Marco Letta

Marco Letta is a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor at the Department of Social and Economic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome. His research focuses on economic development, regional economics, policy evaluation, and applied econometrics, with a strong emphasis on climate change impacts, food security, and machine learning applications in economic policy.

• University: Sapienza University of Rome
• Department: Department of Social and Economic Sciences
• Email: marco.letta@uniroma1.it

His recent work explores the climate migration nexus, household resilience, and policy targeting, often leveraging machine learning and empirical econometric methods. Publications span topics such as local inequalities during the COVID-19 crisis, temperature shocks in rural Tanzania, and machine learning applications in state aid regulation.

Notable trends in his research include:

• Integration of machine learning with traditional econometric techniques
• Focus on climate resilience and migration patterns
• Analysis of policy impacts in developing economies
• Investigation of local mortality estimates during global crises
• Development of cross-country empirical frameworks

Current projects include assessing agrifood system vulnerabilities and refining counterfactual policy evaluation methodologies.