- 30 June – 2 July, 2025 R&D Management Conference, University Sant’Anna of Pisa (IT).
Paper presented: “Moneytalks: the role of (spatial and digital) proximity in the VC financing of green startups”, with Davide Consoli, Francesco Lelli, François Perruchas, and Francesco Rentocchini.
- 20 – 21 February 2025, Thirteen IAERE Annual Conference, University of Rome 3 (IT).
Paper presented: “Moneytalks: the role of (spatial and digital) proximity in the VC financing of green startups”, with Davide Consoli, Francesco Lelli, François Perruchas, and Francesco Rentocchini.
- 30 – 31 January 2025, XXIII SIEPI Annual Workshop, University of Bologna IT).
Paper presented: “Moneytalks: the role of (spatial and digital) proximity in the VC financing of green startups”, with Davide Consoli, Francesco Lelli, François Perruchas, and Francesco Rentocchini.
- 8 November 2024, II Workshop of the PRIN2022 Project GEOTWIN, “The Geography of the Twin Transition: mapping the regional combination of the green and the digital transition”; University of Trento (Italy).
Paper presented: “Combining digital and green technologies: how to close the gap between regions and the frontier?”, with Stefano Basilico and Alberto Marzucchi.
- 24 – 26 October 2024, 65th Annual Conference of the Italian Economic Association, University of Urbino Carlo Bo (Italy).
Papers presented: “Combining digital and green technologies: how to close the gap between regions and the frontier?”, with Stefano Basilico and Alberto Marzucchi. “Moneytalks: the role of (spatial and digital) proximity in the VC financing of green startups”, with Davide Consoli, Francesco Lelli, François Perruchas, and Francesco Rentocchini.
- 4 – 6 September 2024, XLV Conference of the Italian Association of Regional Sciences, University of Turin.
Papers presented: “Moneytalks: the role of (spatial and digital) proximity in the VC financing of green startups”, with Davide Consoli, Francesco Lelli, François Perruchas, and Francesco Rentocchini; “Knowledge sources for Industry 4.0 technologies in European regions: the role of inward FDIs”; with Michela Bello, Davide Castellani, Giacomo Damioli, and Giovanni Marin.
- 13 – 15 June 2024, 2024 DRUID Conference, SKEMA Universitè Cote d’Azur, Nice (FR).
Paper presented: “Knowledge sources for Industry 4.0 technologies in European regions: the role of inward FDIs”; with Michela Bello, Davide Castellani, Giacomo Damioli, and Giovanni Marin.
- 9 – 11 May 2024, VII International Conference on Cluster Research: “Rethinking Clusters, Ecosystems, and Places in Sustainability Transitions”.
Paper presented: “Combining digital and green technologies: how to close the gap between regions and the frontier?”; with Stefano Basilico and Alberto Marzucchi.
- 22 – 23 February 2024, Twelfth IAERE Annual Conference, University of Chieti-Pescara (IT)
Paper presented: Regional green-tech diversification and inter-regional green knowledge flows: EU evidence”; with Adelia Fatikhova and Fabrizio Fusillo.
- 10 – 12 January 2024, GeoInno Conference 2024, University of Manchester (UK).
Paper presented: "Regional green-tech diversification and inter-regional green knowledge flows: EU evidence”; with Adelia Fatikhova and Fabrizio Fusillo.
- 24 – 26 October 2023, 9th European Conference on Corporate R&D and Innovation, Joint Research Center, European Commission, Seville (ES).
Paper presented: “Walking the green line: government sponsored R&D and clean technologies”; with Antonio Vezzani and Francesco Rentocchini.
- 19 – 21 October 2023, 64th Annual Conference of the Italian Economic Association, GSSI L’Aquila (Italy).
Paper presented: “Innovation and data analytics within firms: the role of high-involvement organisational practices”; with Luca Cattani, Chiara Franco, and Fabio Landini.
- 6 – 8 September 2023, 2023 AISRE Conference, University of Naples Parthenope.
Paper presented: “Regional green-tech diversification and inter-regional green knowledge flows: EU evidence”; with Adelia Fatikhova and Fabrizio Fusillo.
- 15 – 16 June 2023, XXI SIEPI Annual Workshop, University Federico II of Naples.
Paper presented: “Regional green-tech diversification and inter-regional green knowledge flows: EU evidence”; with Adelia Fatikhova and Fabrizio Fusillo.
- 10 – 12 June 2023, 2023 DRUID Conference, NOVA School of Business and Economics of Lisbon.
“Innovation and data analytics within firms: the role of high-involvement organisational practices”; with Luca Cattani, Chiara Franco, and Fabio Landini.
- 20 – 22 October 2022, 63rd Annual Conference of the Italian Economic Association, University of Turin.
Paper presented: Digital technologies and eco-innovations. Evidence of the “twin transition” from Italian firms”, with Antonio Vezzani.
- 27 – 29 September 2022, 2022 CERCIS Conference, University of Ferrara.
Paper presented: ““Look where they are!” Firms’ eco-innovations and I4.0 technologies in urban and rural areas”, with Luca Cattani and Antonio Vezzani.
- 5 – 6 September 2022, 2022 AISRE Conference, Polytechnic University of Milan (IT).
Papers presented: ““Look where they are!” Firms’ eco-innovations and I4.0 technologies in urban and rural areas”, with Luca Cattani and Antonio Vezzani.; “Social capital and regional innovation in the aftermath of crisis: Evidence from Italian provinces”; with Alessandra Faggian and Marianna Marino.
- 11- 13 July 2022, 2022 R&D Management Conference, University of Trento (IT), hybrid event.
