Where are we, how did we get here, and where are we heading?
13th September, 2023
14.00 Opening addresses
- Antonella OCCHINO, Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
- Marco VIVARELLI, Director of the Department of Economic Policy, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
Session I
INNOVATION AND INDUSTRIAL DYNAMICS
Chair: Nicoletta CORROCHER, Bocconi University, Milano
14.30
Roberto FONTANA, University of Pavia
Where do firms come from? Knowledge relatedness and firm entry
15.00
Hugo CASTRO SILVA, University of Lisbon
Regional impacts of digitalisation: The roles of Industry specialisation, variety, and agglomeration
15.30
Arianna MARTINELLI, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa
Are we moving to a less toxic world? How bans on Persistent Organic Pollutants affect firms’ inventive strategies
16.00 Discussion
Introduced by Marco GUERZONI, University of Milano-Bicocca
16.45 Coffee break
17.00 Round Table
- Chaired by Elena CEFIS, University of Bergamo
- Rui BAPTISTA, University of Lisbon
- Alex COAD, Waseda University, Tokyo
- Orietta MARSILI, University of Bristol
- Enrico SANTARELLI, University of Bologna
18.30 End of day 1
20.00 Social dinner
14th September, 2023
Session II - INNOVATION AND THE LABOR MARKET
Chair: Chiara MUSSIDA, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza
9.30
Jacopo STACCIOLI, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
The empirics of technology, employment and occupations: lessons learned and challenges ahead
10.00
Bettina PETERS, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim
Artificial Intelligence and the Demand for Labor: Evidence from German Firm-level Data
10.30
Mehmet UGUR, University of Greenwich, London
Innovation, markups and the labour market: Euro-area industry evidence on employment and the labour share
11.00 Discussion
Introduced by Dario GUARASCIO, Sapienza University, Roma
11.45 Coffee break
12.00 Round Table
- Chaired by Maria Enrica VIRGILLITO, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa
- Pierre MOHNEN, UNU-MERIT, Maastricht
- Mario PIANTA, Scuola Normale Superiore, Firenze
- Maria SAVONA, LUISS Guido Carli, Roma and SPRU-University of Sussex
- Marco VIVARELLI, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
13.30 Lunch
Session III - INNOVATION AND GLOBALIZATION
Chair: Gabriele PELLEGRINO, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
15.00
Antonello ZANFEI, University of Urbino
Functional specialization, R&D and upgrading in European regions: new insights from FDI data
15.30
Tania TREIBICH, University of Maastricht
Automation adoption and export performance: Evidence from French firms
16.00
Chiara FRANCO, University of Pisa
Robots and Global Value Chain
16.30 Discussion
Introduced by Marco GRAZZI, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
17.15 Coffee break
17.30 Round Table
Chaired by Daniele MOSCHELLA, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa
- Cristiano ANTONELLI, University of Torino
- Keun LEE, Seoul National University
- Valentina MELICIANI, LUISS Guido Carli, Roma
- Giovanni DOSI, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa
19.00 End of day 2
20.00 Social dinner
15th September, 2023
Session IV - INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY
Chair: Maria Luisa MANCUSI, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
9.00
Claudia GHISETTI, University of Milano-Bicocca
Mapping the ‘twin’ transition through patent and publication data
9.30
Federico NUTARELLI, Bocconi University, Milano
Assessing the determinants of science-based green patents
10.00
Effie KESIDOU, Leeds University Business School
Twin Net Zero and Digital transition - Myth or Reality? Evidence from UK SMEs
10.30 Discussion
Introduced by Sandro MONTRESOR, Gran Sasso Science Institute, L’Aquila
11.15 Coffee break
11.30 Round Table
Chaired by Andrea MINA, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa
- Pelin DEMIREL, Imperial College London
- Jackie KRAFFT, Côte d’Azur University, Nice
- Mauro NAPOLETANO, Côte d’Azur University, Nice
- Francesco QUATRARO, University of Torino
13.00 Lunch
Session V - MANAGERIAL AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS
Chair: Fabio MONTOBBIO, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
14.30
Nathalie GREENAN, Employment and Labour Research Centre - CNAM - CEET, Paris
Innovating for the good or for the bad? An EU-wide analysis of the impact of the technological transformation on the labour market
15.00
Luigi MARENGO, LUISS Guido Carli, Roma
Make, Buy, or Redesign. The impact of digital technologies on the organization of production
15.30
Andrea MINA, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa
Public funding of innovation: evidence from European R&D grants
16.00 Discussion
Introduced by Stefano BIANCHINI, University of Strasbourg
16.45 Coffee break
17.00 Round Table
Chaired by Mariacristina PIVA, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza
- Giuliana BATTISTI, Warwick Business School Uwe CANTNER, University of Jena
- Scott CUNNINGHAM, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
- Franco MALERBA, Bocconi University, Milano
18.30 Concluding remarks
- Giovanni DOSI, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa
- Marco Vivarelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
19.00 Farewell cocktail
