RAFFAELE PACI   SELECTED CURRICULUM VITAE

(September 2024)

e-mail: paci@unica.it

 

CURRENT ACADEMIC POSITION

2001-pr Professor of Economics, University of Cagliari

Research interests

·      Intangible assets and regional economic performance; ·      Growth process at the regional level in Italy and Europe; ·      Tourism sector and effect on regional growth

 

RESEARCH RANKING

Google Scholar:          Citations: 7160                        Index H: 40     i10-index: 59

RePEc:                        World Average Rank Score: top 9%  H-index: top 3%

 

DEGREES  AND HONORS

2003-09 Jean Monnet Chair “Regional Economic Integration in the European Union”

1996-97 Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Dpt. Economics, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA

1984 M. Phil. in Economics, University of Essex, U.K.

 

OTHER ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

2014-19 On leave as Vice President and Minister for Economics, Autonomous Region of Sardinia

2008-14 Director CIREM (Centro Interuniversitario Ricerche Economiche e Mobilità)

2006-14 Chair, Degree in Administration Sciences (distance learning programme)

2006-12 Board Member Unitel Sardegna (University Consortium for Distance Learning)

2002-08 Dean, Faculty of Political Science, University of Cagliari  

1998-08 Director, Center for North South Economic Research (CRENoS)

2002-06 Chair, Degree in Economics and European Policy

 

TEACHING ACTIVITY

Since 1992 he has been teaching in various undergraduate, graduate and doctoral courses. He has taught: Economics (microeconomics and macroeconomics), Applied Economics, Economic Policy, Industrial Economics.

 

CO-ORDINATION OF RESEARCH PROJECT:

European Union projects

2022-pr Coordinator, project EU Horizon ESSPIN

2011-14 Coordinator, project EU FP7 SSH 2010 SEARCH “Sharing KnowledgE Assets: InteRregionally Cohesive NeigHborhoods”

2010-14 Coordinator local unit, project ESPON, EU “Knowledge, Innovation, Territory”

2008-11 Coordinator, project FP7 SSH 2007 IAREG “Intangible Assets and Regional Economic Growth”

2003-05 Executive board, EU ESF project “Employability, Development, Adaptability”

2000-04 National Coordinator, COST Action n. 17 EU “Small and Medium Enterprises, Economic Development, and Regional Convergence in Europe”

2003-04 Scientific coordinator  for the Sardinia Region for the EU project “R.O.L. Regions On Line“ – Interreg IIIB.

2003-04 EU project “Master en Affaires Euro- Méditerranées (MAEM)”

2002-04 Coordinator, project with Economic Social Research Institute, Dublin, on “Regional macro-model of the Italian Mezzogiorno”.

1998-03 Interreg I, II « Economic convergence and Institutional cooperation among Mediterranean regions »

 

International cooperation with developing countries

2005-06 Tunisia, Tourism development of Unesco heritage

2005-06 Benin, Marketing of karitè production

2003-04 Brasil, Tourism and local development in the Valencia region, Bahia

2000-02 Ethiopia, Local knowledge and market development in the food industry, Addis Abeba

 

Referee for :

Economic Journal, European Economic Review, Regional Studies, Research Policy, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Regional Science and Urban Economics Review, Economic Geography, Journal of Economic Geography, Industry & Innovation, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Growth and Change, International Economic Review, Review of Income and Wealth, Review of World Economics, Small Business Economics, Papers in Regional Science, International Regional Science Review, Economic Modelling, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Annals of Regional Science, Spatial Economic Analysis, Annals of Economics and Statistics, Economic System Research, International Regional Science Review, Tourism Management, International Journal of Tourism Research, Italian Journal of Regional Science, Investigaciones Regionales, Giornale degli Economisti, Rivista Italiana degli Economisti, Rivista di Economia e Politica Industriale, Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Economiche e Commerciali, Rivista di Politica Economica, Politica Economica.

 

Raffaele Paci   SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Author of over 100 publications, including 6 books, chapters in volumes, 50 peer review papers published in prestigious international journals. Below are the main publications referred to recent years.

A. Refereed articles

Aresu F., Marrocu E., Paci R.  (2023) Public capital and institutions' quality in the Italian regions, Journal of Regional Science, 63(5), 1284-1308,

Marrocu E., Paci R., Rigby D., Usai S. (2023) Evaluating the Implementation of Smart Specialization Policy, Regional Studies, 57(1)

Marrocu E., Paci R., Usai S. (2022) Direct and indirect effects of universities on European regional productivity, Papers in Regional Science, 101, 1105–1133.

Biagi, B, Dettori, B, Paci, R, Usai, S (2021) Economic development in Sardinia: overcoming the insularity gap, Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali (Research in social sciences), 2/2021, 165-186.

Usai S., Marrocu E., Paci R. (2017) Networks, proximities and inter-firm knowledge exchanges, ,  International Regional Science Review 40(4), pp. 377-404.

Boschma R., Iammarino S., Paci R., Surinach J. (2017) Economic perspectives on the European Neighbourhood Policy. An introduction,  Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Journal of Economics and Social Geography (ISSN: 0040-747X), 108 (1), pp 1-3.

