Economist Tommaso Nannicini argues that the true threat to the country is not low fertility, but the steady flight of young talent that weakens growth, innovation, and the future of the welfare state.
Author: Tommaso Nannicini
Tommaso Nannicini is a professor of political economy at the European University Institute, where he holds a chair at the Florence School of Transnational Governance, and is also a full professor at Bocconi University. He has taught at Harvard and Carlos III in Madrid, and has conducted research at the IMF, MIT, and Pompeu Fabra. His work has appeared in leading journals such as the American Economic Review and the American Political Science Review, and in 2015 he received an ERC Consolidator Grant for his project on political behavior. He is an editorialist for La Stampa and has held prominent political roles, including Undersecretary to the Prime Minister and Chair of the bicameral commission on welfare and pensions. His latest book, written with Alessandra Minello, is Genitori alla pari. He is also an avid baseball fan and a proud member of Red Sox Nation.