CURRICULUM VITAE LAURETTA RUBINI Address: Home: Via Fergnani, 35 44044 Porotto (FE) Italy Tel: +39-0532-73.03.65 Office: Facoltà di Economia Via Voltapaletto, 11 44100 Ferrara Italy Tel: +39-0532-45.50.29 Fax: +39-0532-29.30.12 Mobile: +39-347-83.37.909 E-mail: rubini@economia.unife.it CURRENT POSITION Researcher in Applied Economics at the University of Ferrara. EDUCATION 2008 PhD at the School of Business, University of Birmingham (UK). Title of the dissertation: Research and professional relations in science: The case genetics in Emilia Romagna (Italy). Supervisor: Prof. Roger Sugden. Co-supervisor: Dr. James Wilson (with scholarship). Jan. - Mar. 2005 Research and training period ad UCLA (University of California Los Angeles). 1998 First Ferrara Postgraduate Summer School in Industrial Development Policy, Ferrara. 1998 Degree in Economics with honours at the University of Bologna. 1
WORKING EXPERIENCES a) Teaching activity Since 2005 Feb. 2012 Oct. 2010-Feb. 2012 Mar. 2003-June 2010 Since 2003 May 2009 December 2008 Since 2007 Since 2007 Feb. 2006 Professor of Applied Economics at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Ferrara. Lecturer at the Master EGI Economics and Firm s Management of the University of Palermo. Professor of Applied Economics at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Ferrara (Degree Design of Industrial Product). Professor of Applied Economics at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ferrara. Lecturer at the Master in Economics and Management of Health Services, organised by the Faculty of Economics of the University of Ferrara. Lecturer at the Master Ecopolis International Master on environmental and regional policies for sustainability on local development, organised by the Faculty of Economics of the University of Ferrara. Lecturer at the Master in Technology Transfer and Management organised by the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Ferrara in collaboration with UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organisation). Lecturer at the China and Italy School of Policy, organised by the Faculty of Economics of the University of Ferrara. Lecturer at the Master in International and Local Development, organised by STOA-Istituto di Studi per la Direzione e Gestione d Impresa, Napoli. Lecturer at the International School Sistemas empresariales locales en la economia global: programa de formacion para profesionales latino-americanos, organised by UNIDO. 2002-2004 Lecturer at the Master in Organisation and Economic Development organised by Profingest and University of Bologna. Apr. 2001 Mar 2001 Lecturer at the Master on Distribution organised by IFOA, Reggio Emilia. Lecturer at the First China Research and Learning Forum, Guangzhou, China, 4-8 March 2001. 1999-2005 Lecturer at the Ferrara Graduate School in Industrial Development Policy, organised by L Institute Institute for Industrial Development Policy (Universities of Birmingham, Ferrara and Milwaukee). 2
b) Research NATIONAL Since Sep. 2010 Since Feb. 2004 Since Jan 2006 Researcher in Applied Economics at the University of Ferrara. Senior Researcher at the Faculty of Economics, University of Ferrara (with scholarship). Senior Research at c.met 05, Centro Interuniversitario di Economia Applicata alle Politiche per l Industria, lo Sviluppo Locale e l Internazionalizzazione, Interuniversity Center between the University of Ferrara, Firenze and Marche Polytechnic 2004-2006 Member of the Research Group (senior researcher) for the establishment of a Virtual Technology Park on Genetics and Health Biotechnology in the Emilia Romagna Region, within the Regional Programme of Innovative Actions of the Emilia Romagna Region. Since 2007 Member of the Project Managing Committee of the China and Italy School of Policy 2007 Scientific Coordinator of the project Measuring and evaluating the intangible content of industrial production and the impact of intangible assets in the new economy: Design, study and evaluation of the policy measures, project for young researchers of the University of Ferrara. 