Michele Di Maio

Professor of Economics, University Sapienza of Rome, Italy

Michele Di Maio is Professor of Economics at the University Sapienza of Rome (Italy). He is an expert in the analysis of the relationship between violence, conflict, and economic activity and in the measurement of violence and conflict in household surveys. His research focuses on the study of the impact of conflict on individual-level outcomes – including employment, migration, education, fertility, and health, and on how changes in economic conditions may lead to conflict. His research has been published in the Journal of the European Economic Association, Economic Journal, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Politics, and Demography, among others. He has worked as a consultant on issues related to conflict, trade policy, and industrial development for the World Bank, UNIDO, UNCTAD, UNECA, ESCWA, ECLAC, IPD Initiative, and IGC. Michele Di Maio received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Siena and his BA from Bocconi University.