Description
Professor Dr. Lucio Picci's research interests are multidisciplinary, with a focus on corruption and distributive politics. He has received a Ph.D. from the University of California at San Diego under the suprevision of Dr. Robert Engle. His book "Rethinking Corruption. Reasons Behind the Failure of Anti-Corruption Efforts" (Cambridge University Press; 2024) received the 2025 "Best Book Award" from the International Public Policy Association. His work has been published in journals such as the American Journal of Political Science; International Organization, and The Review of Economics and Statistics. He is also the author of "Reputation-based Governance" (Stanford University Press, 2011). Dr. Picci has worked with, or consulted for, international organizations such as the European Commission, the World Bank, and the United Nations, as well as several branches of the Italian government, including the Prime Minister's Office and the Italian Anti-Corruption Authority. However, he believes that his greatest contribution so far has been outside of academia, and in the field of hiking - broadly defined.
