His main research fields are related to environmental policy design, economics of innovation, economic evaluation of non market goods, economic development and climate change, waste management and policy, cultural economics and policy. 

He is director of the inter university research centre SEEDS (Sustainability, Environmental Economics and Dynamics Studies) and president of the Italian association of Environmental and Natural Resource Economists (IAERE). Through SEEDS he coordinates research activities in two European relevant projects: the H2020 Green.eu on knowledge transfers and eco innovation; the European Topic centre on Waste Material and the Green Economy (WMGE) which supports the European Environment Agency. 

He has published more than 50 papers in International peer reviewed journals and co-edited various books published by Routledge and Springer.