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Working Papers

2019

1. Do firms exchange knowledge through complementary or substitutive routes of diffusion?
   Working Papers - Business, Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e l'Impresa

2016

2. The evolution of the Creative Economy Research
   Working Papers - Business, Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e l'Impresa View citations (2)

2015

3. Does Related variety matter for Creative Industries?
   Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography View citations (3)
4. Resilience, creativity and innovation. The case of Chemical innovations after the 1966 Flood in Florence
   Working Papers - Business, Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e l'Impresa

2014

5. Cluster evolution in mature Industrial cluster. The case of Prato Marshallian ID after the entrance of Chinese firm populations (1945-2011)
   ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association

2011

6. The geography of creative industries in Europe: A comparison analysis in Italy, France, the United Kingdom, Spain and Portugal
   ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (1)

2010

7. Technological innovation in creative clusters. The case of laser in conservation of artworks in Florence
   Institut Metròpoli Working Paper in economics, Institut Metròpoli

2009

8. Industrial district effects and innovation in the Tuscan shipbuilding industry
   Institut Metròpoli Working Paper in economics, Institut Metròpoli View citations (1)
9. Why do creative industries cluster? An analysis of the determinants of clustering of creative industries
   Institut Metròpoli Working Paper in economics, Institut Metròpoli View citations (18)

2008

10. Do creative industries cluster? Mapping Creative Local Production Systems in Italy
    Working Papers, Department of Applied Economics at Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona View citations (83)
11. Regional Development Platform based on ‘Related Variety’: Some Evidences from Tuscany
    Working Papers, Orkestra - Basque Institute of Competitiveness View citations (1)

2005

12. Sources of Competitiveness in Tourist Local Systems
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Department of Applied Economics at Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona (2004) View citations (1)

2004

13. Regional competitiveness in tourist local systems
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (7)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Born to innovate, not to produce: three decades of compared change, evolution and innovation in the dynamic Marshallian Industrial Districts of Spain and Italy
   European Planning Studies, 2025, 33, (6), 899-916
2. Rethinking culture and creativity in the digital transformation
   European Planning Studies, 2025, 33, (5), 671-679

2023

3. Artificial intelligence in hospitality and tourism. State of the art and future research avenues
   European Planning Studies, 2023, 31, (7), 1325-1344 View citations (4)
4. Do social and professional relations matter when firms make decisions on export destinations? The Italian case of the Montefalco wine cluster
   World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 2023, 19, (6), 520-541
5. Living innovation machines: modelling innovation in time and space variable-geometry territorial units using machine learning
   European Planning Studies, 2023, 31, (7), 1422-1442

2022

6. The role of inventors’ networks and variety for breakthrough inventions
   Papers in Regional Science, 2022, 101, (1), 37-57 View citations (3)

2021

7. Innovation and diversity: the role of knowledge networks in the inventive capacity of cities
   Small Business Economics, 2021, 56, (2), 773-788 View citations (10)
8. Rethinking the role of local knowledge networks in territorial innovation models
   Industry and Innovation, 2021, 28, (7), 805-814 View citations (2)

2020

9. Knowledge networks and industrial structure for regional innovation: An analysis of patents collaborations in Italy
   Papers in Regional Science, 2020, 99, (1), 55-72 View citations (18)
10. The role of education in the entrepreneurial ecosystem: the case of 'Made in Italy Tuscany Academy' in the Florence fashion city
    International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2020, 40, (2), 270-290

2019

11. Rethinking clusters. Towards a new research agenda for cluster research
    European Planning Studies, 2019, 27, (10), 1879-1903 View citations (10)

2018

12. The different roles of proximity in multiple informal network relationships: evidence from the cluster of high technology applied to cultural goods in Tuscany
    Industry and Innovation, 2018, 25, (9), 897-917 View citations (22)

2017

13. Exploring the intellectual structure of creative economy research and local economic development: a co-citation analysis
    European Planning Studies, 2017, 25, (10), 1693-1713 View citations (14)
14. The impact of related variety on the creative employment growth
    The Annals of Regional Science, 2017, 58, (3), 491-512 View citations (24)
15. The transformation of the Prato industrial district: an organisational ecology analysis of the co-evolution of Italian and Chinese firms
    The Annals of Regional Science, 2017, 58, (1), 135-158 View citations (3)

2016

16. Fashion and city branding: An analysis of the perception of Florence as a fashion city
    Journal of Global Fashion Marketing, 2016, 7, (3), 166-180
17. How proximity matters in innovation networks dynamics along the cluster evolution. A study of the high technology applied to cultural goods
    Journal of Business Research, 2016, 69, (12), 5855-5865 View citations (53)
18. In search of a Mediterranean creativity. Cultural and creative industries in Italy, Spain and Turkey
    European Planning Studies, 2016, 24, (3), 568-588 View citations (3)

2015

19. Museums as Societal Engines for Urban Renewal. The Event Strategy of the Museum of Natural History in Florence
    European Planning Studies, 2015, 23, (8), 1548-1567 View citations (2)

2011

20. Reasons for Clustering of Creative Industries in Italy and Spain
    European Planning Studies, 2011, 20, (8), 1243-1262 View citations (15)

2010

21. Mapping shipbuilding clusters in Tuscany: main features and policy implications
    Maritime Policy & Management, 2010, 37, (1), 37-52 View citations (7)

2009

22. The Regional Development Platform and “Related Variety”: Some Evidence from Art and Food in Tuscany
    European Planning Studies, 2009, 18, (1), 27-45 View citations (2)

2008

23. Do Creative Industries Cluster? Mapping Creative Local Production Systems in Italy and Spain
    Industry and Innovation, 2008, 15, (5), 549-567 View citations (87)
24. Sources of growth and competitiveness of local tourist production systems: an application to Italy (1991–2001)
    The Annals of Regional Science, 2008, 42, (1), 209-224 View citations (30)
25. Spatial Spillovers and Employment Dynamics in Local Tourist Systems in Italy (1991--2001)
    European Planning Studies, 2008, 17, (11), 1665-1683 View citations (2)

Edited books

2024

1. Clusters in Times of Uncertainty
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing

Chapters

2024

1. Industry 4.0 in clusters: how openness boosts innovation in Industry 4.0 technologies
   Chapter 9 in Clusters in Times of Uncertainty, 2024, pp 160-178

2018

2. The rise of cultural and creative industries in creative economy research: a bibliometric analysis
   Chapter 1 in Creative Industries and Entrepreneurship, 2018, pp 13-34 View citations (1)

2007

3. Mapping and Analysing Creative Systems in Italy (1991–2001)
   Chapter 14 in Creative Cities, Cultural Clusters and Local Economic Development, 2007 View citations (10)