Draft:Piergiuseppe Morone

Professor Piergiuseppe Morone

Piergiuseppe Morone (born 10 May 1976) is an Italian economist and Full Professor of Economic Policy at Unitelma Sapienza – University of Rome. He is widely recognized for his research on the circular bioeconomy, sustainability transitions, and the economics of innovation.

Academic Career

Morone holds a PhD in Science and Technology Policy from the University of Sussex and a Doctorate in Sustainable Development Policies from the University of Bari.

His academic career has encompassed positions at several prestigious institutions, including the University of Naples "L'Orientale", the University of Foggia, and LUISS "Guido Carli" in Rome. He has also undertaken visiting research appointments at internationally renowned institutions such as the Stockholm Environment Institute, Universitat Jaume I in Spain, and Universidad de Santiago de Chile, demonstrating his commitment to international scholarly collaboration.

Since 2015, Morone has served as Full Professor of Economic Policy at Unitelma Sapienza University of Rome, where he also serves as coordinator of the Bioeconomy in Transition Research Group (BiT-RG) and director of the School of Sustainability Studies and Circular Economy (SUSTAIN). He maintains active international academic partnerships as an Associate Fellow with the Behavioural Environmental Economics Team at University College London (UCL) and holds a Research Fellowship at the Corvinus Institute for Advanced Studies at Corvinus University in Budapest, Hungary.

Research Activities

Morone's research portfolio demonstrates extensive leadership in sustainable development and bioeconomy initiatives.

He has coordinated major European research projects including SUSTRACK (2022-2025), STAR-ProBio (2017-2020), and CIRCULAR-BRICKS (2022-2024), while serving as local unit coordinator for numerous Horizon Europe projects such as BioFairNet, Rural BioReFarmeries, BioReCer, STAR4BBS and LIFE-EBP, with collective budgets exceeding €30 million. He serves as Vice-Chair of the Scientific Committee of the Circular Bio-Based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) and is a member of several advisory boards for EU research projects, including ROBIN and BIOBRIDGES.

At the national level, Morone has led significant research initiatives funded by Italian institutions, including serving as Local Unit Coordinator for the PRIN project "Protecting the Environment: Advances in Circular Economy" (PEACE) supported by the Ministry of University and Research (2023-2025), and the NOW-LET'S-GO project funded by the Ministry of Ecological Transition (2022-2024). He has also contributed as a subcontractor to the German-funded BioTOP project, conducting case study analysis on Italy's sustainability transition towards a circular bioeconomy.

His international recognition is evidenced by keynote presentations at prestigious conferences including the Forest Innovation and Bioeconomy Conference in Vancouver (2025), the European Workshop on Bioeconomy in Paris (2019), and multiple plenary lectures across Europe and Latin America.

Editorial Activities

Morone's scholarly influence extends through his extensive editorial responsibilities across leading academic journals.

He serves as Co-Editor in Chief of Societal Impacts (Elsevier) and Associate Editor of Cleaner and Circular Bioeconomy (Elsevier).

His editorial board memberships include Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry (both Elsevier), Sustainability (MDPI) for the Sustainable Use of the Environment and Resources Section, and Open Agriculture (De Gruyter) for the Agricultural Economics section.

As a guest editor, Morone has coordinated numerous special issues across leading journals, including "Sustainable chemistry for a circular fashion Industry" in Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry (2023) and multiple issues for the Journal of Cleaner Production on green economy practices. His editorial work spans publications from Elsevier, MDPI, and other major publishers, often coordinating cross-journal initiatives that advance interdisciplinary research in bioeconomy and sustainability.

Institutional Engagement

Morone has played a significant advisory role within Italian governmental institutions, particularly in environmental and sustainability policy.

He served as Economic Adviser to the Minister of the Environment and Protection of Land and Sea (2019) and was a member of the Committee of Experts for the support of the G20 Environment at the Ministry for Environment, Land and Sea Protection (2021). His expertise has been consistently sought for high-level policy development, including membership in the Working Group for updating the Italian Bioeconomy National Strategy at the Cabinet of the Prime Minister (2019-2021), and participation in the Working Group on Economic and Sustainable Development at the Ministry of Ecological Transition (2020-2022).

Additionally, Morone has contributed to various specialized committees and commissions, including the Commission for the study of ecological transition and reduction of environmentally harmful subsidies, the Working Group on Sustainable Finance within the Committee for bioeconomy and sustainable taxation, and the Study Commission for environmental process unbureaucratization. These appointments reflect his recognized expertise in translating academic research into practical policy solutions for Italy's environmental and economic challenges.

Publications

Reports, books and edited books

• 'The Circular Bioeconomy - Theories and Tools for Economists and Sustainability Scientists' (with D. D'Amato, N. Befort and G. Yilan), Cambridge University Press, 2023, ISBN: 9781009232586
• 'Promoting education, training and skills across the bioeconomy', European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2022
• 'A sustainable food system for the European Union', SAPEA - Science Advice for Policy by European Academies, Evidence Review Report No. 7 Available at: https://www.sapea.info/topics/sustainable-food/, 2020.
• 'Sustainability Transition Towards a Bio-Based Economy: New Technologies, New Products, New Policies' (ed.); MDPI; under CC BY-NC-ND license, 2018
• 'Food Waste Reduction and Valorisation - Sustainability Assessment and Policy Analysis' (ed.); Springer, 2017
• 'Knowledge, Innovation and Internationalisation' (ed.); Routledge, 2013
• 'Knowledge Diffusion and Innovation' (with R. Taylor); Edward Elgar, 2010
• 'L'apprendimento nell'economia della conoscenza' (with A. Frasca); FrancoAngeli, 2008
• 'Conoscenza, nuove disuguaglianze e tecnologia dell'informazione'; Rubbettino, 2004
• 'Knowledge Diffusion and Inequality'; Ph.D. thesis, SPRU-University of Sussex, 2003