Paper presented: “Digital technologies and eco-innovations. Evidence of the “twin transition” from Italian firms”, with Antonio Vezzani
- 4 – 6 July 2022, 6th Conference on the Geography of Innovation (GEOINNO2022), Bocconi University of Milan.
Papers presented: “Eco-innovation and digitalisation in Small Medium Enterprises: Does geographical location make the difference?” with Luca Cattani and Antonio Vezzani; “Do migrants move along the routes of technological proximity? Evidence from Spanish NUTS3 regions” with Anna D’Ambrosio, Chiara Franco, and Francesco Quatraro; ““With no siblings, but with home”: single patent-class inventions (SPIs) and regional technological diversification in Europe” with Claudio Cozza, Alessandro Palma, and Francesco Tarasconi.
- 16 – 17 June 2022, XX SIEPI Annual Workshop, University of L’Aquila (IT).
Paper presented: “Digital technologies and eco-innovations. Evidence of the “twin transition” from Italian firms”, with Antonio Vezzani.
- 13 – 15 June 2022, 2022 DRUID Conference, Copenhagen Business School (DK).
Paper presented: “Digital technologies and eco-innovations. Evidence of the “twin transition” from Italian firms”, with Antonio Vezzani.
- 21 – 22 April 2022, 10th IAERE Annual Conference, University of Cagliari (IT), hybrid event.
Paper presented: “Digital technologies and eco-innovations. Evidence of the “twin transition” from Italian firms”, with Antonio Vezzani.
- 16 – 18 December 2021, CERCIS Annual Workshop, University of Ferrara (IT).
Paper presented: “Digital technologies and eco-innovations. Evidence of the “twin transition” from Italian firms”, with Antonio Vezzani.
- 26 – 29 October 2021, 62nd Annual Workshop of the Italian Association of Italian Economists (Società Italiana di Economia, SIE) on “Economia e sfide globali. Salute, cambiamenti climatici, tecnologie digitali” (virtual event).
Paper presented: ““With no siblings, but with home”: single patent-class inventions (SPIs) and regional technological diversification in Europe”, with Claudio Cozza, Ilaria Gandin and Gianluca Tarasconi.
- 18 – 20 October 2021, 2021DRUID Conference, Copenhagen Business School.
Papers presented: “On the geography of radical innovations: Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) and technological novelty in European regions”, with Gianluca Orsatti and Francesco Quatraro; “Proximities and access to Venture Capital: evidence from Italian innovative start-ups”; with Francesca Ghinami.
- 23 – 24 September 2021, 18th Workshop of the European Network on the Economics of the Firm (ENEF) on “Green and Digital Transformations in Times of Recovery. The Role of Incumbent Firms, Start-ups and Financial Institutions”(virtual event).
Paper presented: “Digital technologies and new environmentally sustainable production processes. A privileged role for Artificial Intelligence?”, with Antonio Vezzani.
- 24 – 27 August 2021, 60th ERSA Conference, organised by the University of Bolzano (virtual).
Papers presented: “Do migrants move along the routes of technological proximity? Evidence from Spanish NUTS3 regions”, with Anna D'ambrosio, Chiara Franco, and Francesco Quatraro; “Proximities and access to Venture Capital: evidence from Italian innovative start-ups”; with Francesca Ghinami; “Foreign Direct Investments and regional specialization in environmental technologies”, with Davide Castellani, Giovanni Marin and Antonello Zanfei; ““With no siblings, but with home”: single patent-class inventions (SPIs) and regional technological diversification in Europe”, with Claudio Cozza, Ilaria Gandin and Gianluca Tarasconi.
- 8 – 10 July 2021, 18th International Schumpeter Society (ISS) Conference, organised by LUISS Rome (virtual)
Papers presented: “Regional technological diversification and the global R&D network:
“be related, but also connected!”, with Chiara Burlina, Fabrizio Fusillo, and Alessandro Palma; “With no siblings, but with home”: single patent-class inventions (SPIs) and regional technological diversification in Europe”, with Claudio Cozza, laria Gandin, Alessandro Palma, and Gianluca Tarasconi. “Harnessing artificial intelligence for regional eco-innovation: a patent-based analysis of European regions’ green-tech diversification”, with Gloria Cicerone, Alessandra Faggian and Francesco Rentocchini.
- 10 -11 June 2021, XIX Annual Workshop of the Italian Association of Industrial Economics and Politics (SIEPI) (Virtual)
Paper presented: “Regional technological diversification and the global R&D network: “be related, but also connected!”, with Chiara Burlina, Fabrizio Fusillo, and Alessandro Palma;
- 25 – 28 May 2021, 13th World Congress of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) (Virtual)
Paper presented: “With no siblings, but with home”: single patent-class inventions (SPIs) and regional technological diversification in Europe”, with Claudio Cozza, laria Gandin, Alessandro Palma, and Gianluca Tarasconi.
- 22 – 25 February 2021, Western Regional Science Association 60th Annual Meeting (Virtual):
Paper presented: “Harnessing artificial intelligence for regional eco-innovation: a patent-based analysis of European regions’ green-tech diversification”, with Gloria Cicerone, Alessandra Faggian and Francesco Rentocchini.
- 21-22, January 2021, ENEF2020, 17th European Network on the Economics of the Firm (ENEF):
Paper presented: ““With no siblings, but with home”: single patent-class inventions (SPIs) and regional technological diversification in Europe”, with Claudio Cozza, laria Gandin, Alessandro Palma, and Gianluca Tarasconi
- 20 – 23 October 2020, 61st Annual Meeting of Italian Economists Society (Società Italiana degli Economisti SIE), Virtual Conference:
Paper presented: “Harnessing artificial intelligence for regional eco-innovation: a patent-based analysis of European regions’ green-tech diversification”, with Gloria Cicerone, Alessandra Faggian and Francesco Rentocchini.
