CASTELNOVO PAOLO

Paolo Castelnovo is an Associate Professor of Economic Policy at the Department of Economics of the University of Insubria in Varese, Italy. He is also a Senior Researcher at the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, where he is involved in the research programme RAw Materials for the Energy Transition (RAMET). Previously, he was an Assistant Professor (RTDA, SECS-P03) at the Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods of the University of Milan and has taught at several institutions, including Bocconi University, the University of Milan and the University of Milano-Bicocca. He obtained both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Economics and Social Sciences from Bocconi University and earned a PhD in Economics and Finance of Public Administration jointly awarded by the University of Milano-Bicocca and the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. His main research interests include applied economics, the economics of innovation, public finance and political economy, and he has published his work in leading international academic journals.