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Chiara Ferrante is a Researcher at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, part of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, within the Department of Innovation and Knowledge Economy. She joined in March 2023. Previously, she was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Spatial Dynamics Lab, University College Dublin (2022–2023). Ferrante holds a PhD in Economic Geography from Sapienza University of Rome (2021), with a thesis on political preferences and institutional quality in European regions and Italian municipalities, and a Master's in Economics from the same institution.
Her research focuses on political geography, innovation economics, smart specialization policies, and technology transfer. Current projects include analyzing enabling technologies' criticality, monitoring EU industrial ecosystems, and studying knowledge transfer between science and industry. Notable publications address populism, regional development, and the impact of economic shocks on political dynamics.
Education:
- PhD in Economic Geography, Sapienza University of Rome (2021)
- Master's in Economics, Sapienza University of Rome
- Undergraduate Economics, Sapienza University of Rome
- ERA Monitor
- Operationalisation of Open Strategic Autonomy in Industrial Innovation
- AI-supported Knowledge Transfer Analysis
Awards: None explicitly mentioned in the provided texts. Her contributions are reflected in her research output and institutional affiliations.
Labs/Teams: Previously affiliated with the Spatial Dynamics Lab (UCC Dublin). Currently part of the Innovation and Knowledge Economy Department at Fraunhofer ISI, collaborating on cross-cutting topics like regional innovation systems and policy analysis.