2007 Member of the research group of the MURST ex 60% project on Industrial policies in an open economy. 2006-2007 Member of the research group of the MURST ex 60% STRATHER project (level II) (Strategies for Heritage). 2006 Scientific Coordinator of the project Health, innovation and regional competitiveness, promoted by the Emilia Romagna Region. Jan. 1998 Dec. 1999 Researcher of the project Infrastructures, competitiveness, governance levels: from the Italian to the European economy, promoted by the University of Bologna (ex 40% MURST project). Jan. 1998 Dec. 1999 Researcher of the project Complex systems of firms and development policies, promoted by the University of Ferrara (ex 60% MURST project). INTERNATIONAL 3
Since Jan. 2001 Since Jan 2001 Since Jan. 2000 Dec 2004 Apr 2005 Project manager and senior researcher of the China and Italy Joint Research and Learning Project, promoted by the University of Ferrara in collaboration with the General Consulate of Italy in Guangzhou and SCUT (South China University of Technology), under the auspices of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province, China. Senior researcher of the Health Industry Policy Project, promoted by the University of Ferrara and UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles). Visiting researcher at the South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China. Visiting researcher at UCLA (University of California Los Angeles). 2001 2005 Project Officer at L Institute Institute for Industrial Development Policy (Universities of Birmingham, Ferrara and Wisconsin- Milwaukee). 2002 2003 Visiting researcher at the Zhongshan University, Guangzhou, China. Jan 2000 Dec 2002 National consultant at UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organisation) involved in the UNDP-financed programme: Support to SMEs in the Arab Region. Dec 1999 Mar 2001 Fellow researcher at L Institute Institute for Industrial Development Policy (Universities of Birmingham, Ferrara and Wisconsin-Milwaukee). c) Other activities Since Dec. 2011 Since Sep. 2011 Member of the Teaching Committee of the PhD in Economics, University of Ferrara Member of the Steering Committee of the Foundation of Cassa di Risparmio di Ferrara 2011-2012 Contributor for Treccani for the new edition of the Encyclopedia of Industrial Economics and Policy Since June 2008 Since 2007 Since Dec. 2003 Chief Editor of L Industria-Rivista di Economia e Politica Industriale Member of the Directive Committee of the China and Italy School of Policy, Ferrara Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal L Industria Rivista di Economia e Politica Industriale, Il Mulino, Bologna Since Dec 2000 Cultore of Industrial Economics at the Faculty of Economics University of Ferrara. 2002 Coordinator of the Organising Committee of the Third Edition of the Ferrara Health Industry Policy Forum, Ferrara, November. 4
Jul 2001 Dec 2002 UNIDO representative in the Steering Committee of INSME (International Network for SMEs), international group born after the OECD Conference held in Bologna, 12-15 June 2001. 2001 2004 Graduated Technician at the University of Ferrara Faculty of Economics in charge of managing the international relations of L Institute Institute for Industrial Development Policy and to coordinate the collection and elaboration of data of projects mainly linked with small and medium enterprises and clustering processes. Nov. 2001 Mar 2001 Sep 1999-2005 Feb.