Education1987: Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Economics – Osaka University, Osaka, Japan1981: Master of Science in Economics – London School of Economics – London, UK 1979: Laurea in Economics, Faculty of Economics, Universita' di Venezia, Italy Fellowships and affiliations2012 - : ROA (Maastricht University) 2004 - : European Network of Experts on the Economics of Education, The European Commission 2000 - : CESifo 1999 - : IZA Previous Positions1996 - 1998: Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Università di Udine1992 - 1996: Associate Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Università di Venezia1990 - 1991: Assistant Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Università di Venezia1989: Associate Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Osaka University1987 - 1988: Lecturer in Economics, Faculty of Economics, Osaka UniversityOther Appointments2013: member of the Techical Committee on PIAAC, Italian Ministry of Labour and MURST2012: member of the GEV team for the evaluation of university research in the area of economics, ANVURFrom 2009: member of the Advisory Board of The Swiss Leading House on The Economics of Education and Training, Zurich1993-1998 CEPR (Centre for Economic Policy Research) Research Associate of the CEPR Research Project on Comparative Experiences of Economic Growth in Post War Europe1988: appointment to the Economist Program, the International Monetary Fund. Appointment declined to pursue academic research.Awards2008: shortlisted for the award on the best book of the year in Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, Princeton University, The Firestone Library, for the book “Education and Training in Europe”2001: JEL (Japan Institute of Labour) Prize for the best book on the Japanese labour market, year 2000: shortlisted for the award on the best book of the year in Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, Princeton University, The Firestone Library, for the book “Internal Labour Markets in Japan”StatisticsH – index (Google Scholar): 42, total citations: 5200Scopus: 18, total citations: 980REPEC average rank score: top 3%REPEC number of citations: top 4%Editorial ActivitiesFrom 2011 : Associate Editor, The Economics of Education ReviewFrom 2011 : Editorial Board, Applied Economics Perspectives and PolicyLanguage SkillsEnglish (fluent)Japanese (spoken – some reading skills)Italian (mother tongue)
