Riccardo Crescenzi
Professor of Economic Geography at The London School of Economics and Political Science
Schools
- The London School of Economics and Political Science
Links
Biography
The London School of Economics and Political Science
Riccardo Crescenzi is a Professor of Economic Geography at the London School of Economics and is the current holder of a European Research Council (ERC) Grant. He is also an Associate at the Centre for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and he is affiliated with the European Institute, Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) and the Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC) at the LSE.
He has been a Jean Monnet Fellow at the European University Institute (EUI) and a Visiting Scholar at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Taubman Centre, Harvard University and at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).
He has provided academic advice to, amongst others, the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Parliament, the European Commission (DG Regional Policy), the Inter-American Investment Bank (IADB) and various national and regional governments.
His research is focused on regional economic development, innovation, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and multinationals and the analysis and evaluation of European Union policies. His 5-year ERC research project looks at the location strategies of FDI around the world, at their impacts on the host economies and at the evaluation of policies for the attraction and retention of FDI.
Awards
- Talented Young Italians Award for ‘Research and Innovation’, "in recognition of his outstanding research accomplishments"
- 2017 recipient of the Geoffrey J.D. Hewings Award from the North American Regional Science Council for “outstanding contribution to Regional Science Research”.
Expertise Details
- Brexit; European Union; Italian economics and economic policy; R and D; economic geography; economic growth; global restructuring; innovation; knowledge economy; local economic development; regional development; regional disparities; technology
Sectors and industries
- Consultancy; Creative Industries and Culture; Policy and Regulatory Bodies; Public Administration
Languages
- English, French, ItalianKey
Expertise
- Economic Development, Innovation, FDI, GVCs, Public Policy, Regions, Cities
Videos
Joint ERSA-JRC Winter School 2021 lecture by Dr. Riccardo Crescenzi
Interview with Riccardo Crescenzi - Territorial Inequality and Development Conference
Evidence-based Recovery: learning what works from evaluation - Keynote lectures
Progressing Planning: Regional Growth, Local Development, and Euroscepticism
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