She also is in the Editorial Board of Ingenere web magazine and Visiting Professor at LISER (formerly CEPS/INSTEAD, Luxembourg). Her research interests cover the household decisions on consumption/saving over the life cycle, precautionary saving, portfolio decision and poverty analysis. Her research areas also span human capital accumulation with reference to developing countries and gender economics. She previously worked as an Assistant Professor at the University of Rome Tor Vergata and as a consultant for ILO, UNICEF, UCW (Understanding Children's Work) and the World Bank.