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Marco Vivarelli

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Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

marco.vivarelli@unicatt.it

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Research Interests

globalization and the labor market industrial dynamics innovation and employment skill biased technological change

Marco Vivarelli graduated from Bocconi University-Milano and earned a Ph.D. from SPRU-Sussex University and one from Pavia University.

He is full professor of Economics at the Catholic University of Milano, where he is also Director of the Department of Economic Policy.

He is Cavaliere al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (Presidential decree, June, 2nd, 2009).
He is Member of the Academia Europaea, since July 2019.
He is Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, since September 2022.

He is Affiliated Researcher at UNU-MERIT, Maastricht.
He is Fellow of the Global Labor Organization (GLO)
He is member of the Scientific Executive Board of the Eurasia Business and Economics Society (EBES, Istanbul).
He is member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO, Vienna).
He has been scientific consultant for the International Labour Office (ILO), World Bank (WB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the European Commission (EC).
Since October 2010 to September 2013 he has been Honorary Professor at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex.
Since April 2005 to December 2012 he has been External Associate at the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation(CSGR), University of Warwick.
Since February 2004 to December 2009 he has been external Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute of Economics - Jena.
Since July 2007 to December 2007 and since July 2008 to February 2009 he has served as visiting Senior Scientist at the Joint Research Centre - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies of the European Commission (JRC-IPTS, Seville).
Since June 2002 to May 2005 he has served as Senior Research Economist at the International Labour Office - Geneva.

He is Editor-in-Chief of the Eurasian Business Review, Editor of Small Business Economics, co-Editor of Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment Journal, Associate Editor of Economics of Innovation and New Technology , Associate Editor of Industrial and Corporate Change, Member of the Editorial Board of the Italian Economic Journal, Member of the Scientific Committee of The Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, Member of the Editorial Review Board of International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, and he has served as referee for more than 120 international journals.

He is author and editor of various books and his papers have been published in numerous refereed international journals, including Applied Economics, Cambridge Journal of Economics, Canadian Journal of Economics, Economics Letters, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Empirical Economics, Energy Policy, Industrial and Corporate Change, Industry and Innovation, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Journal of Economics, Journal of Economic Surveys, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Journal of Population Economics, Journal of Productivity Analysis, Journal of Technology Transfer, Labour Economics, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Regional Studies, Research Policy, Review of World Economics, Small Business Economics, Southern Economic Journal, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, World Bank Research Observer, World Development, World Economy.

His current research interests include the relationship between innovation, employment and occupations; the economic and social impacts of Artificial Intelligence; the economics of entrepreneurship and industrial dynamics.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in November 2002.

IZA Publications

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IZA Discussion Papers World of Labour Articles

IZA Discussion Paper No. 18817

The Interplay Between AI and Technological Relatedness in Shaping Regional Innovation in Europe

Francesco D’Alessandro, Enrico Santarelli, Marco Vivarelli

IZA Discussion Paper No. 18175

Artificial Intelligence as a Complement to Other Innovation Activities and as a Method of Invention

Guillermo Arenas Díaz, Mariacristina Piva, Marco Vivarelli

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17806

The Role of Business Visits in Fostering R&D Investment

Massimiliano Tani, Marco Vivarelli, Mariacristina Piva

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17779

A Twin Transition or a Policy Flagship? Emergent Constellations and Dominant Blocks in Green and Digital Technologies

Linnea Nelli, Maria Enrica Virgillito, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Energy Policy, 2026, 209 Part A, February, 114954

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17686

New Technologies and Employment: The State of the Art

Marco Vivarelli, Guillermo Arenas Díaz

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17206

The Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (KSTE+I) Approach and the Advent of AI Technologies: Evidence from the European Regions

Francesco D’Alessandro, Enrico Santarelli, Marco Vivarelli

published online as 'The KSTE+I approach and the advent of AI technologies: evidence from the European regions' in: Journal of Technology Transfer, DOI version: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-025-10225-7

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17183

Is Artificial Intelligence Generating a New Paradigm? Evidence from the Emerging Phase

Giacomo Damioli, Vincent Van Roy, Daniel Vertesy, Marco Vivarelli

published as 'Is artificial intelligence leading to a new technological paradigm?', in: Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2025,72, 347-359

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16199

Innovation and the Labor Market: Theory, Evidence and Challenges

Nicoletta Corrocher, Daniele Moschella, Jacopo Staccioli, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Industrial and Corporate Change, 2024, 33 (3), 519–540

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15995

Was Robert Gibrat Right? A Test Based on the Graphical Model Methodology

Marco Guerzoni, Luigi Riso, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Small Business Economics, 2025, 64, 475–488

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15731

The Empirics of Technology, Employment and Occupations: Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead

Fabio Montobbio, Jacopo Staccioli, Maria Enrica Virgillito, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Journal of Economic Surveys, 2024, 38 (5), 1622-1655