- 9-10 September 2020, XVII Workshop c.MET05, Virtual Conference:
Papers presented: “With no siblings, but with home: single patent-class inventions and regional technological diversification in Europe”, with Claudio Cozza.
- 2-4 September 2020, AISRE 2020 Conference on “Regions in-between unexpected threats and opportunities”, Virtual Conference:
Papers presented: “Harnessing artificial intelligence for regional eco-innovation: a patent-based analysis of European regions’ green-tech diversification”, with Gloria Cicerone, Alessandra Faggian and Francesco Rentocchini; “MNEs and regional specialisation in environmental technologies”, with Giovanni Marin, Davide Castellani, and Antonello Zanfei”; “The geography of Covid-19 and the structure of local economies: the case of Italy”, with Andrea Ascani and Alessandra Faggian; “With no siblings, but with home: single patent-class inventions and regional technological diversification in Europe”, with Claudio Cozza.
- 29 – 31 January 2020, GeoInno2020, 5th Geography of Innovation Conference, University of Stavanger (Norway).
Papers presented: “Unlocking the Green Door of Regional Development: The Role of MNEs in Greening Local Inventive Activities”, with Davide Castellani, Giovanni Marin and Antonello Zanfei; “Design and Innovation: does the "green-matching" Actually Help?”, with Claudia Ghisetti and Antonio Vezzani; “On the geography of radical innovations: Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) and technological novelty in European regions”, with Gianluca Orsatti and Francesco Quatraro; “Harnessing artificial intelligence for regional eco-innovation: a patent-based analysis of European regions’ green-tech specialization”, with Gloria Cicerone, Alessandra Faggian, and Francesco Rentocchini.
- 7 – 8 November 2019, Regional Innovation Policies Conference 2019 on “Technological change, social innovation, and regional transformation”, University of Florence (Italy).
Papers presented: “Harnessing artificial intelligence for regional eco-innovation: a patent-based analysis of European regions’ green-tech diversification”, with Gloria Cicerone, Alessandra Faggian and Francesco Rentocchini;“Regional diversification patterns and Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) in Italian regions”, with Roberto Antonietti; ““With no siblings, but with home”: single patent-class inventions (SPIs) and regional technological diversification in Europe”, with Claudio Cozza, Ilaria Gandin and Gianluca Tarasconi.
- 24 – 26 October 2019, 60th Annual Meeting of Italian Economists Society (Società Italiana degli Economisti SIE) on “Economies, Ideas and Politics”, University of Palermo (Italy):
Papers presented: “Regional diversification patterns and Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) in Italian regions”, with Roberto Antonietti; “Unlocking the green door of regional development: the role of MNEs in greening local inventive activities”, with Davide Castellani, Giovanni Marin, and Antonello Zanfei; “Circular economy and sustainability: a conceptually ambiguous relationship”, with Jacopo Zotti.
- 25 – 27 September 2019, CONCORDi 2019 Conference on “Innovation for transformation”, JRC-EC, Seville (ES):
Papers presented: “Regional diversification patterns and Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) in Italian regions”, with Roberto Antonietti; “Financial constraints and intangible investments: Deterring or revealed barriers to engage in innovation?”, with Antonio Vezzani; “Design and innovation: Does the “green-matching” actually help?”, with Claudia Ghisetti and Antonio Vezzani.
- 16-18 September 2019, AISRE 2019 Conference on “Beyond the crises: Renewal, reconstruction and local development”, GSSI, L’Aquila (Italy):
Papers presented: “Regional diversification patterns and Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) in Italian regions”, with Roberto Antonietti; “Unlocking the green door of regional development: the role of MNEs in greening local inventive activities”, with Davide Castellani, Giovanni Marin, and Antonello Zanfei; “On the geography of radical innovations: Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) and technological novelty in Europea regions”, with Gianluca Orsatti and Francesco Quatraro.
- 27-29 June 2019, Uddevalla Symposium 2019: “Unlocking the potential of regions through entrepreneurship and innovation”, GSSI, L’Aquila (Italy):
Papers presented: “Regional diversification patterns and Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) in Italian regions”, with Roberto Antonietti; Unlocking the green door of regional development: the role of MNEs in greening local inventive activities”, with Davide Castellani, Giovanni Marin, and Antonello Zanfei.
- 19-21 June 2019, Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics (DRUID) 2019 Conference, Copenhagen Business School (Denmark):
Papers presented: “Regional diversification patterns and Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) in Italian regions”, with Roberto Antonietti; “Financial constraints and intangible investments: Deterring or revealed barriers to engage in innovation?”; with Antonio Vezzani.
- 28-30 May 2019: Workshop on Technology, Work and Internationalization, University of Urbino Carlo Bo’:
Paper presented: “Unlocking the green door of regional development: the role of MNEs in greening local inventive activities”, with Davide Castellani, Giovanni Marin, and Antonello Zanfei.
- 7-8 February 2019: Annual Workshop of the Italian Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (IAERE 2019), University of Udine (IT):
Paper presented: “Does “financing‐as‐usual” still matter for circular economy practices? Evidence from European SME”, with Claudia Ghisetti.
- January 31 – February 1, 2019: XVII Annual Workshop of the Italian Association of Industrial Economics and Policy (Società Italiana di Economia e Politica Industriale), University of Roma Tre (IT):
Paper presented: “Financial constraints and intangible investments: Deterring or revealed barriers to engage in innovation?”, with Antonio Vezzani.
