Current Positions
I am Senior Lecturer in International Political Economy at City, University of London where I also serve as programme director of the BSc. in International Political Economy. I am also a tenured researcher of the CONICET, Argentina’s research council and in early 2020 I finished a postdoctoral fellow at the Centre de Population et Développement (CEPED), IRD/Université de Paris, sponsored by the French Institute “Research, Innovation and Society” (IFRIS). Since I finished this postdoctoral fellowship, I became associate research at the COSTECH lab, Université de Technologie de Compiègne.
I am a prominent and internationally leading scholar working on the political economy of science, technology and innovation, developing an emerging framework that conceptualizes corporate power based on the monopolization of knowledge and data, engendering intellectual monopolies that capture knowledge developed together with other organizations (other firms, universities, etc.) and shape the trajectories of scientific exploration and technological change. My research also outlines the ways in which innovation and intangible accumulation arises from the asymmetric interactions between different types of national states, firms and academic institutions.
I have published two books on these topics: “Capitalism, Power and Innovation: Intellectual Monopoly Capitalism uncovered” (Routledge) - shortlisted for the British International Studies Association IPE Group prize in 2022- and “The Digital Innovation Race: Conceptualizing the Emerging New World Order” (Palgrave), the latter co-authored with B.A.K. Lundvall. My most recent work also includes corporate planning of global production and innovation systems driven by intellectual monopolization and how these leading corporations, in particular tech giants, are developing state-like features, thus reshaping core and peripheral states.
Until 2021 I coordinated the “States and Markets” working group of the Young Scholars Initiative of the New Economic Thinking (INET), a group that I created in 2017, and I have been YSI/INET consultant since 2018.
I hold a PhD in Economics from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Argentina that I did with the support of a CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas) scholarship.
Work Experience
Research
2020 - 2021. Tenure Researcher CONICET. Argentina.
2018 – 2019. Postdoctoral Fellowship. Granted by the Institut Francilien de Recherche Innovation Société (IFRIS) and based at the CEPED, IRD/Université Paris Descartes -Université de Paris.
2017. Invited Researcher. Laboratoire Institutions et Dynamiques Historiques de l’Économie et de la Société (UMR CNRS 8533). École Normale Supérieure de Cachan.
2016 – 2017. Associate Researcher. Centre d’Économie de Paris Nord, Université Paris XIII -Sorbonne Paris Cité.
2016 – 2017. Postdoctoral Fellowship. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina.
2015, Sept –2016, Mar. Invited Researcher. Laboratoire Institutions et Dynamiques Historiques de l’Économie et de la Société (UMR CNRS 8533). École Normale Supérieure de Cachan.
2011 – 2016. PhD Scholarship. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina.
2007 – 2011. Research assistant. School of Economic Sciences - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Project: “Productive and Inclusive Strategies for Argentina at National and Regional Levels”. Director: Marta Bekerman.
Consultancies
2021. Advisor of the "Unidad de Asuntos Internacionales" of the Finance Ministry of Argentina. I advise on digital capitalism and financing intangible assets matters.
2021. Consultancy for the "Consejo para el cambio estructural" of the Ministry of Production Development of Argentina. I integrate a team researching on the supply of industry 4.0 technologies in Argentina.
2020. Consultancy for the "Secretaría de Comercio" of the Ministry of Production Development, Argentina. I led a team with whom we elabroated a report on the digital economy in Argentina and Latin America, focusing on regulations for e-commerce and e-payment
2020. Research Questions Curator for "YSI Plenary". For the Young Scholars Initiative of the Institute for New Economic Thinking. The consultancy involved organizing a list of critical economics questions as a network of challenges that was presented at the "Questions Fair" at YSI Virtual Plenary, held in November 2020.
2019. Advisory Team on Early Career Research challenges. For YSI/INET. The consultancy involved an in-deep assessment of young scholars’ challenges concerning academic positions, working conditions, training and skills, relations with other scholars and becoming an international research. As part of this consultancy I participated in 2020 ASSA Conference in San Diego, US. Together with Danilo Spinola.
2018. Lead Organizer. "YSI Latin American Convening" for YSI/INET.
2018. Research consultancy. Preparation of a report about the different conceptions within non mainstream economic thought of the role of the State in the economy, for European Climate NGO. The report was delivered to the NGO and I also presented it at their ”New Economic Paradigm Workshop”- Berlin, March 20/21, 2018. Together with Nicolás Águila.
2013. Research consultancy. Preparation of a report about productive strategies for Argentina in the context of the MERCOSUR for the Finance Ministry of Argentina. Interamerican Development Bank grant 1575 OC-AR under the Institutional Strengthening Programme of the Economic Policy Secretariat of the Ministry of Economy.
Teaching
2021-now. Digital capitalism and development, Ms Sc. Economic Development - Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Lecturer.
2021 (Apr-Jun). Intellectual Monopoly Capitalism, Master 1 "Economie, organisations et société" - Université Paris Saclay, Paris, France. Lecturer.
2019-now. New Technologies and the Future of Labor, Economic Development Doctoral School - Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Lecturer.
2020 Movilización del conocimiento de las ciencias sociales y humanidades en América Latina, Red de posgrados Virtuales de CLACSO, Ecuador. Invited Lecturer
2008 – now. Economics, Basic Common Cycle - Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Teaching fellow at the undergraduate level
2019. French Qualification. It allows me to Apply for Permanent Positions as ”Maître de Conférence” (lecturer) in Economics, France.
