ECONOMIST · PROFESSOR · PUBLIC POLICY COMMENTATOR
I work at the intersection of economics, healthcare, public finance and policy — turning rigorous research into evidence that informs decisions by governments, business leaders and institutions.
PUBLIC HEALTH & PREVENTION
From smoking prevention to healthier behaviours, I use economics to show why prevention matters for wellbeing, productivity and public finances.
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Economic and policy analysis on the forces shaping markets, governments and public services.
An economy can remain standing without moving forward. The policy challenge is to convert stability into productivity, investment and real-income growth — without losing fiscal credibility.
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Research and commentary spanning health systems, public finance, prevention, productivity and the political economy of reform.
BIG IDEAS
Four recurring themes connect my research, policy work and public commentary.
How can governments create room for investment when debt, yields and demographic pressures tighten the budget constraint?
Prevention changes future healthcare costs, labour-market participation and the sustainability of public finances.
The central question is not simply how much we spend, but how technology, incentives and organisation convert spending into outcomes.
Europe needs investment and reform while preserving social protection amid ageing, energy costs and geopolitical fragmentation.
POLICY IMPACT
From parliamentary hearings to public-health strategy, the aim is to make rigorous evidence usable when decisions are being made.
Invited evidence to the Parliament’s FISC subcommittee during work on tobacco taxation and fiscal policy.
Research referenced in debate around the Tobacco and Vapes Bill and the sustainability of the NHS.
Member of the expert group examining evidence on nicotine products and harm reduction.
Expert member of the Parliamentary Intergroup on Prevention and Risk Reduction.
FEATURED MEDIA
Selected television, radio and institutional appearances.
Public debate on economics and policy.
TEACHING & STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Two short videos offering a direct view of the student experience and learning community.
ABOUT
I am Professor of Business Economics at Brunel University London, teach Public Economics at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and am Visiting Professor at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. My research focuses on health economics, public finance, prevention, healthcare productivity and spatial econometrics.
My work has been cited by the World Health Organization and OECD, used in parliamentary and policy debates, and discussed across international media. I also direct the Observatory on Public Health Economics at ALTEMS in Rome and co-chair the American-European Health Economics Study Group and the Empirical Health Economics Workshop.