- 25 – 27 October 2018: 59thAnnual Meeting of Italian Economists Society (Società Italiana degli Economisti SIE) on “Globalisation and development: cities, regions and countries”, Bologna (Italy):
Papers presented: “Persistence of innovation in times of crisis: evidence from Italian firms”, with Davide Antonioli”; “Green technologies and S3: a European patent-based analysis of the intertwining of technological relatedness and Key-Enabling-Technologies”, with Francesco Quatraro.
- 26 – 28 September 2018: 2018 SMARTER Conference on Smart Specialisation and Territorial Development: “Implementation across Global Networks of Regions, Cities and Firms”, JRC-EC, Seville (ES):
Paper presented: “Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) in-between smart specialization and (un)related diversification: An empirical analysis of Italian regions”, with Roberto Antonietti.
- 18 September 2018: Sustainability, Environmental Economics and Dynamic Studies (SEEDS2018) Workshop, University of Ferrara (Italy):
Paper presented: “On the adoption of circular economy practices by Small and Medium-size Enterprises (SMEs): does their financing matter?”, with Claudia Ghisetti.
- 13 – 14 September 2018: 15th European Network on the Economics of the Firm (ENEF) meeting on “Firm Automation in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: The Future of Organisation, Employment, and Productivity”, SPRU, University of Sussex (UK):
Paper presented: “Key Enabling Technologies and (Un)related Diversification in Italian Regions”, with Roberto Antonietti.
- 11– 13 June 2018: Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics (DRUID) 2018 Conference, Copenhagen Business School (Denmark):
Paper presented: “Persistence of innovation in times of crisis: evidence from Italian firms”, with Davide Antonioli.
- 31 January – 2 February 2018: 4th Geography of Innovation Conference, University of Barcelona (Spain);
Papers presented: “Green technologies and S3: a European patent-based analysis of the intertwining of technological relatedness and Key-Enabling-Technologies”, with Francesco Quatraro.
- 19 – 21 October 2017: 57th Annual Meeting of Italian Economists Society (Società Italiana degli Economisti SIE), University of La Calabria (Italy);
Papers presented: “Green technologies and regional specialisation: a European patent-based analysis of the intertwining of technological relatedness and Key-Enabling-Technologies”, with Francesco Quatraro; “Un-packing eco-design: new evidence on eco-innovation and design from the Eurobarometer survey”, with Claudia Ghisetti.
- 27 – 29 September 2017: CONCORDi 2017 Conference on “Innovation and Industrial Dynamics: Challenges for the next decade”, European Commission, Joint Research Centre – Directorate for Growth and Innovation, in collaboration with OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation, Seville (Spain);
Paper presented: “Green technologies and regional specialisation: a European patent-based analysis of the intertwining of technological relatedness and Key-Enabling-Technologies”, with Francesco Quatraro.
- 14 – 15 September 2017: 14th European Network on the Economics of the Firm (ENEF) meeting on “Technological change and employment dynamics at the firm and industry level”, Institute of Economics, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies (Pisa, Italy);
Paper presented: “Persistence of innovation in times of crisis: evidence from Italian firms (2005 - 2010)”, with Davide Antonioli; “Un-packing eco-design: new evidence on eco-innovation and design from the Eurobarometer survey”, with Claudia Ghisetti.
- 8 – 9 June 2017: 2017 Workshop c.MET05 (Dataset MET), University of Ferrara (Italy);
Paper presented: “Persistence of innovation in times of crisis: evidence from Italian firms (2005 - 2010)”, with Davide Antonioli.
- 16 – 17 February 2017: 2017 Conference of the International Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, University of Rome Tor Vergata (Italy);
Paper presented: “Un-packing eco-design: new evidence on eco-innovation and design from the Eurobarometer survey”, with Claudia Ghisetti.
- 20 – 22 October 2016: 56th Annual Meeting of Italian Economists Society (Società Italiana degli Economisti SIE), Bocconi University of Milan (Italy).
Papers presented: “Innovating successfully through design: Evidence from European companies”, with Antonio Vezzani; “Better Late Than Never: a longitudinal quantile regression approach to the interplay of employment growth, green technology and age”; with Alberto Marzucchi, Riccardo Leoncini, Francesco Rentocchini and Ugo Rizzo;
- 28 – 30 September 2016: First SMARTER Conference on Smart Specialisation and Territorial Development, Seville (Spain).
Paper presented: “Smart and Sustainable Smart Strategies (S4) in European Regions: A patent-based analysis”, with Francesco Quatraro.
- 15 – 16 September 2016: 13th European Network on the Economics of the Firm (ENEF) meeting on “Firms, technology and the quest for sustainable development”, University of Turin (IT);
Papers presented: “Innovating successfully through design: Evidence from European companies”, with Antonio Vezzani; “Better Late Than Never: a longitudinal quantile regression approach to the interplay of employment growth, green technology and age”; with Alberto Marzucchi, Riccardo Leoncini, Francesco Rentocchini and Ugo Rizzo;
- 22 – 24 June 2016: GCW 2016 Conference on “Innovation, Employment and the Environment”, Politechnic University of Valencia (Spain)
Papers presented: “Innovating successfully through design. Evidence from European companies”, with Antonio Vezzani; “Better Late Than Never: a longitudinal quantile regression approach to the interplay of employment growth, green technology and age”; with Alberto Marzucchi, Riccardo Leoncini, Francesco Rentocchini and Ugo Rizzo;
- 13 – 15 June 2016: Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics (DRUID) 2016 Conference, Copenhagen Business School (Denmark):
Paper presented: “Better Late Than Never: a longitudinal quantile regression approach to the interplay of employment growth, green technology and age”; with Alberto Marzucchi, Riccardo Leoncini, Francesco Rentocchini and Ugo Rizzo;
-11 – 12 February 2016: 2016 Conference of the International Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (IAERE), University of Bologna (Italy);
Paper presented: “Forms of knowledge and eco-innovative modes. Evidence from the Spanish PITEC”, with Alberto Marzucchi;
- 22 – 24 October 2015: 56th Annual Meeting of Italian Economists Society (Società Italiana degli Economisti SIE), University of Naples (Italy).
