Dr. Francesco Aiello
ProfessorDepartment of Economics, Statistics and Finance, Università della Calabria, Rende, Calabria, Italy
Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Economics from University of Naples Federico II, Italy
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Department of Economics, Statistics and Finance, Università della Calabria, Rende, Calabria, Italy
Biography
Francesco Aiello is an applied economist with a long dated experience in research on R&D, trade policy and development economics. In August 2015, Aiello launched OpenCalabria, a blog focusing on the Italian economic divide. Currently, much of his research focuses on the innovation and efficiency analysis. He published widely in many Italian journals and in several leading international journals.
Area of Interest:
Economics
100%
Innovation Policy
62%
Applied Econometrics
90%
Investment
75%
Banking and Finance
55%
Research Publications in Numbers
Books
1
1
Chapters
2
2
Articles
69
69
Abstracts
2
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Selected Publications
- Aiello, F., P. Cardamone, L. Mannarino and V. Pupo, 2022. Patents, family, and size: Evidence from Italian manufacturing firms. Econ. Innovation New Technol., 10.1080/10438599.2022.2134125.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Aiello, F., G. Bonanno and F. Foglia, 2022. On the choice of accommodation type at the time of Covid-19. Some evidence from the Italian tourism sector. Curr. Issues Tourism, 25: 41-45.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Aiello, F., P. Cardamone, L. Mannarino and V. Pupo, 2021. Green patenting and corporate social responsibility: Does family involvement in business matter? Corp Soc. Responsibility Environ. Manage., 28: 1386-1396.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Aiello, F., P. Cardamone, L. Mannarino and V. Pupo, 2021. Does external R&D matter for family firm innovation? Evidence from the Italian manufacturing industry. Small Bus. Econ., 57: 1915-1930.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Aiello, F., L. Mannarino and V. Pupo, 2020. Innovation and productivity in family firms: Evidence from a sample of European firms. Econ. Innovation New Technol., 29: 394-416.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Aiello, F., G. Bonanno and S.P.S. Rossi, 2020. How firms finance innovation. Further empirics from European SMEs. Metroeconomica, 71: 689-714.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Aiello, F., P. Cardamone and V. Pupo, 2019. New evidence on the firm-university linkages in Europe. The role of meritocratic management practices. Int. Rev. Appl. Econ., 33: 813-828.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Aiello, F., G. Albanese and P. Piselli, 2019. Good value for public money? The case of R&D policy. J. Policy Mod., 41: 1057-1076.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Aiello, F. and G. Bonanno, 2019. Explaining differences in efficiency: A meta-study on local government literature. J. Econ. Surv., 33: 999-1027.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Aiello, F. and G. Bonanno, 2018. On the sources of heterogeneity in banking efficiency literature. J. Econ. Surv., 32: 194-225.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Aiello, F. and G. Bonanno, 2018. Multilevel empirics for small banks in local markets. Pap. Reg. Sci., 97: 1017-1037.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Aiello, F. and G. Bonanno, 2016. Looking at the determinants of efficiency in banking: Evidence from Italian mutual-cooperatives. Int. Rev. Appl. Econ., 30: 507-526.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Aiello, F. and G. Bonanno, 2016. Efficiency in banking: A meta-regression analysis. Int. Rev. Appl. Econ., 30: 112-149.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Aiello, F. and F. Ricotta, 2016. Firm heterogeneity in productivity across Europe: Evidence from multilevel models. Econ. Innovation New Technol., 25: 57-89.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Aiello, F., V. Pupo and F. Ricotta, 2015. Firm heterogeneity in TFP, sectoral innovation and location. Evidence from Italy. Int. Rev. Appl. Econ., 29: 579-607.
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