Francesco Rentocchini is Economic Analyst at the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) and Associate Professor in Business Economics and Innovation at the Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods at the University of Milan (IT). He was previously Associate Professor in Strategy and Innovation at the University of Southampton (UK). He holds a doctoral degree from the University of Bologna.
He has an established research record in innovation studies. His main area of research relates to bi-directional flows between the generation of knowledge know-how and the development of technological innovation. His research interests include innovation in high-tech industries, environmental economics, growth and survival of start-ups and SMEs and university-industry collaborations.
His articles have appeared, among the others, in Research Policy, Industrial and Corporate Change and International Journal of Industrial Organization. He was Associate Editor for the European Management Review (2016-2020) and has been guest editor for Industry and Innovation and Small Business Economics.
He contributed to several research projects, both at national and international level, and enjoyed research periods abroad in various internationally recognised research centres (e.g. Manchester Institute of Innovation Research in the UK, UNU-MERIT research centre in the Netherlands, INGENIO in Spain).
Francesco Rentocchini will deliver a research seminar to present a working paper about “Walking the green line: Government sponsored R&D and clean technologies in the US” (co-authored with Antonio Vezzani and Sandro Montresor).
The seminar will be held in English.
Major information: Daniela Bolzani (daniela.bolzani@unibo.it)