I recently completed my Ph.D. at University College Dublin, under the superivision of Ron Davies and Dieter Kogler. My research was funded by the Irish Research Council.

My research fields are the economics and the geography of innovation. In particular, I use applied microeconomics tools to address research questions in these fields. I am currently working as External Expert at the Joint Research Centre in Seville.

I was Honor Student at Sant'Anna School in Pisa from 2015 to 2021. I hold a BSc in Economics & Business at University of Pisa, and a MSc in Economics at Sant'Anna and University of Pisa. 

You can reach me at locontegiacomo@gmail.com.