Papers presented: “Smart Specialisation Strategies and Key Enabling Technologies. A patent based analysis of European data”; with Francesco Quatraro; “CO2-reducing innovations and outsourcing: evidence from photovoltaics and green construction in North–East Italy”; with Riccardo Leoncini and Francesco Rentocchini.
- 10 – 11 September 2015: 12th European Network on the Economics of the Firm (ENEF) meeting on “Firms, Networks and Innovation Behaviour”, University of Toulouse, LEREPS and INRA, UMR AGIR, Tolose (France);
Papers presented: “Forms of knowledge and eco-innovative modes. Evidence from the Spanish PITEC”, with Alberto Marzucchi; “Do Key Enabling Technologies shape regional smart specialization strategies? A patent based analysis of European data”; with Francesco Quatraro.
- 15 – 17 June 2015: Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics (DRUID) 2015 Conference, LUISS University of Rome (Italy);
Papers presented: “Do Key Enabling Technologies shape regional smart specialization strategies? A patent based analysis of European data”; with Francesco Quatraro; “Multinationality, R&D and productivity. Evidence on the top R&D spenders”; with Davide Castellani, Torben Schubert, and Antonio Vezzani; “CO2-reducing innovations and outsourcing: evidence from two "green industries" in North-East Italy; with Riccardo Leoncini and Francesco Rentocchini.
- 1 – 3 June 2015: European Meeting on Applied Evolutionary Economics (EMAEE) 2015 Conference, University of Maastricht (The Netherlands);
Papers presented: “Forms of knowledge and eco-innovative modes. Evidence from the Spanish PITEC”, with Alberto Marzucchi; “Do Key Enabling Technologies shape regional smart specialization strategies? A patent based analysis of European data”; with Francesco Quatraro.
- 20 – 21 February 2015: 2015 Conference of the International Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (IAERE), University of Padua (I);
Paper presented: “Exploration, exploitation in R&D and external knowledge search. What matters for eco-innovation strategies?”; with Alberto Marzucchi.
- 23 – 25 October 2014: 55th Annual Meeting of Italian Economists Society (Società Italiana degli Economisti SIE), University of Trento (Italy).
Papers presented: “Intangible investments and innovation. Empirical evidence from the Innobarometer 2013”; with Antonio Vezzani; “Key Enabling Technologies and Smart Specialization patterns. European evidence from patent data”; with Francesco Quatraro.
- 18 – 19 September 2014: 10th EIASM (European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management) Workshop on Intangibles, Intellectual Capital and Extra-financial Information, University of Ferrara (Italy).
Paper presented: “Intangible investments and innovation. Empirical evidence from the Innobarometer 2013”; with Antonio Vezzani;
- 11 – 13 September 2014: XXXV Scientific Conference of the Italian Association of Regional Economics (Associazione Italiana di Scienze Regionali), University of Padua (Italy).
Paper presented: “CO2-reducing innovations and outsourcing: evidence from two green industries in North-East Italy”; with Riccardo Leoncini and Francesco Rentocchini.
- 27 – 30 July 2014: 15th Conference of the International J. Schumpeter Society (ISS), Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany).
Papers presented: “Intangible Investments and Innovation – Evidence from the EU28 (… and more)”, with Antonio Vezzani; “Environmental innovations and firm’s boundaries: evidence from two ecological industries in North--East Italy”; with Riccardo Leoncini and Francesco Rentocchini.
- 18 – 20 June 2014: 3rd International Conference of the Governance of a Complex World 2014, Campus Luigi Einaudi (CLE), Turin (Italy).
Paper presented: “Environmental innovations and firm’s boundaries: evidence from two ecological industries in North--East Italy”; with Riccardo Leoncini and Francesco Rentocchini;
- 16 – 19 June 2014: 2014 Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics (DRUID) Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.
Paper presented: “On the R&D giants’ shoulders: Do FDI help to stand on them?; with Antonio Vezzani.
- 24 – 26 October 2013: 54th Annual Conference of the Italian Economic Association (Società Italiana degli Economisti, SIE), University of Bologna.
Paper presented: “Does external knowledge affect environmental innovations? An empirical investigation on eleven European countries”; with Claudia Ghisetti and Alberto Marzucchi.
- 26 – 27 September 2013: 4th European Conference on Corporate R&D and Innovation (Concord-i 2013), IPTS-JRC Seville (Spain).
Steering document prepared: “Financing R&D and Innovation for Corporate Growth in Europe: Strategies, Drivers and Barriers”; with the steering committee.
- 19 – 20 September 2013: 10th Meeting of the European Networks of the Economics of the Firm (ENEF), Spanish National Research Council, Madrid (Spain).
Paper presented: “Does external knowledge affect environmental innovations? An empirical investigation on eleven European countries”; with Claudia Ghisetti and Alberto Marzucchi.
- 17 – 19 June 2013: 35th Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics (DRUID) Celebration Conference 2013, ESADE Barcelona (Spain).