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15015

Automation and Related Technologies: A Mapping of the New Knowledge Base

Enrico Santarelli, Jacopo Staccioli, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Journal of Technology Transfer, 2023, 48, 779-813

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14879

Labour-Saving Automation and Occupational Exposure: A Text-Similarity Measure

Fabio Montobbio, Jacopo Staccioli, Maria Enrica Virgillito, Marco Vivarelli

published as 'Labour-saving automation: a direct measure of occupational exposure' in: World Economy, 2024, 47, 332–361

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14309

May AI Revolution Be Labour-Friendly? Some Micro Evidence from the Supply Side

Giacomo Damioli, Vincent Van Roy, Daniel Vertesy, Marco Vivarelli

published as 'Drivers of the evolution of employment in AI innovators' in: Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2024, 201, 123249

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13654

Innovation, Firm Survival and Productivity: The State of the Art

Mehmet Ugur, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2021, 30, 433-467

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13034

The Productivity Impact of Business Visits across Industries

Mariacristina Piva, Massimiliano Tani, Marco Vivarelli

published as 'The productivity impact of short-term labor mobility' in: Small Business Economics, 2023, 60, 691 - 705

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12967

Robots and the Origin of Their Labour-Saving Impact

Fabio Montobbio, Jacopo Staccioli, Maria Enrica Virgillito, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2022, 174, 21122

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12612

Testing the Employment Impact of Automation, Robots and AI: A Survey and Some Methodological Issues

Laura Barbieri, Chiara Mussida, Mariacristina Piva, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Zimmermann, K. (ed.), Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics, section: Technological Changes and the Labor Market, Springer, Cham, 2020

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12408

Embodied and Disembodied Technological Change: The Sectoral Patterns of Job-Creation and Job-Destruction

Giovanni Dosi, Mariacristina Piva, Maria Enrica Virgillito, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Research Policy, 2021, 50 (4), 10419

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11849

Globalization, Structural Change and Innovation in Emerging Economies: The Impact on Employment and Skills

Marco Vivarelli

published in: Foster-McGregor, N. - Alcorta, L. - Szirmai, A. - Verspagen, B. (eds.), New Perspectives on Structural Change: Causes and Consequences of Structural Change in the Global Economy, Oxford University Press, Oxford, Chapter 25.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11400

The Determinants of Young Firms Growth in Tunisia

Hassan Arouri, Adel Ben-Youssef, Francesco Quatraro, Marco Vivarelli

published as 'Drivers of Growth in Tunisia: Young Firms vs Incumbents' in: Small Business Economics, 2020, 54, 323–340

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10846

The Role of Demand in Fostering Product vs Process Innovation: A Model and an Empirical Test

Herbert Dawid, Gabriele Pellegrino, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2021, 31, 1553-1572

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10581

Is R&D Good for Employment? Microeconometric Evidence from the EU

Mariacristina Piva, Marco Vivarelli

published as 'Is Innovation Destroying Jobs? Firm-Level Evidence from the EU' in: Sustainability, 2018, 10(4), 1279

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10540

Are Robots Stealing Our Jobs?

Gabriele Pellegrino, Mariacristina Piva, Marco Vivarelli

published as 'Beyond R&D: The role of Embodied Technological Change in Affecting Employment' in: Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2019, 29, 1151-1171.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10471

Technological Change and Employment: Were Ricardo and Marx Right?

Mariacristina Piva, Marco Vivarelli

published as 'Technological Change and Employment: Is Europe Ready for the Challenge?' in: Eurasian Business Review, 2018, 8, 13-32

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10421

Business Visits, Knowledge Diffusion and Productivity

Mariacristina Piva, Massimiliano Tani, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2018, 31, 1321-1338

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10354

R&D, Embodied Technological Change and Employment: Evidence from Italian Microdata

Laura Barbieri, Mariacristina Piva, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Industrial and Corporate Change, 2019, 28, 203-218.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9937

The Productivity Impact of R&D Investment: A Comparison between the EU and the US

Davide Castellani, Mariacristina Piva, Torben Schubert, Marco Vivarelli

published as 'R&D and Productivity in the US and the EU: Sectoral Specificities and Differences in the Crisis', Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2019, 138, 279-291.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9733

To Be Born Is Not Enough: The Key Role of Innovative Startups

Alessandra Colombelli, Jackie Krafft, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Small Business Economics, 2016, 47, 277-291

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9453

Globalization, Technological Change and Labor Demand: A Firm Level Analysis for Turkey

Elena Meschi, Erol Taymaz, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Review of World Economics, 2016, 152, 655-680

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9147

Innovation and Employment in Patenting Firms: Empirical Evidence from Europe

Vincent Van Roy, Daniel Vertesy, Marco Vivarelli

published as 'Technology and Employment: Mass Unemployment or Job Creation? Empirical Evidence from European Patenting Firms' in: Research Policy, 2018, 47 (9), 1762 - 1776

