Marco Vivarelli

Marco Vivarelli is Full Professor of Economics and Director of the Department of Economic Policy at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan, Italy. With academic appointments since 1993 at institutions including the Catholic University (Piacenza and Milan campuses) and Università della Calabria, he has held significant research roles at the International Labour Office (ILO) and European Commission's JRC-IPTS.

His educational background includes dual doctoral degrees:

• Ph.D. in Economics
• Ph.D. in Science and Technology Policy

Vivarelli's research centers on innovation-employment linkages, globalization's labor market impacts, and entrepreneurial dynamics. He employs applied microeconometric methods to analyze firm-level data across European and developing economies, with particular focus on technological change effects and new firm performance.

His recent publications (2014-2019) demonstrate consistent focus on R&D-employment relationships, sectoral productivity differences during crises, and knowledge diffusion mechanisms. Key trends include European microdata analysis, developing country entrepreneurship studies, and examination of firm age effects on innovation.

Major scientific recognitions include:

• Research Fellow at IZA Bonn (2002–present)
• Cavaliere al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (2009–present)
• Professorial Fellow at UNU-MERIT (2016–present)
• Global Labor Organization Fellowship (2017–present)
• Membership on WIFO Vienna's International Board (2013–present)

As Editor-in-Chief of Eurasian Business Review and Editor of Small Business Economics, he shapes scholarly discourse while serving on multiple editorial boards. His extensive consultancy for international organizations (ILO, World Bank, IDB, UNIDO, European Commission) demonstrates policy relevance, complemented by refereeing for over 80 journals.

Leading the Department of Economic Policy in Milan, Vivarelli directs research initiatives connecting academic analysis with real-world economic policy formulation through institutional partnerships and international collaborations.