Daniele Mantegazzi

Daniele Mantegazzi is Assistant Professor of Economic Geography at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Spatial Sciences. Research examines regional economics, spatial inequalities, and political geography using advanced econometrics and big data.

Interests include credit access in Italian provinces, cultural industries' role in diversification, and ideological geography in Switzerland. Methodologies leverage spatial econometrics and digital data (e.g., Flickr mining for tourism behavior).

Publications analyze policy coherence in Italian tourism development, border effects on economic spillovers, and proximity's role in firm concentration. Recent work integrates unpredictable industrial shocks and regional financial constraints.

Awards include Epainos Prize (2018) for young researchers. Teaches Economic Geography and statistical methods.