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Welcome to my publications

 

(a) Refereed journal articles

(b) Books and major monographs

(c) Book chapters

(d) Other journal articles

(e) Working papers not published on journals

(f) Reports

 

(a) Refereed journal articles

(with G. Crespi and L. Nesta).The Mobility of University Inventors in Europe.’ Submitted to Journal of Technology Transfer.

(with D. Mowery) ‘University Research Outputs: Conflicts and Potential’ Editors’ introduction to the special issue on University publishing and patenting, forthcoming in Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2007.

(with R. Fontana and M. Matt), ‘Factors affecting University-Industry R&D projects: The importance of searching, screening and signalling’. Research Policy, Vol. 35, pp309-323, 2006.(PDF file available here)

(with G. Crespi), ‘The Productivity of UK Universities’, forthcoming in Conferences on New Political Economy, Vol 24, 2006. (PDF file available here)

(with M. Meyer and D. Libaers) ‘The Role of University Spinout Companies in an Emerging Technology: The case of nanotechnology’, Journal of Technology Transfer, Vol 31, pp443-450, 2006. (PDF version of the paper is available here)

(with L. Nesta) ‘University Patenting and its Effects on Academic Research: The Emerging European Evidence’, Research Policy, Vol 35, pp.790-807, 2006(PDF version of the paper is available here)

(with S. Brusoni and P. Criscuolo) ‘The Knowledge Bases of the World’s Largest Pharmaceuticals Groups. What do patent citations to non-patent literature reveal?’,  Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Vol. 14, pp.395-415, 2005. (PDF version of the paper is available here)

(with A. Arundel) ‘ Proximity and the Use of Public Science by Innovative European Firms', Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Vol. 13, pp559-580, 2004. (PDF version of the paper is available here)

(with S. Brusoni ) ‘An International Comparison of Sectoral Knowledge Bases: Persistence and integration in the pharmaceutical industry', Research Policy, Vol. 32, pp. 1897-1912, 2003. (PDF version of the paper is available here)

(with B. Martin) ‘ University Research Evaluation and Funding: An International Comparison', Minerva, Vol. 41, pp.277-304, 2003. (PDF version of the paper is available here)

‘The Changing Rationale for European University Research Funding: Are there Negative Unintended Consequences', Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. 35, pp.607-632, 2001. (PDF version of the paper is available here)

‘The Evolution of Specialisation: Public Research in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries', Research Evaluation, Vol. 10, N. 1, pp.67-79, 2001.

(with S. Malo ) ‘Science-Technology Linkages in an Emerging Research Platform: The Case of Combinatorial Chemistry and Biology', Scientometrics, Vol. 47, pp. 303-321, 2000. (PDF version of the paper is available here)

(with C. Antonelli and W.E. Steinmueller), ‘Information and Communication Technologies and the Production, Distribution and Use of Knowledge', International Journal of Technology Management, Vol. 20, pp. 72-94, 2000. (PDF version of the paper is available here)

‘Determinants of University Participation in EU-funded R&D Co-operative Projects', Research Policy, Vol. 26, pp. 677-687, 1998. (PDF version of the paper is available here)

‘The Internationalisation of European Universities: A Return to Medieval Roots', Minerva, Vol.XXXVI, pp. 253-270, 1998. (PDF version of the paper is available here)

‘Allocation of Funds and Research Output: The Case of UK Universities', Revue d'Economie Industrielle, Vol.79, pp. 143-162, 1997.(PDF version of the paper is available here)

‘The Participation of Higher Education Institutions in Community Framework Programmes', Science and Public Policy, Vol. 23, pp. 287-296, 1996.

Special Issue
Co-editor (with D. Mowery) of a Special Issue of Economics of Innovation and New Technology on ‘The Economics of University Publishing and Patenting’ forthcoming in 2007.

(b) Books and major monographs

(with A. Salter and W.E. Steinmueller), Science and Innovation: Rethinking the Rationales for Funding and Governance (eds.), Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, 2003. Soft cover version published in March 2004. (PDF version of the flyer is available here)

The Economics of Knowledge Production: Funding and the Structure of University Research, Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, 1999. (freely available PDF version of the book is available here) 

(c) Book chapters

(with G. Crespi) ‘Modelling and measuring scientific production: A first estimation for a panel of OECD countries’ forthcoming in F. Malerba and S. Brusoni (eds.) Perspectives on Innovation, Cambridge University Press, 2007.
 
(with R. Fontana and M. Matt) ‘Firm Size and Openness: The Driving Forces of University-Industry Collaboration’ forthcoming in Y. Caloghirou, A. Constantelou and N.S. Vonortas (eds.), Knowledge Flows in European Industry: Mechanisms and Policy Implications, London: Routledge, 2006.
 
(with S. Brusoni) ‘The Key Characteristics of Sectoral Knowledge Bases: An International Comparison’, in C. Antonelli, D. Foray, B. Hall and W. E. Steinmueller (eds.), New Frontiers in the Economics of Innovation and New Technology: Essays in Honour of Paul A. David, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 361-385, 2006.
 
 (with P. Llerena, M. Matt and M. Savona) ‘Collaboration between a research university and firms and other institutions’ in F. Cesaroni, A. Gambardella and W. Garcia-Fontes (eds), R&D, Innovation and Competitiveness in the European Chemical Industry; Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic, pp. 145-173, 2004.
 
(with S. Brusoni) ‘Specialisation and Integration. Combining patents and publications data to map the ‘structure’ of specialised knowledge’ forthcoming in W. Glänzel, H. Moed and U. Schmoch (eds.) Handbook of quantitative Science and Technology Research, Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 733-758, 2004.
 
