Professor of Development Economics at the Department of Economics of SOAS University of London
He is also Distinguished Visiting Professor at the South African Research Chair in Industrial Development at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and Honorary Professor at the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, University College London (UCL), UK. He also holds an ASN National Habilitation to Full Professor in Economics in Italy.
At SOAS, Antonio is Convenor for Research and Knowledge Exchange for the College of Development, Economics and Finance (CODEF) and Chair of the SOAS Knowledge Exchange Committee. He previously served as Head of Research for Department of Economics and Research Director of the Anti-Corruption Evidence Consortium (SOAS-ACE). For over a decade Antonio has acted as an advisor to several international organisations – including UNIDO, UNCTAD, ILO, UNDP, World Bank, OECD – and national governments in industrial policymaking, including the EU Commission, UK, Germany, Finland, Portugal, South Africa, Mauritius, Tanzania and Uganda. In 2023 he was an advisor to the EU Commission’s Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW).
