Born in Altino (CH) on January 11, 1956, Massimo A. De Francesco holds a Bachelor degree summa cum laude in Economics from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” (1984) and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” (1989). Since 2006 he has been Associate Professor of Economics.
His main research interest are in the fields of Industrial Organization – among them, the strategic interaction among the firms when setting their capacities and prices - the labour market and game theory.