Paper presented: “The production function of top R&D investors: accounting for size and sector heterogeneity with quantile estimations”; with Antonio Vezzani.
- 13 – 14 September 2012: 9th Meeting of the European Networks of the Economics of the Firm (ENEF), Department of Economics, University of Bologna (Italy).
Papers presented: “Innovation cooperation within and across regional boundaries. Does innovation policy add something?” with A. Marzucchi and Davide Antonioli; “Do green-sectors benefit from technology transfer? A two-industry investigation for North-East Italy”, with R. Leoncini and Francesco Rentocchini.
- 30 January -1 February 2012: Workshop on “Innovation systems and innovative firms”, University of Deusto and the Basque Institute of Competitiveness (Orkestra), San Sebastian (Spain).
Paper presented: “Production and financial linkages in inter-firm networks: structural variety, risk-sharing and resilience”; with Giulio Cainelli and Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti.
- 12-13 December 2011: International OPENLOC Workshop on: “Knowledge and production networks for sustainable local development”, University of Trento (Italy).
Paper presented: “On the potential face of absorptive capacity: evidence for an area of 3 European countries”; with Chiara Franco and Alberto Marzucchi.
- 20 – 21 October 2011: International Conference on “Clusters in Global Value Chains/ Production Networks: What is the Role of Innovation Systems?”, University of Deusto, San Sebastian (Spain).
Paper presented: “On the potential face of absorptive capacity: evidence for an area of 3 European countries”; with Chiara Franco and Alberto Marzucchi.
- 7 October 2011: 3rd Conference on Corporate R&D - CONCORD 2011, IPTS-JRC Seville (Spain).
Paper presented: “On the potential face of absorptive capacity: evidence for an area of 3 European countries”; with Chiara Franco and Alberto Marzucchi.
- 7 – 8 September 2011: 8th European Network on the Economics of the Firm (ENEF) Workshop on “Strategy & Economics of the Firm”, Universities of Strasbourg (France).
Paper presented: “On the potential face of absorptive capacity: evidence for an area of 3 European countries”; with Chiara Franco and Alberto Marzucchi.
- 12 – 13 November 2010: Final Workshop of the PRIN Project on “Emerging economic regional powers and local systems of production”, University of Roma Tre (Italy).
Paper presented: “Firms' death rate and spatial agglomeration. Evidence on the resilience of Italian districts”, with Giulio Cainelli and Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti.
- 16 – 17 September 2010: 7th European Network on the Economics of the Firm (ENEF) Workshop on “Ronald Coase and the economics of the firm”, Amsterdam School of Economics (NL).
Paper presented: “Firms’ death rate and spatial agglomeration. Evidence on the resilience of Italian districts”, with Giulio Cainelli and Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti.
- 21 – 24 June 2010: 2010 International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society (ISS) Conference, Aalborg University (Denmark).
Paper presented: “Production and financial linkages in inter-firm networks: structural variety, risk sharing and resilience”, with Giulio Cainelli and Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti.
- 16 – 18 June 2010: 2010 Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics (DRUID) Summer Conference, Imperial College London (UK).
Paper presented: “Production and financial linkages in inter-firm networks: structural variety, risk sharing and resilience”, with Giulio Cainelli and Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti.
- 09 – 10 June 2010: IV PRIN07 Workshop on “Emerging economic regional powers and local systems of production”, University of Novara (Italy).
Paper presented: “Firms’ death rate and spatial agglomeration. Evidence on the resilience of Italian districts”, with Giulio Cainelli and Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti.
- 29 January 2010: International Workshop on “Local production systems and global economic crisis: responses and restructuring”, School of Local Development, University of Trento (Italy).
Paper presented: “Production and financial linkages in inter-firm networks: structural variety, risk sharing and resilience”, with Giulio Cainelli and Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti.
- 22 – 23 January 2010: III PRIN07 Workshop on “Emerging economic regional powers and local systems of production”, University of Padua (Italy).
Paper presented: “Production and financial linkages in inter-firm networks: structural variety, risk sharing and resilience”, with Giulio Cainelli and Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti.
- 22 – 23 October 2009: 50th Annual Meeting of Italian Economists Society (Società Italiana degli Economisti SIE), Bank of Italy and University LUISS Guido Carli of Rome (Italy).
Paper presented: “Indirect trade related R&D spillovers: the Average Propagation Lenght of foreign R&D”, with Chiara Franco and Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti.
- 17-19 September 2009; 6th European Network on the Economics of the Firm (ENEF) Workshop on “Institutional complementarities and the firm: financialisation, globalisation and beyond”, CNAM-INTEC, Paris (France).
Paper presented: “From techno-scientic grammar to organizational syntax: new production insights on the nature of the firm”, with Mauro Lombardi and Riccardo Leoncini.
- 13-17 July 2009: 17th International Input-Output Association (IIOA) Conference, University of Sao Paulo – USP, San Paolo (Brasil).
Paper presented: “On indirect trade-related R&D spillovers: the role of the international trade network”; with Chiara Franco and Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti.
- 19-20 June 2009: II PRIN07 Workshop on “Emerging economic regional powers and local systems of production”, University of Foggia (Italy).
Paper presented: “On indirect trade-related RD spillovers: the role of the international trade network”, with Chiara Franco and Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti.
- 6-7 February 2009: OPENLOC & PRIN2007 Opening Conference on “Emerging economic regional powers and local systems of production: New threats or new opportunities?”, Department of Economics, University of Bologna (Italy).
Paper presented: “Outsourcing, delocalization and firm organization: transaction costs vs. industrial relations in a local production system of Emilia Romagna”, with Massimiliano Mazzanti and Paolo Pini.
