), La qualità delle regole nella società contemporanea, Carocci, Studi e ricerche di scienza della regolazione, 2014, pp. 61-72
14)Juridical nature and role of SEAPs for environmentalregulation in the multilevel planning system (SSRN: in N. Rangone and J. Ziller, a cura di, Politiche e regolazioni per lo sviluppo locale sostenibile. Il Pattodeisindaci. Policies and Regulations for Local Sustainable Development. The Covenant of Mayors Editoriale Scientifica, 2013, pp. 65-82
15)Riforma delle professioni intellettuali. Contenuti, limiti e prospettive, B.G. Mattarella and A. Natalini (ed), La regolazione intelligente. Un bilancio critico delle liberalizzazioni italiane, Passigli, 2013, pp. 233-254
16)Responsabilità per illecito amministrativo dipendente da reato. Commento all’art. 97bis del Testo Unico Bancario, F. Capriglione (ed), Commentario al testo Unico Bancario, CEDAM, 2012, pp. 1274-1288
17)Uso imprenditoriale del demanio marittimo e tutela della concorrenza, in M. De Benedetto (ed), Spiagge in cerca di regole. Studio d’impatto sulle concessioni balneari, Il Mulino, 2011, pp. 199-212
18)Commento all’articolo 1, comma 2,in A. Irace and M. Rispoli Farina (ed), L’attuazione della direttiva MiFid. Decreto legislativo 17 settembre 2007, n. 164, Giappichelli, 2010, pp. 22-28
19)Commento all’art. 9,in A. Irace and M. Rispoli Farina (ed), L’attuazione della direttiva MiFid. Decreto legislativo 17 settembre 2007, n. 164, Giappichelli, 2010, pp. 249-251
20)Autorità indipendenti e Air, in M. D’Alberti and A. Pajno (ed), Gli arbitri dei mercati. Le autorità indipendenti e l’economia, Il Mulino, 2010, pp. 135-152
21)Competition and Regulatory Reform in Professional Services, in OECD, Regulatory Reform in Italy: Better Regulation to Strengthen Market Dynamics, Parigi, 2009, pp. 185- 204; (
22)Local Transport, in OECD, Regulatory Reform in Italy: Better Regulation to Strengthen Market Dynamics, Parigi, 2009, pp. 287-316; (
23)Trasporti – profili- nazionali, in M. Cammelli and M. Dugato (ed), Studi in tema di società a partecipazione pubblica, Giappichelli, 2008, pp. 159-180
24)Veneto; Calabria; Campania, in OECD, Reviews of RegulatoryReformItaly: EnsuringQualityacrossLevels of Government, Parigi, 2007, p. 35-92; trad. it.: Assicurare la qualità della regolazione a tutti i livelli di governo, pp. 39-112; (
25)Un nuovo modo di regolare: l’Air – Analisi di impatto della regolazione, in P.G. Torrani and S. Mariotti (ed), Le Autorità indipendenti a 10 anni dalla loro istituzione, Giuffrè, 2006, pp. 452-462
26)La categoria della regolazione economica e l’impatto sui destinatari, in N. Greco (ed) Introduzione all’”analisi di impatto della regolamentazione”, S.S.P.A., Roma, 2003, 95-126; and in F. Basilica (ed), La qualità della regolazione. Politiche europee e piano d'azione nazionale, Rimini, Maggioli, 2006, pp. 919-950
27)Uguaglianza e disciplina pubblica dei beni necessari ad operare nei servizi, in S. Rodotà (ed), I beni Pubblici. Dal governo democratico dell'economia alla riforma del Codice civile, Accademia nazionale dei Lincei, Scienze e lettere ed. commerciale, 2010, pp. 341-365
28)La riforma della regolazione: criteri ed obiettivi, in V. Termini (ed), Dai municipi all’Europa: la trasformazione dei servizi pubblici locali, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2004, pp. 253-276
29)I trasporti pubblici di linea, in S. Cassese (ed), Trattato di diritto amministrativo, vol.III, secondedition, Giuffrè, Milano, 2003, pp. 2265-2319
30)Le telecomunicazioni,in S. Cassese, a cura di, Trattato di diritto amministrativo, vol. III, secondedition, Giuffrè, Milano, 2003, pp. 2391-2438
31)Appalti pubblici e concorrenza negli interventi dell’Autorità garante della concorrenza e del mercato, in F. Mastragostino (ed), Il nuovo ordinamento dei lavori pubblici, Giappichelli, Torino, 2001, pp. 465-474
32)I trasporti pubblici di linea, in S. Cassese (ed), Trattato di diritto amministrativo, vol. II, Giuffrè, Milano, 2000, pp. 1697-1728
