ECONOMIST · PROFESSOR · PUBLIC POLICY COMMENTATOR
I work at the intersection of economics, healthcare, public finance and policy — translating rigorous research into arguments for governments, business leaders, institutions and the public.
LATEST COMMENTARY
Short-form analysis on the economic questions shaping policy, markets 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.
Read Insights →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
Research matters most when it remains useful outside the seminar room.
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.
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 serve as President of the American-European Health Economics Study Group.