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FDI, Global Value Chains, and Local Sourcing in Developing Countries

FDI, Global Value Chains, and Local Sourcing in Developing Countries

FDI, Global Value Chains, and Local Sourcing in Developing Countries

My paper co-authored with Vito Amendolagine, Andrea Presbitero and Marco Sanfilippo  was awarded the prize for the best paper in the track International Business and Economic Geography at EIBA in Milano.  It was also presented last year in June at the Sase Conference in Lyon, in October at Globelics in Athens and SIE in Cosenza, in December at the Global Production Networks in Singapore, in February at the Geoinno2018 in Barcelona and in March at Centro Rossi Doria in Roma.

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Italian Industrial Districts Today: Between Decline and Openness to Global Value Chains

Italian Industrial Districts Today:  Between Decline and Openness  to Global Value Chains

Italian Industrial Districts Today: Between Decline and Openness to Global Value Chains

On the 30th of June I presented a paper co-authored with Elisa Giuliani at SASE Conference in Lyon. This is a chapter in the book on Local Cluster in Global Value Chains edited by Maria Chiarvesio, Valentina De Marchi and Gary Gereffi.

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Human Rights Abuses as ‘Unfreedoms’: The dark side of MNE’s operations in developing countries

Human Rights Abuses as ‘Unfreedoms’: The dark side of MNE’s operations in developing countries

Human Rights Abuses as ‘Unfreedoms’: The dark side of MNE’s operations in developing countries

On the 19th of June  with Elisa Giuliani we presented a paper co-authored with Daniele Guariso e Federica Neri at the workshop on Rising Powers and Labour Standards in Global Production Networks at the University of Manchester.

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Chinese and Indian MNEs’ shopping spree in advanced countries. How good is it for their innovation output?

Chinese and Indian MNEs’ shopping spree in advanced countries. How good is it for their innovation output?

Chinese and Indian MNEs’ shopping spree in advanced countries. How good is it for their innovation output?

On 17th March I gave a seminar at IKE Innovation, Knowledge and Economic Dynamics Research Group – Aalborg University. The paper was previously presented also at the SIEPI Conference in Palermo, at GREDEG in Nice, at CICALICS Workshop in Beijing, at the 10th China Goes Global Conference in Macerata, at the workshop “Creating Leading Edge Technical Competencies in Chinese Companies – Innovation and Globalization” at the University of Gothenburg and at UNUMerit in Maastricht.

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Overcoming Fragmentation: Clustering in the Caribbean – Opportunities and Challenges

Overcoming Fragmentation: Clustering in the Caribbean – Opportunities and Challenges

Overcoming Fragmentation: Clustering in the Caribbean – Opportunities and Challenges

On 22nd of November in Bridgetown – Barbados – I participated in a round table about clusters in the Celebration & Stocktaking Event organised by Compete Caribbean.

Here you can download the final report on Clusters in the Caribbean.