Giovanni Vecchi is an associate professor of Economics at the University of Rome "Tor Vergata", where he teaches courses on economic history, statistical computing, and welfare analysis.

Giovanni's research interests span the theory, measurement and history of welfare, and Italy's long-run economic history (1861-2011). He has published articles in a number of journals, including the Journal of Economic History, Explorations in Economic History, Demography, Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia, and the Rivista di Storia Economica.

Giovanni is a consultant to the World Bank on issues related to poverty and inequality measurement, living standard assessments, and analysis of complex survey datasets. He has provided technical assistance in the area of poverty and vulnerability measurement to a number of countries, including Croatia, Madagascar, Morocco, Pakistan, and Yemen. He is currently working on the poverty assessment report for Iraq and exploring the use of household budget survey data for poverty analysis in Tajikistan.