Principal Investigator
Prof. Jacopo Canello
jacopo.canello@unipr.it
University of Parma and University of Groningen
- Italy
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Short Bio
Jacopo Canello is Full Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Parma, Department of Economics and Management, Italy, and Affiliate Researcher at the University of Groningen, Department of Global Economics and Management, The Netherlands. He holds a MSc from Trinity College Dublin and a PhD in Economics from the University of Queensland, Australia. Before joining Parma in 2022, he held academic positions at the University of Groningen and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His research interests include global value chains, industrial clusters and districts, migrant entrepreneurship, and regional development.
Team Members
Dr. Cristina Re
Researcher
cristina.re@unipr.it
University of Parma
- Italy
Short Bio
Cristina Re is a research fellow in Applied Economics at the University of Parma and a subject expert in Economic Ethics at the University of Bologna. Her research integrates quantitative methods, such as network analysis and applied econometrics, with qualitative, historical, and institutional approaches to investigate the transformations of the global economy and the evolution of economic theory. She has contributed to both national and European research projects (PRIN and Horizon), the more recent ones focusing on international economics and global value chains (GVC). She is the author of articles published in Review of Political Economy, Scientometrics, and History of Economic Ideas, and is actively engaged in teaching and seminar activities.
Dr. Luigi Tredicine
Researcher
luigi.tredicine@unipr.it
University of Parma
- Italy
Short Bio
Luigi Tredicine is a Postdoc in Economics at the University of Parma. His work explores how globalisation, technological change, and sustainability shape firms’ strategies and employment dynamics. He holds a PhD in Economics and Management of Innovation and Sustainability from the University of Ferrara, with visiting training at Henley Business School (University of Reading, UK). His research interests include global value chains, industrial transformation, and the green and digital transitions. He has published in international journals such as Journal of International Business Policy and Economics of Innovation and New Technology. His expertise includes applied econometrics, firm-level data analysis, and policy evaluation.
Advisory Board
Prof. Gary Gereffi
Member of the Advisory Board
Duke University
- USA
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Gary Gereffi is Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of the Global Value Chains Center at Duke University. A Yale-trained sociologist and leading authority on globalization, he pioneered the Global Value Chains (GVC) framework, shaping research and policy on global production and trade. Gereffi has authored influential works including Global Value Chains and Development and China’s New Development Strategies. His recent honors include an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Padova (2023) and the EIBA Distinguished Honorary Fellow Award (2024). He has advised the U.S. government and international organizations on supply chain resilience and economic development.
Prof. Harry Garretsen
Member of the Advisory Board
University of Groningen
- Netherlands
Short Bio
Since 2008 Harry Garretsen is Professor of International Economics & Business at the University of Groningen; Previously, he was a senior-policy advisor at the Dutch central bank and then a full professor the Radboud University Nijmegen (1996-2002) and professor of international economics at Utrecht University (2002-2008). He was also visiting scholar at Yale, Princeton and the University of Munich, and is currently affiliated with the University of Cambridge as well. He is a research fellow of the CESifo institute Munich, and he is or has been on the editorial board of various international journals. His main research areas are international and regional economics, economic geography, and leadership & management.
Prof. Steven Brakman
Member of the Advisory Board
University of Groningen
- Netherlands
Short Bio
Steven brakman is Professor of International Economics at the faculty of Economics & Business at the university of Groningen. His main research areas are International Economics and Regional Economics. He is a research fellow of the CESifo institute in Munich, and co-editor of the Journal of Regional Science. He is academic partner of the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy analysis, and member of the Regional (Northern part of the Netherlands) Social Economic Counsel in the Netherlands.
Prof. Paolo Di Caro
Member of the Advisory Board
Italian Department of Finance
- Italy
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He studied Economics at Bocconi University, Public Economics at the University of York and earned a Ph.D. from the University of Catania. He is currently Economic Advisor for Research and Studies at the Department of Finance – Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance. Previously, he was Senior Assistant Professor of Public Economics at the University of Catania and University of Rome La Sapienza. He received the National Scientific Qualification as Full Professor in Public Economics, Economic Policy, and Applied Economics. His main research interests are in the areas of applied public economics, cohesion policy evaluation, and regional resilience. His research output has been published in peer-reviewed international journals and he has presented at several international conferences and workshops.
Prof Anna Giunta
Member of the Advisory Board
University Roma Tre
- Italy
Short Bio
Anna Giunta is Full Professor of Applied Economics, Department of Economics, Roma Tre University. Member of: Centro Rossi-Doria; the Scientific Council of LEAP (Institute for European Analysis and Policy), Luiss, Rome; Consiglio di Reggenza, Bank of Italy, Rome Branch; Comitato per l’Etica, IVASS, Rome; Scientific Committee Centro Europa Ricerche (CER), Rome; National Productivity Board. She is Associate Editor of the Italian Economic Journal and Member of the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of International Business Policy. Her current research interests are: Global Value Chains; Firms’ Organization; Firms’ Internationalization; Firms’ Digitalization; Industrial Policy Evaluation; Public Procurement for Innovation.