-Apr. 1998 Member of the Organising Committee of the Second Ferrara Health Industry Forum, Ferrara, 19 Nov. 2001. Member of the Organising Committee of the First China Research and Learning Forum, Guangzhou, China, 4-8 March 2001. Member of the Organising Committee of the Ferrara Graduate School in Industrial Development Policy. Stage at Sipro - the Provincial Development Agency - for the analysis of the local mechanical subcontracting system. The results of the study were presented at the Subcontracting Fair in Hannover (Germany). PUBLICATIONS Articles on international journals(peer reviewed) Achieving excellence in exporting intangible-intensive goods: measuring economic performance, in Measuring Business Excellence, n. 3, forthcoming 2012, with Di Tommaso M.R. Intangible-based excellence and the role of territorial branding. Case studies on Italy and China in the beverage sector, in Measuring Business Excellence, n. 3, forthcoming, accepted for publication n. 4/2012, with L. Motta. Guangdong Province, China: a region of industrial excellence, in Measuring Business Excellence, forthcoming, accepted for publication n. 4/2012, with E. Barbieri. Transfer of knowledge in science-based research networks. A case study on human health genetics in Italy, in «International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management», 2010, vol. 11, n. 4, pp. 304.324. Industrial Policy for 'New' Industries in 'Old' Europe: Virtual Cluster in Genetics in Italy, in «International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management», 8, 2007: pp. 503-521, with M.R. Di Tommaso. The healthy development of economies: A strategic framework for competitiveness in the health industry, in «Review of Social Economy», 3, 2006, with Branston J.R, Sugden R. and Wilson J.R. Los Mayores Clusters Existentes en los Paìses en Desarrollo, in «Encuentro», anno XXX, n. 50, pp. 136-157, 1999, with M. Di Tommaso. Articles on national journals(peer reviewed) Industrial development policy in Southern China: the specialised towns programme, in «Economia e Politica Industriale», 3/8, 2009, with Di Tommaso M.R. and Barbieri E. 5
L internazionalizzazione delle relazioni di ricerca nei settori science based. Il caso della genetica in Emilia Romagna, in «L Industria Rivista di Economia e Politica Industriale», 3/2008. Sistemi di imprese, dinamiche spontanee e interventi pubblici: Riflessioni sui Paesi in via di Sviluppo, in «Rivista Italiana di Demografia e Statistica», 58 (1-2), 2004, pp. 41-74, with P. Bianchi, M.R. Di Tommaso and D. Paci. Books Southern China: Industry, Development and Industrial Policy, Milton Park Abingdon UK, Routledge (forthcoming 2012), with Di Tommaso M.R. and Barbieri E. Industria contemporanea: governi, imprese e territori nella Cina Meridionale, Roma, Carocci Editore, 2009, with E. Barbieri and M.R. Di Tommaso. Support to SMEs in the Arab Region. The case of Jordan, UNIDO/UNDP, 2001, with M.R. Di Tommaso and Elena Lanzoni. Support to SMEs in the Arab Region. The case of Egypt, UNIDO/UNDP, 2001, with M.R. Di Tommaso and Elena Lanzoni. Support to SMEs in the Arab Region. The case of Morocco, UNIDO/UNDP, 2001, with M.R. Di Tommaso and Elena Lanzoni. Support to SMEs in the Arab Region. The case of Tunisia, UNIDO/UNDP, 2001, with M.R. Di Tommaso and Elena Lanzoni. Edited volumes L industria della salute, Milano, Franco Angeli, 2009, with Di Tommaso M.R. and Paci D. (eds.). Le api audaci. Piccole imprese e dinamiche industriali in Estremo Oriente, Milano, F. Angeli, 2000, edited with P. Bianchi and M.R. Di Tommaso. Chapters in edited volumes Sviluppo e salute. L importanza dell apprendimento relazionale nelle scienze della vita, in Letture sull industria della salute, ed. by M.R. Di Tommaso, L. Rubini and D. Paci, Milano, Franco Angeli, 2009. La scienza globalizzata : il ruolo delle relazioni internazionali nella ricerca, in Letture sull industria della salute, ed. by M.R. Di Tommaso, L. Rubini and D. Paci, Milano, Franco Angeli, 2009. La ricerca genetica in Emilia Romagna e il caso del PVGEN, in Letture sull industria della salute, ed. by M.R. Di Tommaso, L. Rubini and D. Paci Milano, Franco Angeli, 2009. Is Distance Dead? High-Tech Clusters Analysis And Policy Perspectives in C. Pitelis, R. Sugden and J.R. Wilson (eds.), Clusters and Globalisation: The Development of the Economies, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar: pp. 281-308, 2006, with Di Tommaso M.R., Paci D. and Schweitzer S.O. Aprendiendo del debate internacional sobre clusters y distritos: variables relevantes para la investigación empírica en China, in Sistemas locales en las redes internacionales de producción, ed. by E. Di Maria e S. Micelli, Roma, Aracne Editrice, 2006, with Bellandi M. and Di Tommaso M.R. Politiche per la promozione di cluster d imprese. Interventi nei paesi in via di sviluppo, in M.R. Di Tommaso and S. Giovannelli (eds.), Nazioni Unite, Sviluppo, Politiche 6