2018, Aug –2018, Dec. Scientific and University Policies in Latin America. School of Philosophy - Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Teaching assistant at PhD level, online course.
2015 – 2017. Microeconomics, School of Economic Sciences - Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Permanent Teaching Fellow at the undergraduate level, on leave due to research duties firsin France and then at the CONICET.
2018, Mar. Readings on Marx, cycle on ”Planning”, École Normale Supérieur de Paris, Paris, France. Invited lecturer.
2004 – 2015. Microeconomics, School of Economic Sciences - Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Teaching assistant at the undergraduate level.
2014, May. Cycle of Workshops on Regional Development, School of Economic Sciences - Universidad de Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina. Invited lecturer at the masters level.
Education
2011 – 2016. PhD in Economics, School of Economic Sciences - Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Defence April 14th, 2016. Graduate with honors. PhD Supervisor: Pablo Levin. (PhD programs in Argentina last 5 years, thus do not require a Masters degree)
2009 – 2010. Postgraduate Degree in Teaching at the University Level, School of Economic Sciences - Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Graduate with honors
2002 – 2007. B.A. Economics, School of Economic Sciences - Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Magna Cum Laude Distinction
Memberships and Professional Affiliations
2018 – Now. Member of the Board, “Friends of EPOG" Association 2020 – Now Member, GLOBELICS Global Research Network
2017 – Now. Member, Latin American Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation and Competence Building Systems (LALICS)
2017 – Now. Member, Association Française d’économie politique (AFEP)
2017 – Now. Coordinator, “States and Markets" Working Group, Young Scholars Initiative -Institute for New Economic Thinking (YSI-INET)
2016 – Now. Member, Sociedad Latinoamericana de Economía Política y Pensamiento Crítico (SEPLA)
Grants
2020-2021 Proyectos de Desarrollo Tecnológico y Social. “Efectos económicos y productivos del aislamiento social sobre PyMES de industria y servicios en la Provincia de Buenos Aires (conurbano y otras localizaciones de alta densidad industrial)”. Total amount: Arg$ 1.000.000. PI: Verónica Robert.
2018-2021 Argentina’s National Agency for the Promotion of Science and Technology, PICT Project PICT-2018-03042. “La Ciencia en su Entorno. Participación de los potenciales usuarios - actores extraacadémicos- en la investigación científica. El rol de la entidad adoptante, demandante y promotora en los Proyectos de Desarrollo Tecnológico y Social (PDTS)”. Total amount: Arg$ 724.500. PI: Judith Naidorf, Sebastián Gómez, Diego Hurtado, Cecilia Rikap and Guido Riconno.
2020-2023 Red CyTED “Políticas de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Orientadas A la Solución de Problemas Nacionales (PCTI-LALICS)”. Total amount: 19.500 euros. PI: Martin Puchet
2019-2021 Grant from the LabEx Institut Francilien de Recherche Innovation Société for the exploratory research project “The Industry 4.0 and the international division of labour”. Total amount: 36.087,53 euros. PI: David Flacher (FR), Cecilia Rikap (ARG) and Marcela Amaro (MEX).
2018-2019 Postdoctoral fellowship grant. LabEx Institut Francilien de Recherche Innovation Société. Total amount: 15,000 euros. PI: Cecilia Rikap
2018 Grant from the ENS-Paris Saclay for the organization of the workshop “Globalization of Higher Education and Research”. Total amount: 2,500 euros. PI= Hugo Harari-Kermadec
2018. Grant from the LabEx Institut Francilien de Recherche Innovation Société for the organization of the workshop “Globalization of Higher Education and Research”. Total amount: 9,000 euros.PI: David Flacher and Nolwen Henaff
2016-2018. Grant from the LabEx Institut Francilien de Recherche Innovation Société for the exproratory research project “Analyses Critiques et interdisciplinaires des Dynamiques de l’Enseignement Supérieur dans les pays du Sud (ACIDES-SUD)”. Total amount: 26,000 euros. PI: David Flacher and Nolwen Henaff
2017-2018. Funding from a joint training programme organized by a consortium of French (Université Sorbonne Paris Cité) and Argentinian (Consejo Interuniversitario Nacional) universities to pay for accommodation and travel stipends for researchers from each country. Total amount: 12,000 euros
2016. Funding from a joint training programme organized by a consortium of French (Université Sorbonne Paris Cité) and Argentinian (Consejo Interuniversitario Nacional) universities to pay for accommodation and travel stipends for researchers from each country. Total amount: 10,000 euros.
2015. Funding from a training programme organized by a consortium of French (Université Sorbonne Paris Cité) to pay for accommodation and travel stipends for researchers from Argentina and France. Total amount: 5,000 euros.
2014-2017. Universidad de Buenos Aires grant (UBACyT) for the project “Cronoanálisis para la planificación del desarrollo de subsistemas industriales de base agropecuaria”. Project Code 20020130100742BAD4. Total amount: 7 000 Arg pesos.
2011-2014. Universidad de Buenos Aires grant (UBACyT) for the project “Subordinación del óptimo técnico al óptimo económico en la empresa de capital agrario. Prolongación de estudios previos sobre cronoestructura del capital mediante la incorporación de funciones de producción ingenieriles al modelo de rotación del capital”. Project Code 20020130100742BA. Total amount: 23 600 Arg pesos.