Pier Luigi Parcu

Pier Luigi Parcu is a PartTime Lecturer at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies of the European University Institute. He also serves as Director of the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom and the Centre for a Digital Society.

His research focuses on industrial organization, law and economics, and the intersection of regulation and antitrust. In media studies, he examines digital platforms, media pluralism, and ownership concentration in media enterprises. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Recent work includes analyzing EU competition law enforcement, media pluralism monitoring, and innovation models in technology. He supervises Annaliese Milano Merfield and has contributed to 6 publications in 2025.