Industriali, ovvero esistono oggi sufficienti motivazioni per un intervento delle Nazioni Unite a favore dello sviluppo industriale, 2006, with G. Ceglie and M.R. Di Tommaso. Il Guangdong e il delta del fiume delle perle: una delle lo-comotive della nuova industria cinese, in Il Fiume delle Perle la dimensione locale dello sviluppo industriale cinese e il confronto con l Italia, a cura di M. Bellandi e M.R. Di Tommaso, Rosenberg&Sellier, 2006, pp. 65-100, with G. Hirsch. Cluster industriali e specialized towns del Guangdong, in Il Fiume delle Perle la dimensione locale dello sviluppo industriale cinese e il confronto con l Italia, ed. by M. Bellandi and M.R. Di Tommaso, Rosenberg&Sellier, 2006, pp. 183-211, with M.R. Di Tommaso. The Development of Local Economies and the Possible Impact of Public Policy: A Methodology for Case Studies, in C. Pitelis, R. Sugden and J.R. Wilson (eds.), Clusters and Globalisation: The Development of the Economies, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2006, pp. 82-95, with Branston J.R, Sacchetti S., Sugden R., Wei P. and Wilson J.R.. La geografia della produzione nel Guangdong: agglomerazioni di imprese e città specializzate, in La sfida industriale cinese vista dalla Toscana distrettuale, ed. by M. Bellandi and M. Biggeri, Stibu, Urbania, 2005, with M.R. Di Tommaso. Healthy governance: Economic policy and the health industry model, in M. Di Tommaso e S. Schweitzer (eds.), Health Policy and High Tech Industrial Development, a cura di, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publisher, 2005, with R. Branston and R. Sugden. Sviluppo accelerato e fratture sociali, in «Le Api Audaci. Piccole Imprese e Dinamiche Industriali in Estremo Oriente», ed. by P. Bianchi, M.R. Di Tommaso M.R. and L. Rubini, Franco Angeli, Milano, 2000, with P. Bianchi and M.R. Di Tommaso. Piccole imprese nel Sud-Est Asiatico, in Le api audaci. Piccole imprese e dinamiche industriali in Estremo Oriente, ed. by P. Bianchi, M.R. Di Tommaso M.R. and L. Rubini, Franco Angeli, Milano, 2000. Conference proceedings Local development policy in Guangdong Province, People s Republic of China. A focus on the specialised towns program, paper included in the proceedings of the conference The development of SMEs: policies, actors and problems. A comparison between Japan, Argentina and Italy, 14-15 January 2010, Udine, pp. 91-112, with Di Tommaso M.R. and Barbieri E. Proceedings of the Second Ferrara Health Industry Policy Forum Policies for the Development of the Health Industry, ed., with M.R. Di Tommaso, Ferrara, Corbo Editore, 2002. 7
Others Made in Italy and Made in China : Empirical analysis and industrial policy implications, c.met Working Papers, n. 2. Development and Health: Relational health as a tool for democratisation, Institute for Economic Development Policy, University of Birmingham, Discussion Paper 2006-07. The development of local economies and the possible impact of public policy: a methodology for case studies, with J. R. Branston, S. Sacchetti, R. Sugden, P. Wei and J. R. Wilson, Discussion Paper, December 2002. Relazioni di produzione e sistemi locali di produzione: il caso del settore meccanico ferrarese, in Annuario Socio Economico Ferrarese, CDS. Il distretto industriale: caratteristiche ed applicabilità alla realtà ferrarese, article published in «La Pianura» n. 2/98, with L. Ramaciotti. