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Clelia Iacomino is a Research Fellow at the Space Economy Evolution Lab of SDA Bocconi School of Management, Bocconi University, where she has conducted research since 2018. Her work centers on management, innovation policies, governance, and public institution roles within the space sector, with active participation in international projects involving space industry leaders and government bodies.
Education:
- Master's in Political Science - International Relations, Università La Sapienza
- Master's in Institutions and Space Policies, SIOI (Rome)
- PhD Candidate in Management & Innovation, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Milan)
Research Focus: Her scholarship examines the commercialization dynamics of space activities through comparative US-EU analyses, public-private partnership frameworks, and economic modeling of space debris scenarios. She investigates how national recovery plans like Italy's PNRR integrate space infrastructure development, particularly in Earth observation and commercial space stations, while addressing governance challenges in the evolving space economy.
Publication Trends: Recent works (2022-2024) reveal a strategic shift toward financial mechanisms for space ventures, geopolitical dimensions of the new space race, and sustainability economics. Her research increasingly connects capital markets with space innovation while analyzing regulatory divergence between transatlantic space ecosystems.
Professional Engagement: Between 2021-2022, she served as Space Economy Expert for Italy's Department for Digital Transformation on PNRR space expenditures. She coordinates multinational research initiatives, presents at premier forums like the International Astronautical Congress, and reviews for New Space journal. Her teaching encompasses Public Governance, Policy Analysis, and Impact Assessment frameworks.
Laboratory Role: As core member of SDA Bocconi's Space Economy Evolution Lab, she drives research on market transformation, institutional adaptation, and economic modeling within the global space sector, contributing to policy development through OECD and ISPI collaborations.