Articles on peer-reviewed international journals

• 'Impact of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on the Global South', (with A. Alfino), Discover Sustainability, [IF: 2.4, Q2], 2025, forthcoming.
• 'Review of the literature on the food system and biodiversity loss: A hybrid approach for the identification of research streams and research gaps', (with F. Frieri), Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration, [IF: 1.8, Q3], 2025, forthcoming.
• 'After the storm: Environmental tragedy and sustainable mobility', (with A. Morone and R. Caferra), Ecological Economics, [IF: 6.6, Q1], 2025, forthcoming.
• 'In need of a sustainable and just fashion industry: Identifying challenges and opportunities through a systematic literature review in a Global North / Global South perspective', (with F. Bonelli and R. Caferra), Discover Sustainability, [IF: 2.4, Q2], 2024, 5(1), 186.
• 'Contagion, fast and low: Modelling social influence in socio-economic systems', (with A. Lopolito and R. Caferra), Ecological Modelling, [IF: 3.1, Q1], 2024, 491, 110673.  
• 'An Evaluation of the Impact of Mitigation Policies on Health and the Economy by managing Social Distancing during Outbreaks', (with A. Lopolito, R. Caferra and A. Nigri), Evaluation and Program Planning, [IF: 1.6, Q2], 2024, 103, 102406.
• 'Sustainability assessments of bio-based products: From research to practice (and standards)', (with L. Ladu), Societal Impacts, 2024, forthcoming.
• 'The importance of the greenium: Experimental evidence on the role of certification', (with A. Colasante, and A. Morone), Eurasian Economic Review, [IF: 3.4, Q2], 2024, 14(1), pp. 121–148.
• 'How consumer shopping habits affect willingness to embrace sustainable fashion' (with A. Colasante, I. D’Adamo and P. Rosa), Applied Economics Letters, [IF: 1.6, Q3], 2023, DOI 10.1080/13504851.2023.2290578.
• ‘Interacting locally, acting globally: Trust and proximity in social networks for the development of energy communities’ (with R. Caferra, A. Colasante, I. D’Adamo and A. Morone), Scientific Reports, [IF: 4.996, Q1], 2023, 13(1), 16636.
• ‘Is the circular economy proposed as sustainability in firm mission statements? A semantic analysis’ (with R. Caferra et al.), Environmental Technology & Innovation, [IF: 7.100, Q1], 2023, 32, 103304.
• ‘Editorial overview: The fashion industry wears the circular economy and sustainability’ (with I. D'Adamo and G. Yilan), Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, [IF: 8.843, Q1], 2023, 42, 100815
• ‘Knowledge diffusion in social networks under targeted attack and random failure: The resilience of communities’, (with R. Caferra and A. Lopolito), Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination, [IF: 1.237, Q3], 2023, 19(2), pp. 283–303.
• ‘North–South Waste Trade: Prime Example of the Circular Economy or Major Environmental Threat?’, (with F. Rossi) Circular Economy and Sustainability, 2023, 3(4), pp. 2159–2182.
• 'A review of the effects of COVID-19 on food waste', (with Borghesi, G.) Food Security, [IF: 7.141, Q1], 2023, 15(1), pp. 261–280.
• ‘What drives electric vehicle adoption? Insights from a systematic review on European transport actors and behaviours’, (with C. Corradi and E. Sica) Energy Research & Social Science, [IF: 6.834, Q1], 2023, 95,102908.
• 'Wasting energy or energizing waste? The public acceptance of waste-to-energy technology' (with D'Adamo, I., Caferra, R.), Energy, [IF: 8.857, Q1], 2023, 263, 126123.
• ‘Evaluating and managing the sustainability performance of investments in green and sustainable chemistry: development and application of an approach to assess bio-based and biodegradable plastics’ (with G. Yilan and M. Cordella), Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2023, 6, 100353.
• 'Inter-connected challenges: An overview of the socio-economic dimension of the bioeconomy in Europe' (with D'Adamo, I., Cianfroni, M.), Environmental Research Letters, [IF: 6.947, Q1], 17, 114031 2022.
• 'Assessing the relation between waste management policies and circular economy goals' (with D'Adamo, I., Mazzanti, M., Rosa, P.), Waste Management, [IF: 8.816, Q1], 2022, 154:27-35.
• 'Economics and policy implications of residential photovoltaic systems in Italy’s developed market' (with D'Adamo, I., Gastaldi, M., Ozturk, I.), Utilities Policy, [IF: 3.247, Q1], 2022, 79, 101437.
• 'An analysis of Sustainable Development Goals in Italian cities: Performance measurements and policy implications', (with D'Adamo, I., Gastaldi, M., Ioppolo, G.), Land Use Policy, [IF: 6.189, Q1], 2022, 120, 106278.
• 'Solar collective self-consumption: Economic analysis of a policy mix', (with I. D'Adamo and M. Gastaldi), Ecological Economics, [IF: 5.389, Q1], 2022, 199, 107480.
• 'Evaluating and managing the sustainability of investments in green and sustainable chemistry: An overview of sustainable finance approaches and tools', (with Yilan, G., Cordella, M.) Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, [IF: 8.843, Q1], 2022, 36, 100635.
• ‘Measuring investments progress in ecological transition: the Green Investment Financial Tool (GIFT) approach’, (with L. Becchetti and M. Cordella), Journal of Cleaner Production, [IF: 9.297, Q1], 2022, 357, 131915.
• ‘Economic Sustainable Development Goals Assessments and Perspectives in Europe’, (with I. D’Adamo and M. Gastaldi), Journal of Cleaner Production, [IF: 9.297, Q1], 2022, 354, 131730.
• ‘The impact of a subsidized tax deduction on residential solar photovoltaic-battery energy storage systems’ (with I. D’Adamo and M. Gastaldi), Utilities Policy, [IF: 2.812, Q1], 2022, 75, 101358
• ‘Reconciling human health with the environment while struggling against the COVID-19 pandemic through improved face mask eco-design’ (with L. Becchetti, E. Imbert and G. Yilan), Scientific Reports, [IF: 4.379, Q1], 2022, 12(1), 2445
• ‘Towards the circular economy in the fashion industry: the second-hand market as a best practice of sustainable responsibility for businesses and consumers’ (with I. D’adamo, D.S. Blundo and G. Lupi), Environmental Science and Pollution Research, [IF: 4.223, Q1], 2022, 29(31): 46620-33.