(with R. Cutts and S. Brusoni) ‘Future Imperfect The Response of the Insurance Industry to the Emergence of Predictive Genetic Testing’, in M. McKelvey, A. Rickne and J. Laage-Hellman (eds.), The Economic Dynamics of Modern Biotechnology, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 207-234, 2004.

 

(d) Other journal articles

Book Reviews

Review of ‘Science Bought and Sold. Essays in the Economics of Science' P. Mirowski and E.-M. Sent (eds.), in Social Studies of Science, Vol.33, pp.458-461, 2003.

Review of ‘Regulation, Institutions, and Commitment', B. Levy and P. T. Spiller (eds.), in T elecommunication Policy, Vol.23, pp. 599-600, 1999.

Review of ‘Systems of Innovation. Technologies, Institutions and Organisations', C. Edquist (ed.), & ‘Universities and the Global Knowledge Economy', H. Etzkowitz and L. Leydesdorff (eds.), in The Economic Journal, Vol.109, No. 456, pp. 464-467, 1999.

Review of ‘The Economics of Science Policy: An Analysis of the Althoff System', J.G. Backhaus (ed.), in European Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 247-249, 1995.

Professional journal articles

(with A. Salter and W.E. Steinmueller) ‘Towards a New ERA in Research?', Science & Public Affairs, June, pp 25-26, 2001.

(with E. Cacciatori ) I Nuovi Mercati delle Telecomunicazioni: Distant Teaching, Beltel, Vol. 4 (February), p. 47-48, 1999.    

(e) Working papers not published on journals

(with G. Crespi)  ‘The Productivity of UK Universities’. SPRU-University of Sussex Working paper, SEWP 147, 2006. http://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru/documents/sewp_147.pdf

(with G. Crespi and L. Nesta). ‘Labour Mobility of Academic Inventors. Career decision and knowledge transfer’. Series: European Forum, EUI Working Papers, RSCAS No. 2006/06, available from: www.iue.it/RSCAS/Publications

(with G. Crespi), ‘Modelling and Measuring Scientific Production: Results for a Panel of OECD Countries’. SPRU-University of Sussex Working paper, SEWP 133, 2005. http://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru/documents/sewp133.pdf

‘European Universities: An Interpretive History', MERIT Research Memoranda, No. 2/96-012, Maastricht University, 1996. http://www.merit.unimaas.nl/publications/rmpdf/1996/rm1996-012.pdf

(with W.E. Steinmueller), ‘Joining the Information Society: Access Issues for Europeans', MERIT Research Memoranda, Maastricht University, No. 2/96-024, 1996. http://www.merit.unimaas.nl/publications/rmpdf/1996/rm1996-024.pdf

(f) Reports

Report of the CREST Expert Group on: “Encourage the reform of public research centres and universities, in particular to promote transfer of knowledge to society and industry”. CREST, European Commission, 2007.
 
(with G. Crespi and P. D’Este) ‘Science and Technology Linkages: A review of the literature’ A report commissioned by the OST-DTI, 2006.

(with A. Gambardella) ‘La specializzazione scientifica italiana e relativa valutazione dei punti di forza’. A report commissioned by the Conferenza dei Rettori delle Universita’ Italiane (CRUI), 2005.

(with G. Crespi) ‘The Productivity of Science: An international analysis' Report prepared for the Office of Science and Technology, Department of Trade and Industry. 2004. PDF available

(with N. Von Tunzelmann, M. Ranga, B. Martin) ‘The effects of size on research performance: A SPRU review', SPRU, University of Sussex, Brighton, 2003. PDF available

(with S. Brusoni et.al.) IST-NewKInd project reports. http://www.researchineurope.org/newkind/index.htm

(with J. Gristock, et al.) ‘An Analysis of ESRC Research Funding Impact: A Feasibility Study'. A report commissioned by the ESRC, SPRU, University of Sussex, Brighton, 2002.

(with S. Brusoni, A. Scott, E. Steinmueller, G. Steyn) ‘The Economic Returns to Basic Research and Benefits of University-Industry Relationships'. A report commissioned by the OST-DTI, SPRU, University of Sussex, Brighton, 2001. PDF available

(with A. Salter et al.) ‘Talent, Not Technology: Publicly Funded Research and Innovation in the UK '. A report commissioned by the CVCP and HEFCE, SPRU, University of Sussex, Brighton, 2000. PDF available

(with D. Hidayat and B. Martin), ‘Resource Allocation and Research Performance: The Assessment of Research'. A study carried out for the Higher Education Funding Council for England, SPRU, University of Sussex, Brighton, 1999.

‘Traffico Telefonico Internazionale: Un Analisi delle più Recenti Tendenze in Europa e negli USA', in C. Antonelli et al ., L'Industria delle Telecomunicazioni Nazionali nella Sfida Internazionale, Fondazione Rosselli, Torino, 1996.

(with P.A. David and W.E. Steinmueller), ‘Additionality as a Principle of European R&D Funding', STOA programme of the European Parliament, Luxembourg, also available as MERIT Research Memoranda, No. 2/95-012, Maastricht University, 1995. http://www.merit.unimaas.nl/publications/rmpdf/1995/rm1995-012.pdf

‘La Crescita della Produttivita' e le Spese in R&S: Il Ruolo dell'Impresa Pubblica in Italia', in C. Antonelli et al., Il Futuro dell'Impresa Pubblica in Europa nei Processi di Selezione delle Nuove Tecnologie, Fondazione Rosselli, Torino, 1993.

(g) Work in progress