Michele Boldrin (Italian: [miˈkɛːle bolˈdrin]; 20 August 1956) is an Italian-born academic, former politician, YouTuber, and economist working in the areas of economic growth, business cycles, technological progress, and intellectual property.

His two most recent books are Against Intellectual Monopoly,[5] coauthored with David K. Levine (CUP, 2008) and Tremonti, istruzioni per il disuso,[6] co-authored with Alberto Bisin, Sandro Brusco, Andrea Moro, and Giulio Zanella (Ancora, 2010), in Italian.

Boldrin conducts ongoing research in dynamic general equilibrium theory, focusing specifically on the sources of business fluctuations, growth and development, technological innovation, and intellectual property.

This implies that, in theory as in practice, competitive markets favor and promote continued growth and innovation, whereas monopoly power is not necessary and probably harmful to technological change and economic development.

[7] Before the 2013 Italian general election, Boldrin co-founded with economist Luigi Zingales and journalist Oscar Giannino the political movement Act to Stop the Decline.

[10] Later on, he was a Republican Party (GOP) and Lega Nord supporter,[11] advocating for more cultural liberal positions, and later endorsed Italian civil rights activist Marco Cappato.