In the spotlight
Green Windows of Opportunity
The 2023 UNCTAD Technology and Innovation Report is out!
Opening Green Windows: Technological opportunities for a low-carbon world
The background documents on The Green and Digital Transition in Manufacturing Global Value Chains in Latecomer Countries and Green windows of opportunity in the global south are available for download.
Presentations
Abriendo ventanas verdes:Oportunidades tecnológicas para las regiones de América Latina
Abriendo ventanas verdes: Oportunidades tecnológicas para las regiones de América Latina
In March 2025 I was invited at the IADB ENCUENTRO DE AUTORIDADES REGIONALES Y LOCALES in Punta Arenas, Chile to talk about Green Windows of Opportunity in Latin American regions.
Here you can download my presentation.
Multinationals and their role in green innovation
Multinationals and their role in green innovation
In January 2025 I have participated at the Winter School on Geography of Innovation we have organised at the University of Pavia. My lecture was on Multinationals and their role in green innovation.
Here you can download the ppt
The Role of Industrial Policies in Emerging Countries within Renewable Energy Global Value Chains: An Application of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)
The Role of Industrial Policies in Emerging Countries within Renewable Energy Global Value Chains
In November I visited the University of Brunei Darussalam and given a talk on the application of QCA to investigate industrial policies.
Here you can find the ppt
Media
Acquisizione o fabbrica nuova? Quello che conta è laqualità delle istituzioni
New article in Lavoce.info with Vito Amendolagine and Riccardo Crescenzi.
Here you can download the article
Publications
Chinese infrastructure lending in Africa and participation in global value chains
Chinese infrastructure lending in Africa and participation in global value chains
A new article coauthored with Vito Amendolagine and Andrea Presbitero.
Here you can download the article.
Twin Transition: Digital and Green Transitions
Twin Transition: Digital and Green Transitions
In collaboration with Davide Bonaglia, Rasmus Lema and Mercedes Menéndez I have contributed to the report on Reverse Dependency: Making Europe’s Digital Technological Strengths Indispensable to China.
Here you can download the full report.
The geography of acquisitions and greenfield investments: Firm heterogeneity and regional institutional conditions
The geography of acquisitions and greenfield investments: Firm heterogeneity and regional institutional conditions
A new article with Vito Amendolagine and Riccardo Crescenzi, open access in Journal of Regional Science.
Here you can access the article