His research focuses on the impact of rural energy use (e.g., electricity and firewood collection) on household income and time allocation and on the economic consequences of natural disasters, such as hurricanes. Martino obtained a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Lausanne in 2011 and an undergraduate degree in Economics also from the University of Lausanne in 2005. Martino was a post‐doctoral fellow at the Alberta School of Business between 2011 and 2013 and is a Research Fellow at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Groupe de Recherche en Économie et Développement International (GRÉDI).