Anna Maria FERRAGINA | Research lab in economics and innovation technologies

This laboratory (LabETI) aims to study in detail the main themes related to the economics of innovation and the economics of the media through the development of theoretical and empirical models for evaluating the effects and consequences (economic, institutional, social and technological) that derive from the decisions of firms or public bodies in relation to the various aspects of innovation. The activities of the laboratory bring together the economic and statistical skills that are present with the department, in order to carry out a more complete study of the firm, its organisational structure and various national and international markets. Within its tasks, the laboratory also aims to develop research activities in relation to web technologies and audiovisual and multimedia communication within the university. It cooperates closely with higher education institutions and initiatives, such as the PhD School "Antonio Genovesi", and with firms and public bodies at local level.

From a research perspective, the activities of the laboratory are mainly related to the following themes:

• the evaluation of innovation in relation to the local and national entrepreneurial community;
• the study of processes of activation, implementation and diffusion of scientific and technological knowledge within the sphere of production, including the resulting effects on the national economy;
• the analysis and assessment of policies for research and innovation;
• the study of the system of communications and media from a quantitative economic perspective;
• the analysis of the role of the media and ICT industries in Italy, from a social and economic point of view;
• the exploration of the economic, legal and managerial aspects of intellectual property.

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