Introduction

Maria Letizia Giorgetti is an Associate Professor in Applied Economics at the University of Milan. She is an expert in Industrial Organisation and her current research focuses on market structure analysis, patents and innovation determinants, as well as on the role of innovation in shaping performance. She has particular expertise in the manufacturing and pharmaceutical sectors, and in the application of econometric techniques. Maria Letizia’s academic research has been published in leading international journals such as the Journal of Industrial Economics, the Journal of Applied Econometrics, Economic Modelling, Industry and Innovation and Applied Economics.
In her consulting work she has worked with CEG on cartel matters and disputes. Letizia is a founding member of Rete Armida delle Alte Professionalità Femminili, a network of senior Professional Women working in the Italian public administration and she is part of the Scientific Committee of the Association “Women & Technologies”. She has been one of the 10 Expert Members of the Industrial Politics Task Force acting from Sept 2021 to November 2022 at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development during the Mario Draghi government.

Lorenzo Zirulia is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Milan, and holds a Ph.D. and a Master in Economics from Bocconi University. Previously, he was Associate Professor of Economics and Assistant Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Bologna. His main research fields are Industrial Organization, Economics of Innovation, Economics of Science and Networks. He held visiting positions at Maastricht University and GREQAM, Marseille. He is affiliated with ICRIOS (Invernizzi Center for Research in Innovation, Organization and Strategy), Bocconi University. He is an applied theorist with a variety of interests, such as pricing, industrial dynamics, interfirm technological cooperation, behavioural industrial organization and the functioning of the scientific community, and an expertise in the telecom and tourism industry.