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8148

Structural Change and Innovation as Exit Strategies from the Middle Income Trap

Marco Vivarelli

published in: Economic Change and Restructuring , 2016, 49, 159-193

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7820

The Impact of Globalization and Technology Transfer on Manufacturing Employment and Skills in Ethiopia

Getinet Astatike Haile, Ilina Srour, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Eurasian Business Review, 2017, 7, 1-23

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7671

Succeeding in Innovation: Key Insights on the Role of R&D and Technological Acquisition Drawn from Company Data

Andrea Conte, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Empirical Economics, 2014, 47(4), 1317-1340

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7436

Drivers of Entrepreneurship and Post-Entry Performance of Newborn Firms in Developing Countries

Francesco Quatraro, Marco Vivarelli

published in: World Bank Research Observer, 2015, 30, 277–305

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7320

Skill-Biased Technological Change and Skill-Enhancing Trade in Turkey: Evidence from Longitudinal Microdata

Ilina Srour, Erol Taymaz, Marco Vivarelli

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7302

Does Easy Start-Up Formation Hamper Incumbents' R&D Investment? A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis

Luca Colombo, Herbert Dawid, Mariacristina Piva, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Small Business Economics, 2017, 49, 513-531.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6513

Entrepreneurship in Advanced and Developing Countries: A Microeconomic Perspective

Marco Vivarelli

published as 'Is entrepreneurship necessarily good? Microeconomic evidence from developed and developing countries' in: Industrial and Corporate Change, 2013, 22, 1453-1495

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6291

Innovation, Employment and Skills in Advanced and Developing Countries: A Survey of the Literature

Marco Vivarelli

published in: Journal of Economic Issues, 2014, 48 (1), 123-154

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6136

R&D Drivers in Young Innovative Companies

José García-Quevedo, Gabriele Pellegrino, Marco Vivarelli

published as 'R&D drivers and age: Are young firms different?' in: Research Policy, 2014, 43 (9), 1544-1556

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5975

Productivity Gains from R&D Investment: Are High-Tech Sectors Still Ahead?

Raquel Ortega-Argilés, Mariacristina Piva, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2015, 24(3), 204-222

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5908

R&D and Employment: Some Evidence from European Microdata

Francesco Bogliacino, Mariacristina Piva, Marco Vivarelli

short version published as 'R&D and employment: An application of the LSDVC estimator using European microdata' in: Economics Letters, 2012 (1), 116, 56-59

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5746

Beyond Additionality: Are Innovation Subsidies Counterproductive?

Alessandra Catozzella, Marco Vivarelli

short version published as ' The possible adverse impact of innovation subsidies: some evidence from a bivariate switching model' in: Economics Bulletin, 2012, 32 (1), 648-661

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5586

The Transatlantic Productivity Gap: Is R&D the Main Culprit?

Raquel Ortega-Argilés, Mariacristina Piva, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Canadian Journal of Economics, 2014, 47(4), 1342–1371

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5582

Drivers and Impacts in the Globalization of Corporate R&D: An Introduction Based on the European Experience

Pietro Moncada-Paternò-Castello, Marco Vivarelli, Peter Voigt

published in: Industrial and Corporate Change, 2011(2), 20, 585-603

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4728

The Job Creation Effect of R&D Expenditures

Francesco Bogliacino, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Australian Economic Papers, 2012, 51 (2), 96-113

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4657

Corporate R&D and Firm Efficiency: Evidence from Europe’s Top R&D Investors

Subal C. Kumbhakar, Raquel Ortega-Argilés, Lesley Potters, Marco Vivarelli, Peter Voigt

published in: Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2012, 37, 125-140

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4301

How Do Young Innovative Companies Innovate?

Gabriele Pellegrino, Mariacristina Piva, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2012, 23 (4), 329-340

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4213

The Role of "Skill Enhancing Trade" in Brazil: Some Evidence from Microdata

Bruno Cesar Araújo, Francesco Bogliacino, Marco Vivarelli

published in: CEPAL Review, 2012, 105, 157-171

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4129

Technological Capabilities and Patterns of Cooperation of UK Firms: A Regional Investigation

Simona Iammarino, Mariacristina Piva, Marco Vivarelli, Nick Von Tunzelmann

published as 'Technological Capabilities and Patterns of Innovative Cooperation of Firms in the UK Regions' in: Regional Studies, 2012, 46 (10), 1283-1301

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3945

Is Corporate R&D Investment in High-Tech Sectors More Effective? Some Guidelines for European Research Policy

Raquel Ortega-Argilés, Mariacristina Piva, Lesley Potters, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Contemporary Economic Policy, 2010, 28 (3), 353-365

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3887

Trade Openness and the Demand for Skills: Evidence from Turkish Microdata

Elena Meschi, Erol Taymaz, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Labour Economics, 2011, 18 (S1), S60-S70

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3338

R&D and Productivity: Testing Sectoral Peculiarities Using Micro Data

Lesley Potters, Raquel Ortega-Argilés, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Empirical Economics, 2011, 41 (3), 817-839