Sebastiano Fadda is Professor at the Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy, and teaches Advanced Labour Economics at the Department of Economics. He is director of ASTRIL (Interdisciplinary Association for the Study and Research of Labour) and has worked extensively on institutions, economic development and labour economics issues.

Pasquale Tridico is Professor at the Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy, and is a lecturer in Labour Economics and Economic Policy. He is director of a two-year master's degree course (Labour Market, Industrial Relations and Welfare Systems). He is also Jean Monnet Chair of Economic Growth and Welfare Systems and elected General Secretary of the EAEPE. He is the author of Inequality in Financial Capitalism (Routledge, 2017).