- 6-11 November 2008: 2008 Conference of the European Association of Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE), University of Roma Tre, Rome (Italy).
Paper presented: “Outsourcing and firm productivity: evidence for an Italian local production system”, with Davide Antonioli, Massimiliano Mazzanti and Paolo Pini.
- 9-11 October 2008: International Conference on “Apparent Antithesis: Globalisation and Local Development”, School on Local Development, University of Trento (Italy).
Paper presented: “Outsourcing and firm productivity: evidence for an Italian local production system”, with Davide Antonioli, Massimiliano Mazzanti and Paolo Pini.
- 18 – 20 June 2008: 25th Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics (DRUID) Celebration Conference 2008, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen (Denmark).
Papers presented: “Outsourcing, delocalization and firm organization: transaction costs vs. industrial relations in a local production system of Emilia Romagna”, with Massimiliano Mazzanti and Paolo Pini; “The deindustrialisation tertiarisation hypothesis reconsidered. A subsystem application to the OECD7”, with Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti.
- 12 – 13 June 2008: International Workshop on “Local Development and Global Dynamics”, School of Local Development, University of Trento (Italy).
Paper presented: “Outsourcing in local production systems: determinants and consequences. The case of an Emilia Romagna province”.
- 3 – 4 June 2008: Final Workshop of PRIN2005 on “Fragmentation and local development: interpretative models and economic policy scenario”, University of Padua (Italy).
Paper presented: “Outsourcing and firm performance: evidence for an Italian local production system”, with Davide Antonioli, Massimiliano Mazzanti and Paolo Pini.
- 2 May 2008: International Workshop on “Conflict, coordination, and governance in local development”, Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest (Hungary).
Papers presented: “The local governance of outsourcing and delocalization processes: transaction costs vs. industrial relations in a local production system of Emilia-Romagna”.
- 1 – 3 November 2007: 2007 Conference of the European Association of Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE), University of Porto (Portugal).
Papers presented: “Outsourcing, delocalization and firm organization: transaction costs vs. industrial relations in a local production system of Emilia Romagna”, with Massimiliano Mazzanti and Paolo Pini; “Innovation clusters in technological systems: a network analysis of 15 OECD countries for the middle ’90s”, with Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti; “Product architecture and the organisation of industry. The role of firm competitive behaviour”, with Tommaso Ciarli, Riccardo Leoncini and Marco Valente.
- 2 – 6 July 2007: 16th International Input-output Association (IIOA) Conference, University of Istanbul (Turkey).
Papers presented: “Innovation clusters in technological systems: a network analysis of 15 OECD countries for the middle ’90s”, with Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti; “Constructing intersectoral innovation diffusion networks with input-output: how to get relative flows? An illustrative application to six OECD technological systems for the middle ’90s”, with Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti.
- 28 – 29 June 2007: III Workshop of PRIN2005 on “Fragmentation and local development: interpretative models and economic policy scenario”, University of Novara (Italy).
Papers presented: “The deindustrialisation/tertiarisation hypothesis reconsidered: a subsystem application to the OECD7”, with Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti; “Dynamic capabilities and industrial evolution: a simulation model”, with Tommaso Ciarli, Riccardo Leoncini and Marco Valente.
- 21 – 23 June 2007: XVI Conference of the Italian Association of Comparative Economic Systems (AISSEC), University of Parma (Italy).
Paper presented: “Outsourcing, delocalization and firm organization: transaction costs vs. industrial relations in a local production system of Emilia-Romagna”, with Massimiliano Mazzanti and Paolo Pini.
- 18 – 21 June 2007: 2007 Danish Resource Unit for Industrial Dynamics (DRUID) Summer Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen (Denmark).
Paper presented: “Innovation clusters in technological systems: a network analysis of 15 OECD countries for the middle ’90s”, with Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti.
- 26 – 27 January 2007: II Workshop PRIN2005 on “Fragmentation and local development: interpretative models and economic policy scenario”, University of Lecce (Italy).
Papers presented: “Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) and productivity spillovers: a critical survey”, with Chiara Franco; “Innovation clusters in technological systems: a network analysis of 15 OECD countries for the middle ’90s”, with Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti; “Dynamic capabilities and industrial evolution: a simulation model”, with Tommaso Ciarli, Riccardo Leoncini, and Marco Valente.
- 19 – 20 January 2007: REF International Workshop on “Internal Organisation, Cooperative Relationships among Firms and Competitiveness”, University of Pisa, Lucca (Italy).
Paper presented: “The general profile of the outsourcing firm: evidence for a local production system of Emilia Romagna”, with Massimiliano Mazzanti and Paolo Pini.
- 21-24 June 2006: 2006 International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society (ISS) Conference, Sophia-Antipolis Technopole, Nice (France).
Paper presented: “The organisation of industry in a modular world: some insights from a Pseudo-NK model”, with Tommaso Ciarli, Riccardo Leoncini and Marco Valente.
- 18-20 June 2006: 2006 Danish Resource Unit for Industrial Dynamics (DRUID) Summer Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen (Denmark).
Papers presented: “Technological competition in modular environments”, with Tommaso Ciarli, Riccardo Leoncini and Marco Valente; “The general profile of the outsourcing firm: evidence for a local production system of Emilia Romagna”, with Massimiliano Mazzanti and Paolo Pini.
- 15-17 June 2006: 2006 Annual Workshop on Economic Science with Heterogeneous Interacting Agents (WEHIA), University of Bologna (Italy).
Paper presented: “The organisation of industry in a modular world: some insights from a Pseudo-NK model”, with Tommaso Ciarli, Riccardo Leoncini and Marco Valente.
