Luigi Benfratello

Luigi Benfratello is an Associate Professor at the Department of Management and Production Engineering (DIGEP), Politecnico di Torino. His research focuses on Industrial Organization, International Trade, and Foreign Direct Investment, with a specialization in Economic Policy (ECON-02/A). He contributes to the ERC sectors SH1_9 (Industrial Organisation; Entrepreneurship; R&D and Innovation) and SH1_2 (International Trade; International Management; Spatial Economics), aligning with UN SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, Infrastructure) and SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production).

• Current research: Multinational Localization: Determinants and Effects on Local Economies
• Member of IAM@PoliTo (Integrated Additive Manufacturing) and Commission for Library/Archive/Museum Heritage

His teaching portfolio includes advanced econometrics courses (Panel Data, Linear Models, Discrete Data) across Management and Production Engineering and Engineering and Management programs. He supervises PhD researchers Maria Laura Pupo (Global Value Chains, Pandemic Shocks) and Alida Sangrigoli (FDI in Africa). Benfratello leads the Pandemic&Trade project (2023-2025), examining pandemic impacts on trade flows, and has served as Scientific Manager for multiple Council of State verification projects (2018-2020).