33)Le telecomunicazioni, in S. Cassese (ed), Trattato di diritto amministrativo, vol. II, Giuffrè, Milano, 2000, pp. 1783-1810
34)Gli atti amministrativi per l’attività d’impresa nel settore delle telecomunicazioni, in S. Cassese and F. Bonelli (ed), Telecomunicazioni: disciplina giuridica e materiali, Giuffrè, Milano, 1999, pp. 111-123
35)L’Autorità garante della concorrenza e del mercato: potere normativo, giusto procedimento, tutela giurisdizionale, in G. Vesperini and G. Napolitano (eds), Le autorità indipendenti: norme, procedimento e giudice, Agnesotti, Viterbo, 1998, pp. 91-112
Articles in Journals
1)Tools for effective law: a focus on nudge and empowerment, in Concorrenza e Mercato, n. 25/2017
2)Scienze cognitive, politiche pubbliche, regolazioni, in Giornale di diritto amministrativo, 1/2016, p. 16-24
3)La valutazione delle politiche pubbliche nella riforma del Senato tra tecnica e politica, in Rivista di studi parlamentari e di politica costituzionale, n. 187/188, 2015, p. 73-91
4)Nuove frontiere per la competitionadvocacy: il contributo della valutazione di impatto concorrenziale ed il ruolo delle autorità antitrust, in Mercato concorrenza regole, 2/2014, pp. 241-264
5)Cognitive-based regulation: new challenges for regulators?(with F. Di Porto), in Federalismi.it Rivista di diritto pubblico italiano, comunitario e comparato, n. 20/2013, p. 1-29 (SSRN:
6)Regole e regolatori in tempo di crisi, with U. Morera,in Law and Disorder. L’Italia sotto l’attacco delle regole, Analisi Giuridica dell’Economia, 2/2013, p. 383-394
7)Étude annuelle 2012 del Conseil d’Etat. Les agences: une nouvelle gestion publique?, in Riv. trim. dir. pubbl., 1/2013, p. 271 ss.
8)Dalle scienze cognitive, alcune indicazioni per i regolatori, in Studi parlamentari e di politica costituzionale, n. 175/2012, p. 97-107
9)Errori cognitivi e scelte di regolazione, in Analisi giuridica dell’economia, n. 1, 2012, pp. 7-18
10)Quali regole per i beni comuni?, in Politeia. Rivista di etica e scelte pubbliche, n. 107, 2012, pp. 106-112
11)The myth and reality of good quality regulation tools, in Italian Journal of Public Law, vol. 4, issue 1, 2012, p. 1-30, (
12)Il contributo delle scienze cognitive alla qualità delle regole,in Mercato concorrenza regole, n. 1/2012, pp. 153-168
13)Recupero delle cave dismesse e tutela dell’ambiente: fallimento della regolazione e prospettive di riforma (with M. Passalacqua), in Rivista quadrimestrale di diritto dell’ambiente, n. 3/2011, p. 57-94); also in Studi parlamentari e di politica costituzionale (as an autonomouspaper), n. 173-174, 2011, p. 181-194
14)Regolatori indipendenti e analisi preventiva degli impatti delle regole. Prospettive, limiti e possibili sviluppi dell’AIR, in Concorrenza e Mercato, 2012, pp. 675-698
15)Declinazioni e implicazioni dell’autoregolazione: alla ricerca della giusta misura tra autonomia privata e pubblico potere, in Rivista di diritto alimentare, n. 4/2011, p. 1-13 (
16)La qualità delle regole: molti strumenti, pochi risultati, in Studi parlamentari e di politica costituzionale, n. 170, 4/2010, p. 99-104
17)La valutazione successiva delle regole,in Giornale di diritto amministrativo, n. 9, 2010, pp. 916-923
18)L’Osservatorio sull’analisi di impatto della regolazione nelle autorità indipendenti, in Riv. trim. dir. pubbl, n. 1/2010, pp. 323-324
19)Fonti rinnovabili di energia: stato della regolazione e prospettive di riforma, in Giur. cost., n. 2/2010, pp. 532-544
20)Recensione al libro di Giuseppe Di Gaspare, I servizi pubblici locali in trasformazione (II ed., Padova, Cedam, 2010), in Riv. trim. dir. pubbl., n. 4, 2010, pp. 1144-1145
21)Mercati finanziari e qualità delle regole,in Banca impresa società, 2010, n. 1, pp. 55-80 (anche in Scritti in onore di Francesco Capriglione, CEDAM, I, p. 173-191)
22)Impatto delle analisi delle regolazioni sul procedimento, l’organizzazione e l’indipendenza delle Autorità, in Studi parlamentari e di politica costituzionale, n. 153-154, 2006, pp. 79-96