- 14-15 January 2006: National Research Council of Italy (CNR) Working Group of International Economics and Development on “International Flows of Goods, Capital and People: implications for development and competitiveness”, University Statale of Milan (Italy).
Paper presented: “Outsourcing and structural change: shifting firm and sectoral boundaries”, with Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti.
- 25 – 26 November 2005: Final Conference of PRIN2003 on “Dynamic Capabilities between Firm Organisation and Local Production Systems”, University of Bologna (Italy).
Paper presented: “Linking technological change to organizational dynamics”, with Tommaso Ciarli, Riccardo Leoncini and Marco Valente.
- 20 – 21 June 2005: III Workshop of PRIN2003 on “Dynamic Capabilities between Firm Organisation and Local Production Systems”, University of Novara (Italy).
Papers presented: “Outsourcing and structural change: shfting firm and sectoral boundaries”, with Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti; “How dynamic capabilities evolve: Part II”, with Tommaso Ciarli and Riccardo Leoncini.
- 4 November 2004: School of Development Innovation and Change (SDIC) International Round Table on “National Ownership and Transferability of Political, Legal and Economic Institutions in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations: the Role of the United Nations and Academia”, University of Bologna (Italy).
Paper presented: “ICT and development: a feasibility study on Afghanistan”.
- 25-26 June 2004: II Workshop of PRIN2003 on “Dynamic Capabilities between Firm Organisation and Local Production Systems”, University of Lecce (Italy).
Paper presented “On the nature of dynamic capabilities: clusters of organizations or organizational clusters? with Riccardo Leoncini.
- 14-16 June 2004: 2004 Danish Resource Unit for Industrial Dynamics (DRUID) Summer Conference, Elsinore (Denmark).
Paper presented: “On the nature of dynamic capabilities: clusters of organizations or organizational clusters? with Riccardo Leoncini.
- 9-12 June 2004: 2004 International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society (ISS) Conference, University Bocconi of Milan (Italy).
Paper presented: “On the nature of dynamic capabilities: clusters of organizations or organizational clusters?” with Riccardo Leoncini.
- 17 December 2003: I Workshop of PRIN2003 on “Dynamic Capabilities between Firm Organisation and Local Production Systems”, University of Bologna (Italy).
Paper presented: “Dynamic capabilities: evolving organisations in evolving (technological) systems”; with Riccardo Leoncini and Giovanna Vertova.
- 20 June 2003: III Workshop of PRIN2000 on “Infrastructures, Competitiveness and Governance Levels: Knowledge and Development of the New Economy”, Catholic University of Milan (Italy).
Paper presented: Modelling the firm from a system perspective: some methodological insights; with Alessandro Romagnoli.
- 19 October 2002: I Workshop of PRIN2000 on “Infrastructures, Competitiveness and Governance Levels: Knowledge and Development of the New Economy”, University of Bologna (Italy).
Papers presented: “Dynamic capabilities: evolving organisations in evolving (technological) systems”; with Riccardo Leoncini and Giovanna Vertova); “Towards an actual system-view of the firm: some methodological premises”; with Alessandro Romagnoli.
- 21 June 2002: II Workshop of PRIN2000 on “Infrastructures, Competitiveness and Governance Levels: Knowledge and Development of the New Economy”, University of Padua, Treviso (Italy).
Paper presented: “The ‘Resources, Capabilities, Competence’ perspective: towards an alternative theory of the firm”.
- 8 - 11 November 2001: 2001 Conference of the European Association of Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE), University of Siena (Italy).
Papers presented: “The ‘Resources, Capabilities, Competence’ perspective: towards an alternative theory of the firm”; “Unfolding the technological system: the foreign market and the institutional set-up”; with Riccardo Leoncini.
- 16 October 2000: Workshop of the Murst ex-40% Project on “Infrastructures, Competitiveness and Governance Levels: from the Italian to the European Economy”, University of Verona (Italy).
Paper presented: “Innovazione e cambiamento strutturale del sistema tecnologico italiano”; with Riccardo Leoncini.
- 9-10 December 1999: 1999 European Network on Industrial Policy (EUNIP) International Conference, Dublin (Ireland).
Paper presented: “The automobile technological systems. An empirical analysis of four European countries”; with Riccardo Leoncini.
- 7 December 1999: Workshop of the Murst ex-40% Project on “Infrastructures, Competitiveness and Governance Levels: from the Italian to the European Economy”, University of Trento (Italy).
Paper presented: “Il sistema tecnologico italiano nell’ultimo ventennio: un’analisi reticolare delle relazioni tra il settore manifatturiero ed il settore dei servizi”; with Riccardo Leoncini.
- 7-9 June 1999: 1999 European Meeting on Applied Evolutionary Economics (EMAEE) Conference, Grenoble (France).
Paper presented: “Network analysis of eight technological systems”; with Riccardo Leoncini.
- 3-5 June 1999: XII Conference of the Italian Association of Comparative Economic Systems (AISSEC), University of Siena (Italy).
Paper presented: “Network analysis of eight technological systems”; with Riccardo Leoncini.
- 6-9 November 1997: 1997 Conference of the European Association of Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE), Panteion University, Athens (Greece).
Paper presented: “An alternative approach to the technological system: theoretical and methodological aspects for an empirical comparison”; with Riccardo Leoncini.
- 3-5 October 1996: XI Conference of the Italian Association of Labour Economists (AIEL), University of Naples (Italy).
Paper presented: “Modelling a reduction in standard working time: some empirical analysis of a firm’s demand perspective”; with Maria Semitiel Garcia.