Emanuela Carbonara

Emanuela Carbonara is a Full Professor at the Department of Sociology and Economic Law at the University of Bologna. Her research focuses on economic policy, tax law, institutional flexibility, and entrepreneurship. She holds a prominent role in legal and economic analysis, particularly in areas such as constitutional economics, digital market dynamics, and SME innovation. Her work bridges law, economics, and social norms to address contemporary challenges in policy design and market regulation.

Key research interests include the impact of legal frameworks on entrepreneurship, the role of tax policies in economic behavior, and the dynamics of digital transformation in global markets. She has contributed to understanding how institutional flexibility in tax law enhances compliance and innovation. Her recent work explores automation’s labor market effects, artificial intelligence’s implications for SMEs, and the digital single market’s opportunities.

Her publications span experimental economics, legal theory, and policy analysis. She actively engages in policy debates on constitutional protections for economic rights, intellectual property impacts, and welfare economics. Carbonara’s interdisciplinary approach integrates empirical analysis with legal and institutional frameworks to propose actionable policy solutions.