• ‘Is COVID-19 anticipating the future? Evidence from investors’ sustainable orientation’ (with R. Caferra, P.M. Falcone and A. Morone), Eurasian Business Review., [IF: 3.500, Q1], 2022, 12(1), pp. 177–196
• ‘What drives the solar energy transition? The effect of policies, incentives and behavior in a cross-country comparison’, (with I. D’Adamo and A. Colasante) Energy Research & Social Science, [IF: 6.834, Q1], 85, 102405, 2022.  
• ‘Assessing the circularity performance in an European cross-country comparison’ (with I. D’Adamo, P. Rosa and A. Colasante), Environmental Impact Assessment Review, [IF: 4.549, Q1], 93, 106730, 2022.
• 'Bioeconomy of Sustainability: Drivers, Opportunities and Policy Implications', (with D’Adamo, I., Gastaldi, M., ... Settembre-Blundo, D., Shen, Y.), Sustainability, [IF: 3.889, Q1], 2022, 14(1), 200
• ‘Assessing regional performance for the Sustainable Development Goals in Italy’ (with I. D’Adamo, C. Imbriani and M. Gastaldi), Scientific Reports, [IF: 4.379, Q1], 2021, 11(1), 24117
• ‘Bioenergy: A sustainable shift’ (with I. D’Adamo and D. Huisingh), Energies, [IF: 2.702, Q1], 2021, 14, 5661.
• ‘Multi-stakeholder impact environmental indexes: the case of Next’ (with L. Becchetti, L. Raffaele, M. Cacciapaglia, L. Semplici), Sustanability, [IF: 3.251, Q1], 2021, 13, 12364.
• ‘Using fuzzy cognitive maps to identify better policy strategies to valorize organic waste flows: An Italian case study’ (with G. Yilan and E. Imbert), Journal of Cleaner Production, [IF: 9.297, Q1], 319 (2021) 128722.
• ‘Consumer willingness to pay for bio-based products: Do certifications matter?’, International Journal of Production Economics, [IF: 7.885, Q1], (with P.M. Falcone, E. Imbert, R. Caferra, I. D’Adamo and A. Morone), 2021, 240, 108248.
• ‘Towards a bioenergy transition in Italy?  Exploring regional stakeholder perspectives towards the Gela and Porto Marghera biorefineries, Energy Research & Social Science, [IF: 6.834, Q1], (with P.M. Falcone, E. Imbert and E. Sica), 2021, 80, 102238.
• ‘Professional traders’ individual and social preferences under risk: Does society’s wealth matter?’, Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, [IF: 1.905, Q2], (with R. Caferra and A. Morone), on-line firs, 2021.
• ‘Transition to a Circular, Sustainable, and Equitable Fashion Industry: The Case of Second-hand Clothing Trade in African Countries’ (with G. Yilan and A.G. Encino), Africa e Mediterraneo, November, 2021.
• ‘Holistic approach in the evaluation of the sustainability of bio-based products: An Integrated Assessment Tool’(with L. Ladu), Sustainable Production and Consumption, [IF: 5.032, Q1], 2021, 28, pp. 911–924.
• 'Food as a commodity, human right or common good', (with P. Jackson et al.) NATURE Food, [IF: 20.430, Q1], 2,132–134, 2021.
• 'Spatial perspectives on niche empowerment: An agent-based model', (with A. Lopolito and A. Tani), Regional Studies, [IF: 3.312, Q1], DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2021.1893290, 2021.
• 'Nudging for the increased adoption of solar energy?  Evidence from a survey in Italy’, Evidence from a survey in Italy', (with I. D’Adamo and A. Colasante) Energy Research & Social Science, [IF: 6.834, Q1], 2021, 74, 101978.
• 'The Bioeconomy in Italy and the New National Strategy for a more Competitive and Sustainable Country' (with F. Fava, A. Lenzi, L. Gardossi, P. Brigidi, D. Carosi), New BIOTECHNOLOGY, [IF: 4.674, Q2], 61: 124–136, 2021.
• ‘Modelli di consumo sostenibili: una prospettiva economica’ (with F. Giudice), Rivista Giuridica dell’Ambiente, 1: 19-36, 2021.
• ‘A circular economy model based on biomethane: What are the opportunities for the Municipality of Rome and beyond?’ (with I. D'Adamo, Falcone, P.M. and Huisingh D.), Renewable Energy, [IF: 6.274, Q1], 163 (2021): 1660-1672.
• ‘Covid-19 Threats and Opportunities: towards a Circular and Resilient Bioeconomy’, (with F. Giudice and C. Imbriani), Rassegna Economica, 1: 25-40, 2021
• ‘Exploring regional transitions to the bioeconomy using a socio-economic indicator: The case of Italy’ (with I. D'Adamo, Falcone, P.M. and Imbert, E.), Economia Politica Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics, [IF: 0.453, Q2], https://doi.org/10.1007/s40888-020-00206-4, 2020.
• ‘A Socio-economic Indicator for EoL Strategies for Bio-based Products’, (with I. D'Adamo, Falcone, P.M. and Imbert, E.), Ecological Economics, [IF: 4.482, Q1], 2020, 178, 106794
• ‘Dataset for assessing the economic performance of a residential pv plant: The analysis of a new policy proposal’ (D’adamo, I., Gastaldi, M., Morone, P.), Data, 2020, 5(4), pp. 1–5, 101
• ‘The post COVID-19 green recovery in practice: Assessing the profitability of a policy proposal on residential photovoltaic plants’ (with I. D'Adamo, I. and M. Gastaldi), Energy Policy, [IF: 5.042, Q1], 2020, 147, 111910
• COVID-19, the Food System and the Circular Economy: Challenges and Opportunities’ (with F. Giudice and R. Caferra), Sustainability, [IF: 2.576, Q1], 2020, 12, 7939; doi:10.3390/su12197939
• ‘Survey data for assessing the socio-economic performance of End of Life options of a bio-based product based on expert knowledge’ (with I. D’Adamo, E. Imbert and P.M. Falcone), Data in Brief, 2020, 32, 106199.
• ‘A new socio-economic indicator to measure the performance of bioeconomy sectors in Europe’ (with I. D’Adamo and P.M. Falcone), Ecological Economics, [IF: 4.482, Q1], 2020, 176, 106724.
• ‘The economic viability of photovoltaic systems in public buildings: Evidence from Italy’, Energy, (with I. D’Adamo, M. Gastaldi and P.M. Falcone), [IF: 6.082, Q1], 020, 207, 118316.
• ‘A Paradigm Shift in Sustainability: From Lines to Circles’, (with G. Yilan), Acta Innovations, forthcoming.
• ‘Policy Implications for the Clean Energy Transition: The Case of the Boston Area’ (with A. Tani), Energies, [IF: 2.702, Q1], 2020, 13, 2615.
