Salvatore Capasso is the Director of the Department of Human and Social Sciences, Cultural Heritage at the Italian National Research Council (CNR) and a Professor of Economics at the University of Naples Parthenope, Italy. With over 100 scientific publications, he has served on the editorial boards of several scientific journals. His research spans in the fields of Development Economics and Economic Growth, with a particular focus on the interplay between the underground economy, financial development, and the impact of corruption on economic performance. He also has expertise in cultural heritage studies and has overseen and coordinated numerous national and international research projects in the field. In recent years, he has extensively analyzed the economic dynamics of Mediterranean countries and their cultural heritage landscapes. Additionally, he is actively involved in the governance of cultural institutions, serving on the board of the Neapolitan National Museum.