Guglielmo Barone

Guglielmo Barone is a Professor of Economics at the University of Bologna. Previously, he served as an Associate Professor of Economic Policy at the University of Padua and was a Senior Economist at the Bank of Italy. He holds a Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Bologna.

Research Interests:

• Political Economy
• Urban Economics
• Public Economics
• Machine Learning Applications in Policy Analysis
• Historical and Regional Economic Disparities

His work spans interdisciplinary topics at the intersection of economics, finance, and policy, with a focus on banking competition, regional development, and leveraging AI for regulatory insights. Publications appear in top-tier journals like Review of Economic Studies, Journal of Finance, and Economic Journal.

Collaborations and Themes:

• Co-authored works on banking networks with Fabiano Schivardi and Enrico Sette
• Research on Italy’s regional divides with David Chilosi and Guido de Blasio
• Machine learning policy analysis with Marco Letta
• Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Competition Policy, EU Integration, Poverty Reduction