• ‘A Combined method to model policy interventions for local communities based on people knowledge’ (with A. Lopolito, P.M. Falcone and E. Sica), [CiteScore: 1.690] MethodsX, Volume 7, 2020, Article number 100877.
• ‘Hybridised sustainability metrics for use in Life Cycle Assessment of bio-based products: Resource efficiency and circularity’ (with J. Clark, A. Koutinas, I.K. Kookos, D. Ladakis, A. Mathar, K. Lokesh), Green Chemistry, [IF: 9.405, Q1], 2020: 22, 803-813.
• ‘RES-T trajectories and an integrated SWOT-AHP analysis for biomethane. Policy implications to support a green revolution in European transport’ (with I. D’Adamo, P.M. Falcone, M. Gastaldi), Energy Policy, 2020, [IF: 5.042, Q1], 111220.
• ‘Il Mezzogiorno e le opportunit`a della bioeconomia circolare nell’evoluzione dell’economia globale’ (with L. Bianchi et al.), Rivista economica del Mezzogiorno, 4: 645-675, 2020.
• ‘The role of the policy mix in the transition toward a circular forest bioeconomy’, (with others), Forest Policy and Economics [IF: 3.139, Q1], Vol. 110, 101937, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2019.05.023.
• ‘When all seemed lost. A social network analysis of the waste-related environmental movement in Campania, Italy’, (with G. D’Alisa, P.M. Falcone and A.R. Germani), Political Geography, [IF: 3.043, Q1], Vol. 77, 102114.
• ‘Does a “Financial Transaction Tax” drives out information mirages? An experimental analysis’, (with A. Morone, S. Nuzzo and P.M. Falcone), Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination, [IF: 1.565, Q3], forthcoming.
• ‘Food waste valorisation: Assessing the effectiveness of collaborative research networks through the lenses of a COST action’ (with P.M. Falcone and V. Tartiu), Journal of Cleaner Production, [IF: 7.246, Q1], Vol. 238, 117868.
• ‘Food waste and social acceptance of a circular bioeconomy: the role of stakeholders’ (with Imbert, E.), Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, [IF: 6.457, Q1] 2020, 23, pp. 55–60
• ‘A social analysis of the olive oil sector: The role of family business’ (with I. D’Adamo, P.M. Falcone and M. Gastaldi), Resources, [CiteScore: 2.60], 8(3),151.
• ‘The role of sustainability standards in the uptake of bio-based chemicals’ (with D. D’Amato), Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, [IF: 5.161, Q1], 2019: 19, 45-49.
• ‘Transitioning towards bioeconomy: assessing the social dimension through the lenses of the stakeholders’, (with others), Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management [IF: 4.542, Q1], 2019; 26:1135–1153.
• ‘Assessing the potential of social enterprises through social network analysis - Evidence from Albania’, (with E. Imbert and F. Bigi), Journal of Evolutionary Economics [IF: 1.433, Q2], 29(4): 1211–1239, 2019.
• ‘Food waste: Challenges and opportunities for enhancing the emerging bio-economy’, Journal of Cleaner Production, (with A. Koutinas, N. Gathergood, M. Arshadi, A. Matharue), [IF: 7.246, Q1], 221: 10-16, 2019.
• ‘Knowledge diffusion and geographical proximity: a multirelational networks approach’, (with R. Sisto and R. Taylor), Open Agriculture, 4 (2019).
• ‘How to promote a new and sustainable food consumption model:  a fuzzy cognitive map study’, (with P.M. Falcone and A. Lopolito), Journal of Cleaner Production, [IF: 7.246, Q1], 208: 563-574, 2019.
• ‘The transition towards a bio-based economy: a comparative study based on social network analysis’, (with E. Imbert, L. Ladu and A. Tani), Journal of Environmental Management, [IF: 5.647, Q1], 230: 255-265, 2019.
• ‘Does food sharing lead to food waste reduction?  An experimental analysis to assess challenges and opportunities of a new consumption model’, (with E. Imbert, P.M. Falcone and A. Morone), Journal of Cleaner Production, [IF: 7.246, Q1], 185: 749-760, 2018.
• ‘Standardization: Towards an agenda for research’, (with others), International Journal of Standardization Research, [IF: 0.27, Q4], 16(1): 52-59, 2018.
• ‘Sustainability transition towards a biobased economy: Defining, measuring and assessing’, Sustainability, 10, 2631, 2018.
• ‘Greening of the financial system and fuelling a sustainability transition. A discursive approach to assess landscape pressures on the Italian financial system’, (with P.M. Falcone and E. Sica) Technological Forecasting & Social Change, [IF: 5.864, Q1], 127: 23-37, 2018.
• ‘Comparing policy strategies for a transition to a bioeconomy in Europe: The case of Italy and Germany’, (with E. Imbert, L. Ladu and R. Quitzow) Energy Research & Social Science, [IF: 4.771, Q1], 33: 70-81, 2017.
• ‘Editorial overview: A new chemistry for a sustainable future: When green chemists meets social scientists’ (with Tickner, J., Tartiu, V.), Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, [IF: 6.457, Q1], 2017, 8, pp. A1–A3
• ‘Discretionary enforcement and strategic interactions between enforcement agencies and firms: a theoretical and laboratory investigation’, (with A.R. Germani, A. Morone and P. Scaramozzino) Journal of Regulatory Economics, [IF: 1.158, Q2], 52(3): 255-284, 2017.
• ‘Political ecology of health in the Land of Fires: a hotspot of environmental crimes in the south of Italy’, (with G. D’Alisa, P.M. Falcone, A.R. Germani) Journal of Political Ecology, [CiteScore: 2.690], 24: 1-28, 2017.
• ‘New consumption and production models for a circular economy’, (with R. Navia) Waste Management & Research, [IF: 2.771, Q1], 34(6): 489-490, 2016.
• ‘The Times They Are A-Changing - Making the transition towards a sustainable economy’, invited perspective article, Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining, [ISI-IF: 4.528, Q2], 10(4): 369-377, 2016.
• ‘The focal point in the Traveller’s Dilemma: An Experimental Study’, (with A. Morone) Bulletin of Economic Research, [IF: 0.333, Q3], 68: 123-132, 2016.
• ‘Tackling Uncertainty through Business Plan Analysis - A case study on citrus waste valorisation in the South of Italy’ (with V.E. Tartiu and A. Ferrari), Agriculture, [CiteScore: 2.04, Q1], 6(1), 5, 2016.
