Francesco Lippi (economist)

Francesco Lippi
EducationBocconi University (Laurea)
Tinbergen Institute / Erasmus University Rotterdam (PhD)
Known forResearch on monetary shocks, sticky prices, and the demand for liquid assets
Scientific career
FieldsMacroeconomics
Monetary economics
InstitutionsLuiss University

Francesco Lippi is an Italian macroeconomist currently serving as a professor of economics at Luiss University in Rome. He is a Senior Fellow of the Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF) and since 2021 has served as the Editor-in-Chief of The Economic Journal. In 2024, Lippi was elected a Fellow of the Econometric Society.

Career

Lippi began his professional career at the Bank of Italy, joining its research department in 1996. He later served as head of the Monetary Analysis Unit from 2003 to 2006.[1]

In 2006 he joined the University of Sassari as professor of economics, where he remained until 2018. He subsequently joined Luiss University as professor of economics.[2]

Lippi has also held visiting and research positions at several institutions, including the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He is a research fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)[3] and a senior fellow of the Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF).[4]

In 2019 he became joint managing editor of The Economic Journal,[5] and in August 2021 he was appointed editor-in-chief of the journal.[6][7]

Honors and awards

Lippi was awarded European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants in 2013 and 2021.[8][9] He received the Luiss Teaching Excellence Award for the 2019–2020 academic year.[10] In 2024, he was elected a Fellow of the Econometric Society.[11] He was awarded the Premio De Sanctis for Economic Science in 2025.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Hard work is the key to success: Professor Francesco Lippi". Luiss Guido Carli.
  2. ^ "Francesco Lippi". Luiss Guido Carli.
  3. ^ "Francesco Lippi". CEPR. 23 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Francesco Lippi". EIEF.
  5. ^ "Economic Journal appoints new managing editor Francesco Lippi". Royal Economic Society.
  6. ^ "Economic Journal appoints Editor-in-Chief, Francesco Lippi". Royal Economic Society. 12 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Editorial Board". Royal Economic Society.
  8. ^ "ERC Advanced Grant 2012" (PDF). ERC.
  9. ^ "ERC Advanced Grants 2021" (PDF). ERC.
  10. ^ "Luiss — Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali". Luiss Guido Carli.
  11. ^ "Current Fellows". The Econometric Society.
  12. ^ "Scienze economiche". Premio De Sanctis (in Italian).