The President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella awarded Dr. Stefano Scarpetta the honour of Ufficiale dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia.
Dr Stefano Scarpetta is Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs at the OECD since 2013. Prior to 2013, Mr. Scarpetta held different position in the OECD, leading a number of large-scale, innovative projects. From 2002 to 2006 he was the labour market advisor and lead economist at the World Bank in charge of the Bank-wide programme of Employment and Development. Dr Scarpetta has published extensively in academic journals, and he holds a PhD in Economics from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (Paris), a M.Sc. in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a Laurea Summa cum Laude from the University of Rome “La Sapienza”.