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Clusters in Italy: An updated picture of the Italian experience, presented at the International Forum and Learning Program: Guangdong Specialized Towns. Development Policy and Strategy, Beijiao Town, Shunde districts, 6-8 th April 2011, with M. Schenkel and L. Motta. Intangible-based competitiveness in traditional Made in Italy productions, presented at the VII c.met05 Workshop on Regional policies for research and innovation and the challenge of emerging countries, Ancona, 16-17 December 2010, with Di Tommaso M.R.. Visualling, measuring and exporting intangible-intensive goods, presented at the VI Interdisciplinary workshop on intangibles, intellectual capital and extra-financial information, Catania, 30 th September-1 st October 2010, with Di Tommaso M.R.. Made in Italy and Made in China in Europe and United States: policy implications in crisis times, presented at the XXXIII National Conference of Industrial Economics and Policy Industries, governance and global crisis, Ferrara, 25 th -26 th September 2009, with Di Tommaso M.R.. Industrial clusters in Italy, presented at the International Forum Emerging Issues in International Contemporary Industry: Firm Strategies and Government Policies in crisis times, Shantou University, China, 23-25 April 2009. Export overlap between Made in Italy and Made in China. Data analysis and industrial policy implications, paper presented at the XI edition of the EUNIP (European Network on Industrial Policy) Conference, San Sebastian, September 2008, with M.R. Di Tommaso and A. Baradel. Studying the relation between networking and research quality: The case of genetics in Emilia Romagna, Italy paper presented at the XI edition of the EUNIP (European Network on Industrial Policy) Conference, San Sebastian, September 2008. Local development policies in Southern-China: The two hundred One city one product towns, paper presented at the X edition of the EUNIP (European Network on Industrial Policy) Conference, Prato, May 2007, with E. Barbieri and M.R. Di Tommaso. Industrial policy for new industries in old Europe: The virtual technology park in genetics and biotechnology for human health in Emilia Romagna, paper presented at the 2nd GrowHealth Best Practise Workshop, Aster, 19 th March 2007. 8
Development and health: Relational learning as a tool for democratisation, paper presented at the IX edition of the EUNIP (European Network on Industrial Policy) Conference, Limerick, Ireland, 19-22 June 2006. Studying «New Industry» in «New China»: Clustering processes in Guangdong Province, presented at the eighth annual EUNIP Conference, Birmingham, 13-15 December 2004, with M. Bellandi and M.R. Di Tommaso. Il ruolo del governo locale nell industria della salute, presented at the conference Sei Campanili Ventisei Piazze, un utopia realizzabile, Copparo, 4 September 2002. Strengthening the relationship between Europe and China: the Asia-link programme, presented at the Second China Research and Learning Forum, Guangzhou, China, 26 June 2002. Clustering processes and policy in Italy: some selected experiences, presented at the Second China Research and Learning Forum, Guangzhou, China, 26 June 2002. SMEs and competitiveness, presented at the First China Research and Learning Forum, Guangzhou, China, March 2001. La subfornitura meccanica: l analisi ( The mechanical subcontracting: the analysis ), paper presented at the meeting La subfornitura meccanica a Ferrara: dall analisi una proposta per lo sviluppo, Ferrara, 17/02/2000, with M. Di Tommaso. Subfornitura e politiche per lo sviluppo locale ( Subcontracting and local development policies ), paper presented at the workshop Politiche industriali e politiche retributive per lo sviluppo. Dal locale al globale, Ferrara, 30/04/1999, with M. Di Tommaso. Studying industrial development: clustering processes in Guangdong Province, presented at the EUNIP conference, Birmingham 13-15 December 2004. LANGUAGE SKILLS Italian: native language English: excellent German: sufficient Spanish: basic I authorise the use of my personal data according to the law 675/96 9