Di Guardo M.C., Marrocu E., Paci R. (2016) The effect of local corruption on ownership strategy in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, Journal of Business Research, 69(10), pp. 4225-4241

Di Guardo M.C., Marrocu E., Paci R. (2016) The concurrent impact of cultural, political and spatial distances on international Mergers & Aquisitions, The World Economy, 39(6),

Boschma R., Marrocu E., Paci R. (2016) Symmetric and asymmetric effects of proximities. The case of M&A deals in Italy, Journal of Economic Geography, 16, pp. 505–535

Meleddu M., Paci R., Pulina M. (2015) Repeated behaviour and destination loyalty, Tourism Management , 50, 159-171

Marrocu E., Paci R., Zara A. (2015) Micro-economic determinants of tourists expenditure: a quantile regression approach, Tourism Management. 50, 13-30.

Paci R., Marrocu E., Usai S. (2014) The complementary effects of proximity dimensions on knowledge spillovers, Spatial Economic Analysis. 9(1), 9-30   1742-1772

Paci R., Marrocu E. (2014) Tourism and regional growth in Europe, Papers in Regional Science. 93(S1) S25-S50  doi:10.1111/pirs.12085 

Marrocu E., Paci R., Usai S. (2013) Proximity, Networking and Knowledge Production in Europe: what lessons for innovation policy?, Technological Forecasting and Social Change.80,(8)  1484-1498, Doi: 10.1016/j.techfore.2013.03.004.

Marrocu E., Paci R. (2013) Different tourists to different destinations. Evidence from spatial interaction models, Tourism Management, 39, 71-83. Doi: 10.1016/j.tourman. 2012.10.009

Paci R., Marrocu E. (2013) Knowledge assets and regional performance, Growth & Change, 44 (2), 228-257.

Marrocu E., Paci R. (2013) Regional development and creativity, International Regional Science Review, 36, 354-391. DOI: 10.1177/0160017612461915  

Marrocu E., R. Paci, S. Usai (2013) Productivity growth in the Old and New Europe: the role of agglomeration externalities, Journal of Regional Science 53(3) 418–442 DOI: 10.1111/jors.12000

Marrocu E., Paci R. (2012) Education or Creativity: what matters most for economic performance?, Economic Geography, 88, 4, 369-401 DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-8287.2012.01161.x

Marrocu E., Paci R. Pontis M. (2012) Intangible capital and firms productivity, Industrial and Corporate Change, 21(2), 377-402  doi:10.1093/icc/dtr042

Dettori B., Marrocu E., Paci R. (2012) TFP, intangible assets and spatial dependence in the European regions, Regional Studies, 46(10) 1401-1416. DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2010.529288 

Marrocu E, Paci R. (2011) They arrive with new information. Tourism flows and production efficiency in the European regions, Tourism Management, 32, 750-758 doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2010.06.010

Marrocu E., Paci R. (2010) The effects of public capital on the productivity of the Italian regions. Applied Economics, 42, 8, 989 - 1002. DOI: 10.1080/00036840701721083

Paci R., Usai S. (2009) Knowledge flows across the European regions, Annals of Regional Science, 43, 3, 669-690. doi:10.1007/s00168-008-0256-5,

Paci R., Usai S. (2008) Agglomeration economies, spatial dependence and local industry growth, Revue d’Economie Industrielle, 123, 3, 87-109.

Moreno-Serrano R., Paci R., Usai S. (2006) Innovation clusters in the European regions, European Planning Studies ,14, 9, 1235-1263.

Moreno-Serrano R., Paci R., Usai S. (2005b) Geographical and sectoral clusters of innovation in Europe, Annals of Regional Science, 39, 4, 715-739.

Moreno-Serrano R., Paci R., Usai S. (2005a) Spatial spillovers and innovation activity in European Regions, Environment and Planning A, 37, 1793-1812.

Marrocu E., Paci R., Pala R. (2001) Estimation of total factor productivity for regions and sectors in Italy. A panel cointegration approach, International Review of Economics, (Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Economiche e Commerciali), 48, 533-558.

Paci R., Usai S. (2000) The role of specialisation and diversity externalities in the agglomeration of innovative activities, Rivista Italiana degli Economisti, 5, 237-268.

Paci R., Usai S. (2000) Technological enclaves and industrial districts. An analysis of the regional distribution of innovative activity in Europe, Regional Studies, 34, 2, 97-114.

 

B. Volumes

Paci, R., Zara, A. (2024) Patrimonio nuragico e sviluppo della Sardegna: cultura, identità e turismo. Cagliari: Arkadia.

Paci R., Caruso G., Dettori B. (2023) Economia della Sardegna 30° Rapporto. Cagliari: Arkadia.

 

C. Working papers

Aresu, F, Marrocu, E, Paci, R (2024) EU funds and TFP growth: how the impact changed over time and space. WP Crenos, 2024/12. ISBN: 978 88 68515 300

Etzo, I, Paci, R, Usala, C (2024) Brain gain vs. brain drain. The effects of universities’ mobile students on territorial inequalities. WP Crenos, 2024/12. ISBN: 978 88 68515 294

Serafini, L, Marrocu, E, Paci, R (2024) Smart Strategies, Smarter Performance: The Impact of S3 and Industry 4.0 on Firms’ Outcomes, WP Crenos, 2024/03,  ISBN:9788868514921

Dessì D., Paci R. (2023) The impact of global value chains participation on countries’ productivity, WP Crenos, 2023/05, ISBN: 9788868514686