Research interests: 

Innovation economics, Intangible capital, Digital Transformation, Macroeconomics

Publications:

Ranked publications (FNEGE / ABS):

Nonnis, A., Bounfour, A., & Kim, K. (2023). Knowledge spillovers and intangible complementarities: Empirical case of European countries. Research Policy, 52(1), 104611. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2022.104611

FNEGE: 1 | ABS: 4

Kim, K., Bounfour, A., Nonnis, A., & Özaygen, A. (2021). Measuring ICT externalities and their contribution to productivity: A bilateral trade based approach. Telecommunications Policy, 45(2), 102085. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2020.102085

FNEGE: 4 | ABS: 1

Kim, K., Nonnis, A., Özaygen, A., & Kogler, D. F. (2023). Green-tech firm creation in Germany: The role of regional knowledge. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 19(1), 97–120. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-022-00808-3

FNEGE: 4 | ABS: 1

Beliaeva, T., Bounfour, A., & Nonnis, A. (2023). Modelling intangibles at the regional level in Europe: What lessons from a multidimensional approach? Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 21(3), 637–650. https://doi.org/10.1080/14778238.2021.1941359

FNEGE: 3 | ABS: 1

Nonnis, A., & Bounfour, A. (2025). Business agility, intangible capital and economic performance during the Covid-19 crisis. Science and Public Policy. Forthcoming. Accepted for publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scaf043

FNEGE: 1 | ABS: 2

Policy contributions:

Bounfour, A., Edamura, K., Ishikawa, T., Miyagawa, T., Nonnis, A., & Tonogi, K. (2025). New developments in total factor productivity measurement reflecting innovative activities: Evidence from the productivity J-curve in advanced countries. VoxEU.org, 12 March. https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/new-developments-total-factor-productivity-measurement-reflecting-innovative

Working Papers and ongoing research:

Bounfour, A., Edamura, K., Ishikawa, T., Miyagawa, T., Nonnis, A., & Tonogi, K. New Developments in TFP Measurement Reflecting Innovative Activities: Evidence from Productivity J-curve in Advanced Countries. VoxEU. https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/new-developments-total-factor-productivity-measurement-reflecting-innovative

Bounfour, A., Edamura, K., Ishikawa, T., Miyagawa, T., Nonnis, A., & Tonogi, K. (2024). The Productivity J-curve from an International Perspective: Is the U.S a Unique Case? RIETI Discussion Papers Series, 24-E-079. https://www.rieti.go.jp/en/publications/summary/24120002

Nonnis, A., Roth, F., & Bounfour, A. (2024). Is the EU ready for the next generation of investment? The case of France and Germany. Hamburg Discussion Papers in International Economics No. 16 & The European Chair on Intangibles Working Paper Series No. 3. https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/298791

Nonnis, A., Roth, F., & Bounfour, A. (2024). Intangible Capital in France and Germany: Is there a Measurement Issue? Hamburg Discussion Papers in International Economics No. 18 & The European Chair on Intangibles Working Paper Series No. 4. https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/305807

Bounfour, A., Housel, T., Hoehn, D., & Nonnis, A. Developing a Resource-Fit for AI Competencies of Firms: A Scenario Planning Approach. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5264263

Other peer-reviewed publications:

Bounfour, A., Nonnis, A., & Yang, S. (2025). Assessing the Impact of AI Skills on Firm Productivity: A Cross-Country Analysis. Digital Transformation and Society, ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/DTS-06-2024-0090

Bounfour, A., Nonnis, A., Le, P., & Sternberger, C. (2025). Knowledge diffusion and new technologies: A spillover analysis on the artificial intelligence case. International Journal of Intellectual Property Management, 15(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIPM.2025.145163

Bounfour, A., Housel, T., Silkey, T., & Nonnis, A. (2023). Digital transformation and strategic agility during the COVID-19 crisis: The role of the intangible capital conversion. Digital Transformation and Society, 2(3), 257–275. https://doi.org/10.1108/DTS-09-2022-0048

Nonnis, A., & Bounfour, A. (2022). The impact of public sector intangibles and their components on private productivity. International Journal of Intellectual Property Management, 12(4), 558. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIPM.2022.127035

Bounfour, A., Etienne, J.-M., Cheng, X., & Nonnis, A. (2022). How do firms use cloud computing to transform their organization? Evidence from a global survey. Digital Transformation and Society, 1(1), 29–47. https://doi.org/10.1108/DTS-05-2022-0014

Nonnis, A., Bounfour, A., Özaygen, A., Kim, K. O., & Beliaeva, T. (2021). The combined contribution of intangible capital and global value chain participation to productivity. International Journal of Intellectual Property Management, 11(1), 21. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIPM.2021.113366

Book Chapters:

Kim, K. O., Bounfour, A., Nonnis, A., & Özaygen, A. (2024). ICT externalities. Measurement issues and their effects on output growth. In Bloch, C., Protogerou, A., & Vonortas, N. S. (Eds.), Intangible Assets, Productivity and Economic Growth: Micro, Meso and Macro Perspectives (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003324225

Bounfour, A., Nonnis, A., Sternberger, C., & Le, N. M. P. (2022). Platforms, AI and the Spillover Effect. In Platforms and Artificial Intelligence (pp. 51–76). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90192-9

Bavdaz, M., Bounfour, A., Martin, J., Nonnis, A., Perani, G., & Radek, T. (2023). Measuring Investment in Intangible Assets. In Advances in Business Statistics, Methods and Data Collection (pp. 79–103). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119672333.ch5

Peer review:

Referee for the Journals: 

• Research Policy

• International Regional Science Review

• International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

• Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy

• Knowledge Management Research & Practice

• Digital Transformation & Society

• Eurasian Business Review

• Science & Public Policy