Giorgio Fagiolo is full professor of economics at S. Anna School of Advanced Studies (Pisa, Italy), where he holds a tenured position in the Institute of Economics. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematical statistics from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and a Ph.D. in economics from the European University Institute (Florence, Italy). His main areas of scientific interest include agent-based computational economics, complex networks, evolutionary games, industrial dynamics, and economic methodology (with particular emphasis on the scientific status of agent-based computational economics; empirical validation of economic models; and their policy-related implications).

His papers have been published, among others, in Science, Nature Scientific Reports, J of Economic Geography, J of Applied Econometrics, PLoS ONE, J of Economics Dynamics & Control, Computational Economics, New J of Physics, Physical Review E, J of Economic Behavior & Organization.