Tommaso's research investigates the influence of political factors on the level of market competition in a country. In particular, he compares the recent rise in market concentration observed in the US with European trends. The objective is explaining these different outcomes between Europe and the US through the role of political connections of corporations and the degree of independence of competition authorities.
Before Joining the PhD programme Tommaso completed an MSc in Political Economy of Europe at the LSE and an MSc in Economics jointly awarded by Sant’ Anna school and Pisa University with 110 plus laude and encomium. He also worked as consultant for Deloitte and as intern for the Italian Ministry of Finance and the Tuscany Institute for Economic Planning (IRPET).
Academic Supervisors
Prof Waltraud Schelkle and Dr Angelo Martelli