Professor at University Professor of Economics at the University of Turin, Departement Economics and Statistics
Senior Research Fellow, Karl Mittermaier Centre for Philosophy of Economics, University of Johannesburg,
Distinguished Affiliated Fellow, F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Mercatus Center, George Mason University.
History of recent economics, Economics of Law, Public Choice
Firstly, the mechanisms of coordination between individuals, and more precisely when spontaneous coordination is possible - how norms emerge and regulate individual interactions; what is the "domain" of informal norms, their properties and limits. Within this framework, I'm currently working on a theory of "bad taste" (how behaviors of bad taste limit coordination between agents).
Secondly, the history and methodology of legal economics and Public Choice. The emphasis is on the contributions of the founding fathers (Coase, Posner, Calabresi). My most important project is a biography of the 1986 Nobel Prize winner in economics, James Buchanan.
History of Recent Economics, Law and Economics, Public Choice.
My research has 2 aspects. First, I am interested in mechanisms of coordination among individuals - how do individuals devise norms, rules or institutions to organize their interactions; I study the "domain" of informal norms, their virtues and limits to see when spontaneous coordination is possible and successful. I am currently working on theory of "distasteful" behaviours to see how distastefulness may endanger spontaneous coordination.
Second, I am interested in the history and methodology of law and economics; in this area, I am interested in the history of recent economics with a focus on law and economics and public choice. I am writing a biography of the 1986 Nobel prize laureate, James Buchanan.
