Giampiero M. Gallo is a Professor of Econometrics at the School of Economics of the University of Florence. At NYU Florence he is a part-time Faculty. He holds a Laurea in Economia e Commercio from the University of Florence and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. He has taught at several American Universities - UPenn, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of California San Diego, New York University - and has consulted in the economic, financial and regional development areas for the World Bank, Central Planning Bureau, CREST-INSEE, and Confindustria. He has published articles in major journals such as the Review of Economic and Statistics, Journal of Econometrics, Econometric Theory, Journal of Financial Econometrics, Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, Journal of Forecasting, Journal of Empirical Finance. His research interests include financial volatility modeling and forecasting, nonlinear time series. Professor Gallo considers knowledge through teaching and research his main passion and he tries to transmit the principle that solid thoughts are the result of studying, dialogue and openness in accepting criticism.

What does "Dialogue" mean to you?

 Dialogue means readiness to subvert my own paradigms through openness to understanding other people’s thinking, especially their method of reasoning. My arguments can be fully shaped by letting them be exposed to outside forces. It means desire to be contaminated when you recognize intellectual honesty.

What is your tweet from La Pietra?

 Another great conference on human rights at NYU Firenze in the portfolio of the great LPD forum where you can get contaminated by ideas.