• ‘Unpacking Landscape Pressures on Socio-Technical Regimes:  Insights from the urban waste management system’ (with A. Lopolito et al.), Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, [IF: 8.400, Q1], 20: 62-74, 2016.
• ‘Investigating the drivers of innovation diffusion in a low income country context. The case of Adoption of Improved Maize Seed in Malawi’ (with S. Derwisch et al.), Futures, [IF: 2.769, Q1], 81: 161-175, 2016
• ‘Assessing the Economic Profitability of Fodder Legume Production for Green Biorefineries - A cost-benefit analysis to assess farmers profitability’ (with F. Papendiek, V.E. Tartiu, J. Venus and A. Hönig), Journal of Cleaner Production, [IF: 7.246, Q1], 112: 3643-3656, 2016.
• ‘Innovation and Exporting: Does quality matter?’ (with C. Imbriani and F. Renna), International Trade Journal, [IF: 0.750, Q3], 29(4): 273-290, 2015.
• ‘Assessing the Potential of Biowaste for Bioplastics Production through Social Network Analysis’ (with V.E. Tartiu and P. Falcone), Journal Cleaner Production, [IF: 6.395, Q1], 90: 43-54, 2015.
• ‘Innovation, quality and exports: the case of Italian SMEs’ (with C. Imbriani and G. Testa), The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, [IF: 0.958, Q1], 23(8): 1089–1111, 2014.
• ‘Environmental Justice and Air Pollution: A Case Study on Italian Provinces’ (with A.R. Germani and G. Testa), Ecological Economics, [IF: 4.281, Q1], 106: 69-82, 2014.
• ‘Estimating individual and group preference functionals using experimental data’ (with A. Morone), Theory and Decision [IF: 0.883, Q2], 77: 403-422, 2014.
• ‘Securing support for eye-health policy in low and middle income countries: Identifying stakeholders through a multilevel analysis’ (with E. Camacio Cuena, I. Kokur and N. Banatvala), Journal of Public Health Policy [IF: 1.375, Q1], 35(2): 185–203, 2014.
• ‘Individual and Group Behavior in the Traveler's Dilemma: An Experimental Study’, (with A. Morone and A.R. Germani), Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics [IF: 1.140, Q2], 49(3): 1-7, 2014.
• ‘Emerging innovation niches: An agent based model’ (with R. Taylor and A. Lopolito) Research Policy [IF: 5.425, Q1], 42(6-7): 1225-1238, 2013.
• ‘Waste and innovation. The role of organized crime in a dualistic economic system’, (with A.R.Germani, C. Imbriani and F. Reganati), Rassegna Economica, 2013/1
• ‘Innovation activities and Italian SMEs' exports decisions a multi-treatment analysis’ (with F. Renna and G. Testa), International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business, [CiteScore: 0.330, Q3], 5(4): 256-272, 2013.
• ‘Proximity, knowledge integration and innovation: an agenda for agent-based studies’ (with R. Taylor), Journal of Evolutionary Economics [IF: 1.478, Q2], 22(1): 19-47, 2012.
• ‘Agglomeration economies, local cluster and foreign direct investments - a pilot study for Emilia Romagna region’ (with C. Imbriani, R. Pittiglio and F. Reganati), Economics Bulletin, [CiteScore: 0.250, Q3], 32(1): 662-674, 2012.
• ‘Small firms’ growth, digital inequality and regional divides: the case of Italy’, Rassegna Economica - Quaderni, Premio Rassegna Economica (L’ interscambio e l’integrazione economica tra il Nord ed il Sud Italia), 2012(21): 11-28, 2012
• ‘Eliciting environmental preferences of Ghanaians in the laboratory: An incentive-compatible experiment’ (with A. Morone and Y. Meroz), International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, [CiteScore: 0.450, Q1], 10(2): 119-136, 2011.
• ‘An agent-based model approach to innovation niche creation in socio- technical transition pathways’ (with R. Taylor and A. Lopolito), Economics Bulletin, [CiteScore: 0.250, Q3], 31(2): 1780-1792, 2011.
• ‘Innovation niches and socio-technical transition: a case study of bio-refinery production’ (with A. Lopolito and R. Sisto), Futures [IF: 2.214, Q1], 43(1): 24-38, 2011.
• ‘Socio-technical transition pathways and social networks: a toolkit for empirical innovation studies’ (with A. Lopolito), Economics Bulletin, [CiteScore: 0.250, Q3], 30(4): 2720-2731, 2010.
• ‘Boundary and interior equilibria: What drives convergence in a 'beauty contest'?’ (with A. Morone), Economics Bulletin, [CiteScore: 0.250, Q3], 30(3): 2097-2106, 2010.
• ‘Firms Growth, Size and Innovation’ (with G. Testa), Economics of Innovation and New Technology, [CiteScore: 1.529, Q1], 17(4): 311-29, 2008.
• ‘Knowledge Opportunities and ICT. Growth and Inequality: a Middle Income Country Experience’ (with C. Imbriani), International Economics, [CiteScore: 1.60] vol. 60, n. 4, 2007.
• ‘Knowledge diffusion and Networking in the Organic Production Sector: A Case Study’ (with R. Sisto and R. Taylor), EuroChoices, [CiteScore: 0.90, Q1], 5(3): 40-46, 2006.
• ‘The two faces of knowledge diffusion: the Chilean Case’, Journal of International Development [IF: 1.027, Q2], 18(1): 29-50, 2006.
• ‘Vincoli Strutturali delle Piccole e Medie Imprese, Mercato del Lavoro e Conoscenza’ (with C. Imbriani); in Imprese e Territorio, n. 2006/0
• ‘Investigating the Effects of Information on Income Distribution Using Experimental Data’ (with A. Morone), Rassegna Economica, vol. 68, n. 1, 2005
• ‘Knowledge Diffusion Dynamics and Network Properties of Face-to-Face Interactions’ (with R. Taylor), Journal of Evolutionary Economics [IF: 1.435, Q2], 14(3): 327-351 2004.
• ‘Small world dynamics and the process of knowledge diffusion. The case of the metropolitan area of the great Santiago of Chile’ (with R. Taylor), Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation [IF: 2.194, Q1], 7(2), 2004.
• ‘Emerging Inequality and the Role of Technological Change in the Global Economy’ (with C. Imbriani), La Comunità Internazionale, vol. 59, n. 2, 2004.
• ‘Globalisation and Inequality: the Effects of Trade Liberalisation on Developing Countries’, Studi Economici, vol. 80, n. 2, 2003.
• ‘Economic Effects of Trade and Technology Progress on Wage Inequality in Latina American Countries’, International Economics, vol. 54, n. 1, 2001.

