"Excited to share our new publication with Paola Bordon and Julie Anne Weaver: «Rewarding Performance in Disaster Response: Evidence from Local Governments in Latin America». Check it out here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #DisasterResponse #Research"

For decades, #RegionalPolicy promised harmony: growth, equity, sustainability—all achievable at once. No longer. As Ugo Fratesi argues in his new Regional Studies - @regionalstudies.bsky.social paper, we are entering an era of trade-offs. The challenge is not optimisation but choice. doi.org/10.1080/003434…

🔭 “Dove vanno le regioni italiane?” Mercoledì 12 febbraio presenteremo l’annuale Report #Svimez- REFRicerche sugli andamenti regionali e le previsioni 2024-2026. 🎥 Sarà possibile seguire il seminario in diretta sul canale YouTube Svimez 👉 youtube.com/@svimez1?si=1u…

Just gave my introductory speech at the "Expert Seminar on the Future of #Cohesion and #Territorial Approaches in the Evolving #EuropeanUnion. In Search of a New Paradigm!" organized by the #EU Polish Presidency. A great two-day discussion in the historic BHP Hall in Gdansk

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Very glad to be a speaker at the EURADA Prognos AG event tomorrow. Will discuss challenges for #regionalpolicy #cohesionpolicy #multilevelgovernance #EU #integration, #lagging and #advanced #regions

The 2024 #Bristol Spatial Economic Analysis annual lecture is now a paper by Robert #Huggins and Piers #Thompson. Delves into the complex relationship between #behavioural theories and #regional #development with a focus on the concept of #possibility. OA tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Heading to The University of Hong Kong to give a seminar at HKU Department of Urban Planning and Design, present my #regionalpolicy book and explore scientific collaborations with several esteemed colleagues.

Happy to contribute to the birth of the new ERSA journal

In the conference my co-author Paolo Di Caro will present a joint paper with Elisa Fusco on the impact of #EU #cohesionpolicy on #regional #trade flows #integration #regionalpolicy

📢 #MUES research seminar Tomorrow, Ugo Fratesi (Ugo Fratesi) from Politecnico di Milano will present a study examining the link between firm competitiveness, industry specialization, and territorial growth at a small functional spatial scale. Join us ⏩ mues.econ.muni.cz/research-semin…

Former EUinmyRegion🇪🇺 Commissioner Elisa Ferreira opening the Regional Studies Association Porto conference with a very lucid examination of the challenges for #regionalpolicy and the issues where research is needed #cohesion #EU #territorialcohesion

At Uniba.it Aldo Moro to speak with André Torre at the Grins Foundation workshop on #regionalstudies and #territorialdevelopment, #placebased #policies and actions, organized by Angela S. Bergantino and the Laboratory of Applied Economics (LEA)

Thank you to OSAWA, Minoru of Kyoto Institute of Economic Research, for your work as reviewer for Spatial Economic Analysis . Your Best Referee award is well deserved! Regional Studies Association RSAI-BIS regionalstudies.org/news/2025-sea-…

Back from a great 2-day workshop on Advances in Spatial and Network Modelling for Policy Making at @sapienzaroma. Great papers and the opportunity to meet again several colleagues

Le strategie per la competitività europea devono tenere conto dei divari territoriali, per evitare squilibri tra regioni. L'approfondimento di Ugo Fratesi lavoce.info/archives/10792…

Best #SEA paper award 2024 goes to Malabika Koley and Anil Bera for their new and applicable test for the suitability of a #Spatial #Durbin #Model. #Code is available! See them present it regionalstudies.org/news/2025-spat… . Paper at dx.doi.org/10.1080/174217… - #spatialeconometrics

Back from UCC Ireland where Spatial Economic Analysis organized a strong plenary with Roberta Capello, Bernard Fingleton and Marc Barthelemy. Their work will feed our 20th Anniversary special issue. Regional Studies Association RSAI-BIS

Thank you professors Canfei He and Shengjun Zhu for inviting me for a talk and a book presentation at Peking University in Beijing. Great research environment. Look forward to further collaborating in #economicgeography and #regionalpolicy