Francesca Spigarelli

Current and previous positions

Full Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Macerata (since 2020)

Associate Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Macerata, Department of Law (2018-2020)

Researcher at the University of Macerata, Department of Law (2006-2018)

Founder and Director China Center, Interdepartmental Research Center of the University of Macerata (2013)

Research interests

Industrial economics Industrial policies FDI Chinese economy  Third mission of University

Selected publications

• Sampaolo, G., Spigarelli, F. (2024) Lo stato del conflitto tecnologico tra Cina e Stati Uniti in Focus Cina e Indo-Pacifico; 4; Milano, Osservatorio di Politica Internazionale; pp. 65 - 75
• Sampaolo, G., Spigarelli, F. (2024) L’industria dei semiconduttori in Cina: tendenze nella attuale “chip war” in ORIZZONTE CINA; 14; Torino, OrizzonteCina; pp. 1 - 11 (ISSN: 2612-3479)
• Lepore, D., Frontoni, E., Micozzi, A., Moccia, S., Romeo, L., Spigarelli, F. (2023) Uncovering the potential of innovation ecosystems in the healthcare sector after the COVID-19 crisis in HEALTH POLICY; 127; Amsterdam, Elsevier; pp. 80 - 86 (ISSN: 0168-8510)
• Compagnucci, L., Spigarelli, F. (2023) The Third Mission and the Social Sciences and Humanities in FORSCHUNG; 16.1+2; Bielefeld, UniversitätsVerlagWebler; pp. 25 - 29 (ISSN: 1868-1654)
• Testi, N., Borsacchi, L., Spigarelli F., (2023) Blockchain Technology for Supply Chain Traceability: A Literature Review in L'INDUSTRIA; 44; Roma, Il Mulino; pp. 77 - 100 (ISSN: 1973-8137)
• Lepore, D., Spigarelli, F. (2023) China's Italian Ports in the Spotlight in Chinese Overseas Ports in Europe and the Americas; Oxfordshire, Routledge; pp. 93 - 109 (ISBN: 9781032511061)
• Compagnucci, L., Spigarelli, F. (2023) Alcune riflessioni sulle politiche industriali per la transizione energetica: il ruolo del Piano Nazionale Integrato per l’Energia e il Clima in L'INDUSTRIA; 3; Bologna, Il Mulino; pp. 495 - 521 (ISSN: 0019-7416) [» web resource]
• Lepore, D., Vecciolini, C., Micozzi, A., Spigarelli, F., (2023) Developing technological capabilities for Industry 4.0 adoption: an analysis of the role of inbound open innovation in small and medium-sized enterprisesin CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT; 32.2; New Jersey, Wiley; pp. 249 - 265 (ISSN: 1467-8691)
• Lepore, D., Dolui, K., Tomashchuk, O., Shim, H., Puri, C., Li, Y., Chen, N., Spigarelli, F. (2023) Interdisciplinary research unlocking innovative solutions in healthcarein TECHNOVATION; 120; Amsterdam, Elsevier; pp. 1 - 12 (ISSN: 0166-4972)
• Sampaolo, G., Spigarelli, F., Tassinari, M., (2022) La politica industriale della Cina: tendenze in corso e prospettive future Rivista Di Politica Economica; 1-2022; Roma, Confindustria Servizi S.p.A.; pp. 213 - 244 (ISSN: 0035-6468)
• Rubini, L., Pollio, C., Spigarelli, F., & Lv, P. (2021). Regional social context and FDI. An empirical investigation on Chinese acquisitions in Europe. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 58, 402-415. 
• McIntyre, J. R., & Spigarelli, F. (2021). The New Chinese Dream: Industrial Transition in the Post-Pandemic Era. Cham: Springer International Publishing. 
• Lv, P., Curran, L., Spigarelli, F., & Barbieri, E. (2021). One country, many industries: Heterogeneity of Chinese OFDI motivations at meso level. China Economic Review, 69, 101672. Silvestri, F., Spigarelli, F., & Tassinari, M. (2020). Regional development of Circular Economy in the European Union: A multidimensional analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production, 255, 120218.