Other publications on peer-reviewed international journals

• Implementation Action Plan (2020-2025) For the Italian Bioeconomy Strategy BIT II, Updated version, January, 2021
• La bioeconomia circolare: suo ruolo per la ripresa economica, sociale, sanitaria ed ambientale del Paese, Gruppo di Coordinamento Nazionale per la Bioeconomia (attivo nell’ambito del Comitato Nazionale Biosicurezza, Biotecnologie e Scienza della Vita, della Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri), 2020
• Guest Editorial: Preface Special Issue on: Standards for a Bio-Based Economy, International Journal of Standardization Research (IJSR), [IF: 0.76] 2019: 17(1) v-vi
• Editorial:  New consumption and production models for a circular economy, (with R. Navia) Waste Management & Research, [IF: 2.015], 2016: 34(6) 489-490.
• Editorial overview: A new chemistry for a sustainable future: When green chemists meets social scientists, (with J. Tickner and V.E. Tartiu), Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, [IF: 4.710]2017(8): A1-A3
• Book review ‘Agent-Based Models of the Economy: From Theories to Applications’ by Boero et al., Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation [IF: 2.194], vol. 18, n. 4, 2015
• Knowledge Diffusion and Innovation: Modelling Complex Entrepreneurial Behaviours by Piergiuseppe Morone and Richard Taylor: A Response to the Review, (with R. Taylor), Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation [IF: 2.194], vol. 14, n. 2, 2011
• Book review ‘Innovation, Evolution and Complexity Theory’ by Koen Frenken, Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation [IF: 2.194], vol. 10, n. 3, 2007

