Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Career He a former professor of Labour Economics at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. In the 1980s and 1990s he was an economics adviser to the governments of Bettino Craxi, Giuliano Amato, and Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. From 1985 to 1989, he was the vice-chairman of the Labour and Social Affairs Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (in Paris). From 1983 to 1987 he was an official of the Ministry of Labour with overall responsibility for employment strategy and incomes policy. In 1989 he founded the European Association of Labour Economists, of which he is the first chairman. From 1999 to 2008 he was a member of the European Parliament. He is the founder and editor of the journal Labour - Review of labour economics and industrial relations. He has also written for the newspapers Il Sole 24 Ore, Il Giornale, and Avanti!. See also 1999 European Parliament election in Italy 2004 European Parliament election in Italy External links Notes 1950 births Draghi Cabinet Living people Politicians of Veneto Politicians from Venice The People of Freedom politicians Forza Italia (2013) politicians Italian Socialist Party politicians Italian economists Italian journalists Italian male journalists Labor economists Forza Italia MEPs MEPs for Italy 2004–2009 MEPs for Italy 1999–2004 Academic staff of the University of Rome Tor Vergata