Profile

Dr. Vincenzo Alfano holds currently the position of Assistant Professor in Political Economy at University of Napoli Parthenope. He is also associate to the Center for Economic Studies – CESifo, is research fellow for Global Labour Organization – GLO, and fellow for Italy’s National University Centre for Applied Economic Studies – CiMET. Moreover, he serves as a board member of several scientific journals, and is the Academic Editor of Plos One.

Before being appointed to this position, Dr. Alfano worked as Assistant Professor in Public Economy at University of Messina, and Senior Lecturer in Economics at Westminster International University in Tashkent. Also, he had several Adjunct positions and Post-Doc Fellowship from Federico II University and University of Basilicata, to teach and research in different spheres. Dr. Alfano’s academic qualifications include a Master of Arts in Theology from University of Uppsala, Sweden; a Master of Science in Political Sciences from the Dalarna University, Sweden; a Diploma for Graduates in Social Sciences from London School of Economics and Political Science of London, U.K.; and a Ph.D. in Governance, Management and Economics from Parthenope University of Napoli, Italy.

In 2023 Dr. Alfano has been listed among the top 2% of most cited scientists, according to the Stanford/Elsevier’s Top 2%. His research has been featured in articles in various publications, such as the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Sun Times, and has been supported by OpenWeather. It has also been cited on multiple occasions in policy papers, demonstrating its impact, among others, for the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, the State of California, the Portuguese Assembly, and the Spanish Ministry of Defense.

Dr. Alfano has broad research interests, going from health economics and public health to the economic impact of religion and sports economics. He has published in several top scientific journals, including Journal of Policy Modeling; Health policy; Scientific Reports; Journal of Sports Economics; and Political Studies Review.