Chapters on international books

• ‘COVID-19 Threats and Opportunities: Toward a Circular and Resilient Bioeconomy’ (with F. Giudice, C. Imbriani and A.G. Encino-Muñoz), in C. Imbriani and P. Scaramozzino (eds.) Economic Policy Frameworks Revisited, Springer, 2023.
• ‘Green bonds for the innovation – The entrepreneurial State and the sustainable transition’ (with F. Giudice), in P.M. Falcone and E. Sica (eds.) Sustainable Finance and the Global Health Crisis, Routledge, 2023.
• 'Strategies for brand owners and retailers in the circular bioeconomy transition', (with F. Schipfer, G. Yilan and F. Govoni), in D. D’Amato, A. Toppinen and R. Kozak (eds.) The Role of Business in Global Sustainability Transformations, Routledge, 2022.
• ‘The Implementation Challenges to Circular Economy Via-Sectoral Exploration’, (with Modibbo U.M., D’Adamo I., Ali I.), in: Ali I., Chatterjee P., Shaikh A.A., Gupta N., AlArjani A. (eds) Computational Modelling in Industry 4.0. Springer, Singapore. 2022
• ‘From waste to value: assessing the pressures toward a sustainability transition of the Ukrainian waste management system’, (with E. Sica and O. Makarchuk), in Innovation Strategies in Environmental Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817382-4.00001-0 Elsevier Inc., 2020.
• Chapter 1: Introduction: Tackling Uncertainty in the Biobased Economy Through Science (with Govoni, F.) RSC Green Chemistry, 2020, 2020-January(64), pp. 1–11
• ‘Biofuel transitions: An overview of regulations and standards for a more sustainable framework’, (with A. Strzałkowski and A. Tani), in Biofuel transitions: An overview of regulations and standards for a more sustainable framework, Biofuels for a More Sustainable Future, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-815581-3.00002-6  Elsevier Inc., 2020.
• ‘Grassroots Innovations and the Transition Towards Sustainability: Tackling the Food Waste Challenge’ (with V.E. Tartiu), in P. Morone, F. Papandiek, and V.E. Tartiu (eds.), Food Waste Reduction and Valorisation, Springer, 2017.
• ‘Preface’ (with F. Papandiek, and V.E. Tartiu), in P. Morone, F. Papandiek, and V.E. Tartiu (eds.), Food Waste Reduction and Valorisation, Springer, 2017.
• ‘Food Supply Chain Waste: Emerging Opportunities’ (with K. Privett, J.H. Clark, M. Arshadi, A. Koutinas, N. Gathergood, and R. Luque), in F. Cavani, S. Albonetti, F. Basile, A. Gandini (eds.), Chemicals and Fuels from Bio-Based Building Blocks, Wiley, 2016.
• ‘Victims in the ‘Land of Fires’: Illegal Waste Disposal in the Campania region – Italy’ (with A.R. Germani, G. D’Alisa and P.M. Falcone), in Fighting Environmental Crime in Europe and Beyond: The Role of the EU and its Member States, Palgrave Macmillan Publishers, 2016.
• ‘Transition to a sustainable agro-food system: the role of innovation policies’ (with L. Cottoni), in C.M. Galanakis (ed.), Innovation strategies for the food industry: tools for implementation, Elsevier, 2016
• ‘Biofuels: Technology, Economics and Policy Issues’ (with L. Cottoni), in R. Luque, J. Clark,  K. Wilson and C. Lin (eds.), Handbook of Biofuels’ Production: Processes and Technologies - Second edition, Elsevier, 2016
• ‘The role of landscape in the sustainable transition towards a new urban waste management system’ (with A. Lopolito), in J. Condie and A. M. Cooper (eds.) Dialogues of Sustainable Urbanisation: Social Science Research and Transitions to Urban Contexts, Penrith: University of Western Sydney, 2015
• ‘Addressing Uncertainty in Complex Systems. The case of bio-based products derived from urban bio-waste valorisation’ (with V. E. Tartiu), in C. Meloni and G. Dellino (eds.), Uncertainty Management in Simulation-Optimization of Complex Systems: Algorithms and Applications, Springer’s Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series Springer, 2015
• ‘Knowledge, Innovation and Internationalisation: a roadmap’, in P. Morone (ed.), Knowledge, Innovation and Internationalisation; Routledge, 2013
• ‘Firms Internationalisation, Innovation Strategies and Product Quality’ (with F. Renna), in P. Morone (ed.), Knowledge, Innovation and Internationalisation; Routledge, 2013
• ‘Looking around: the smart way of Italian SMEs to innovate’ (with C. Petraglia and G. Testa), in E. S. Andersen and A. Pyka (eds.), Long term economic development – demand, finance, organization, policy and innovation in a Schumpeterian perspective, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2013.
• ‘Innovation niche stability with a short-term policy intervention’ (with A. Lopolito and R. Taylor) in: Teglio, A., Alfarano, S., Camacho-Cuena, E., Ginés-Vilar, M. (eds.), Managing Market Complexity, Springer, 2013.
• ‘Modelling Stakeholders interplay and Policy Scenarios for Biorefinery implementation’ (with A. Lopolito, M. Prosperi and C. De Lucia), in: Kazmi, A. (ed.), Advanced Oil Crop Biorefineries, RSC Publishing, UK, 2012
• ‘Knowledge integration and network structure: modelling innovation activity’ (with R. Taylor), in: Karlsson, C. Johansson, B. e Stough, R. R. (eds.), Innovation, Technology and Knowledge, Routledge Economics: London, 2011.
• ‘An Experimental Study on Discretionary Environmental Enforcement’ (with A.R. Germani and A. Morone), in: C. Dias Soares, J. Milne, H. Ashiabor, K. Deketelaere and L. Kreiser (eds.), Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation VIII, Oxford University Press, UK, 2010
• ‘Knowledge Architecture and Knowledge Flows’ (with R. Taylor), Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, 2nd Edition, IGI Global Publisher, USA, 2009
• ‘Guessing Games and People Behaviours: What can we Learn?’ (with A. Morone), Abdellaboui, M. and Hey, J. D. (eds.), Advances in Decision Making under Risk and Uncertainty, Springer, 2008
• ‘Modelling Knowledge Production and Integration in Working Environments’ (with R. Taylor), Edmonds, B., Iglesias, C. H. and Troitzsch, K. G. (eds.), Social Simulation: Technologies, Advances and New Discoveries, IGI Global Publisher, USA, 2007
• ‘A Laboratory Experiment of Knowledge Diffusion Dynamics’ (with A. Morone and R. Taylor), Cantner, U. and Malerba, F. (eds.), Innovation, Industrial Dynamics and Structural Transformation, Springer, 2007
• ‘Complex Learning Process and the Risk of Exclusion: a Case Study’ (with R. Taylor), R. Casas, C. De Fuentes e A.O. Vera-Cruz (eds.), Acumulacion de capacidades tecnologicas, aprendizaje y cooperacion en la esfera global y local (Spanish Edition), Miguel Angel Porrúa, Mexico, 2007
• ‘Knowledge Diffusion with Complex Cognition’ (with R. Taylor), Pyka, A., Hanusch H. (eds.), Applied Evolutionary Economics and the Knowledge-based Economy, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2006
• ‘Poverty in the Globalisation Era: Facts and Policies’ (with C. Imbriani), Billi, A., Boccella, N. (eds.), Développement, inégalités, pauvretés, Karthala, Paris, 2005

