ABOUT ME

Giorgio Di Pietro

WHO I AM

I am a Senior Researcher at the Joint Research Center of the European Commission. My expertise lies in empirical research and the application of statistical methods.

MY INTERESTS

My interests are in the field of education economics, focusing on issues such as:

Study abroad
The impact of education on labour market outcomes
University participation and drop-out
The effect of natural disaster on education
Over-education

KNOW MY

Experience and opportunities

Before joining the European Commission, I spent about 20 years working in academia, holding different positions at the Business School of the University of Westminster in London. Between 2009 and 2020 I was a Reader in the Economics of Education. Before that I was a Senior Lecturer in Economics and, prior to that, I was a Research Fellow in Education and the Labour Market. During my time at the Westminster Business School, I was Director of the PhD program, Research Leader of the Department of Economics and Quantitative Methods and Research Leader of the School of Organizations, Economy and Society. I also had a short spell at the University La Sapienza of Rome in 2001.

I obtained my PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Roskilde and did my undergraduate studies in economics at the University La Sapienza of Rome.