Articles on Italian journals

• ‘Waste and innovation. The role of organized crime in a dualistic economic system’, (with A.R.Germani, C. Imbriani and F. Reganati), Rassegna Economica, 2013/1
• ‘Small firms’ growth, digital inequality and regional divides: the case of Italy’, Rassegna Economica - Quaderni, Premio Rassegna Economica (L’ interscambio e l’integrazione economica tra il Nord ed il Sud Italia), 2012(21): 11-28, 2012
• ‘Knowledge Opportunities and ICT. Growth and Inequality: a Middle Income Country Experience’ (with C. Imbriani), International Economics,[CiteScore: 1.60] vol. 60, n. 4, 2007
• ‘Vincoli Strutturali delle Piccole e Medie Imprese, Mercato del Lavoro e Conoscenza’ (with C. Imbriani); in Imprese e Territorio, n. 2006/0
• ‘Investigating the Effects of Information on Income Distribution Using Experimental Data’ (with A. Morone), Rassegna Economica, vol. 68, n. 1, 2005
• ‘Emerging Inequality and the Role of Technological Change in the Global Economy’ (with C. Imbriani), La Comunità Internazionale, vol. 59, n. 2, 2004
• ‘Globalisation and Inequality: the Effects of Trade Liberalisation on Developing Countries’, Studi Economici, vol. 80, n. 2, 2003
• ‘Economic Effects of Trade and Technology Progress on Wage Inequality in Latina American Countries’, International Economics, vol. 54, n. 1,[CiteScore: 1.60] 2001

Chapters on Italian books

• ‘Urban Requalification Between Technological Innovation And Sustainable Development’ (with A.R. Germani), in M. Francesca (ed.), Collana Atti S.I.S.Di.C., Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane, 2015
• ‘Analisi economica dei costi della distruzione di merci illegali e sicurezza nazionale’ (with C. Imbriani and P. Falcone), in M. Antinucci (ed.), Il procedimento di distruzione delle merci illegali o contraffatte, Pisa University Press, 2014
• ‘Agent Based Modeling e ruolo della policy nella transizione socio-tecnologica: una applicazione al settore delle bio-raffinerie in Capitanata’ (with D. Anguilano and A. Lopolito), in Lopolito A., M. Prosperi e G. Nardone (eds.), Potenzialità di Sviluppo e Sostenibilità Socio-Economica e Ambientale del Settore delle Bioraffinerie in Provincia di Foggia, FrancoAngeli, Milano, 2014
• ‘Capitale umano e diffusione della conoscenza in rete. Autonomia o complementarietà con la formazione tradizionale’ (with A. Frasca), in C. Imbriani, N. Boccella (eds.), L’economia politica in rete, Rubbettino Editore, 2008.
• ‘Innovazione, network di imprese e conoscenza: quale ruolo per la geographical proximity?’ (with A. Frasca), in: A. Lopes, F. Macario, P. Mastroberardino (eds.), Reti di imprese. Scenari economici e giuridici, Giappichelli Editore, 2007.
• ‘Dinamiche informali di apprendimento e networks di imprese: un caso di studio’ (with A. Lo Polito, R. Sisto and R. Taylor), in Lopes A., Lorizio M. e Reganati F. (eds.), Istituzioni e imprese nello sviluppo locale, Carocci, 2005.

Reports and short articles

• ‘La bioeconomia in Italia: rischi e opportunità per il Mezzogiorno?’, Rapporto SVIMEZ 2016 sull’economia del Mezzogiorno, Bologna: Il Mulino, 2016.
• ‘Commento al libro di Felice Lopresto «Eclissi delle teorie economiche. Leggere l’economia attraverso l’esperienza biblica», Contributo di Piergiuseppe Morone’, UCID Letter, 1/2015, pp. 45-48.
• ‘Crescita economica e ambiente in una prospettiva di sviluppo duale’, Rapporto SVIMEZ 2013 sull’economia del Mezzogiorno, Bologna: Il Mulino, 2013
• ‘Eterogeneità territoriale e ambiente: specializzazione produttiva ed enforcement’, Rapporto SVIMEZ 2012 sull’economia del Mezzogiorno, Bologna: Il Mulino, 2012
• ‘Investing in Eye Health: Securing the Support of Decision Makers’, WHO Report, Action plan for the prevention of avoidable blindness and visual impairment, Genève-WHO, 2012
• ‘Superare la digital inequality: le opportunità dell’economia digitale nel Sud’, Rapporto SVIMEZ 2011 sull’economia del Mezzogiorno, Bologna: Il Mulino, 2011
• ‘Assessing the development status of a bio-refinery niche in South of Italy’, in Biorefinery Researcher, Issue 4, May 2010.