Iammarino, Simona

Professor Simona Iammarino

Department	Position held
Department of Geography and Environment	Professor of Economic Geography
Spatial Economics Research Centre	Affiliate

Non LSE positions held

Department	Position held
Regional Studies	Editor
Science and Technology Policy Research (SPRU), University of Sussex (2009-2015)	Visiting Fellow

Experience keywords:

local economic development and geographical systems of innovation; globalisation of technology; multinational corporations and regions; economic geography of science, innovation and technology; industrial clusters: theory, empirics and policy

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Main research interests in the following areas: economic geography of innovation and technological change; regional systems of innovation; multinational corporations and regions; theory and policy of industrial clusters; internationalisation and local economic development.

Ongoing research focuses on: geography of multinational corporations; interdependence between multinationals, technology and regional development; spatial profile of university-industry linkages; skills, migration and geography; relationship between new technologies and labour productivity across space.

Recent and current research projects, as Principal Investigator, include the following EU FP7 projects: "Intangible Assets and Regional Economic Growth" (IAREG), completed in July 2010; "Policy Incentives for the Creation of Knowledge: Methods and Evidence" (PICK-ME), currently in progress; "Sharing Knowledge Assets: Interregionally Cohesive Neighbourhoods (SEARCH), currently in progress.

Countries and regions to which research relates:

EU and European countries and regions; EU neighbouring countries; Mexico; Taiwan

Languages:

Italian [Spoken: Fluent, Written: Fluent]; French [Spoken: Intermediate, Written: Intermediate]; Spanish [Spoken: Basic, Written: Basic]

Contact Points
LSE phone number: +44 (0)20 7995 7588	LSE email: S.Iammarino@lse.ac.uk

Publications

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2013

Iammarino, Simona and McCann , Philip (2013) Multinationals and economic geography: location and technology, innovation. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK. ISBN 9781781954782

2012

Iammarino, Simona and Piva, Mariacristina and Vivarelli, Marco and von Tunzelmann, Nick (2012) Technological capabilities and patterns of innovative cooperation of firms in the UK regions. Regional studies, 46 (10). pp. 1283-1301. ISSN 0034-3404

D'Este, Pablo and Guy, Frederick and Iammarino, Simona (2012) Shaping the formation of university-industry research collaborations: what type of proximity does really matter? Journal of economic geography, Online pp. 1-22. ISSN 1468-2702

D’Este, Pablo and Iammarino, Simona and Savona, Maria and von Tunzelmann, Nick (2012) What hampers innovation?: revealed barriers versus deterring barriers. Research policy, 41 (2). pp. 482-488. ISSN 0048-7333

Iammarino, Simona and Kramer, Jan-Philipp and Marinelli, Elisabetta and Diez, Javier Revilla (2012) Technological capabilities and the regional embeddedness of multinational companies: a case study of Germany and the UK. In: Heidenreich, Martin, (ed.) Innovation and institutional embeddedness of multinational companies. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 169-192. ISBN 9780857934338

2011

Iammarino, Simona (2011) Regional innovation and diversity. In: Cooke, P. and Asheim, Bjorn T. and Boschma, Ron, (eds.) Handbook of regional innovation and growth. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK. ISBN 9781848444171

Iammarino, Simona and Marinelli, Elisabetta (2011) Is the grass greener on the other side of the fence?: graduate mobility and job satisfaction in Italy. Environment and planning A, 43 (11). pp. 2761-2777. ISSN 0308-518X

Kramer, Jan Philipp and Marinelli, Elisabetta and Iammarino, Simona and Diez, Javier Revilla (2011) Intangible assets as drivers of innovation: empirical evidence on multinational enterprises in German and UK regional systems of innovation. Technovation, 31 (9). pp. 447-458. ISSN 0166-4972

Iammarino, Simona (2011) Book review: business clusters and industrial districts: the governance of the global value chain - by Alessia Sammarra and Fiorenza Belussi. Regional studies, 45 (2). pp. 278-279. ISSN 0034-3404

2010

Iammarino, Simona and McCann, Philip (2010) The relationship between multinational firms and innovative clusters. In: Boschma, Ron and Martin, Ron L., (eds.) The handbook of evolutionary economic geography. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK. ISBN 9781847204912

D'Este, Pablo and Iammarino, Simona (2010) The spatial profile of university-business research partnerships. Papers in regional science, 89 (2). pp. 335-350. ISSN 1056-8190

Iammarino, Simona and McCann, Philip (2010) Regional innovation systems: identifying and responding to context. In: Regional innovation policy: what, where and why?. OECD, Paris, France.

D'Este, Pablo and Iammarino, Simona (2010) The spatial profile of university-business research partnerships. IAREG working paper. University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

2009

Needham, Barrie and Boschma, Ron and Dühr, Stefanie and Fan, Cindy and Frenken, Koen and Hassink, Robert and Iammarino, Simona and Lagendijk, Arnoud and Van Oort, Frank and Oinas, Päivi and Pike, Andy and Torre, André and Varga, Attila (2009) Editorial: reaching out to new territories …. Regional studies, 43 (1). pp. 1-4. ISSN 0034-3404

Iammarino, Simona and Sanna-Randaccio, Francesca and Savona, Maria (2009) The perception of obstacles to innovation: foreign multinationals and domestic firms in Italy. Revue d’Économie Industrielle, 125 ISSN 1773-0198

Boschma, Ron and Iammarino, Simona (2009) Related variety, trade linkages, and regional growth in Italy. Economic geography, 85 (3). pp. 289-311. ISSN 0013-0095

Iammarino, Simona and Janne, Odile E.M. and McCann, Philip (2009) Multinationals firms and technological innovation: the ‘global versus local’ challenge. In: Farshchi, Mahtab A. and Janne, Odile E.M and McCann, Philip, (eds.) Technological change and mature industrial regions: firms, knowledge and policy. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Gloucestershire, UK, pp. 29-43. ISBN 9781847200891

2008

Iammarino, Simona and McCann, Philip (2008) Innovation dynamics and the structure and evolution of industrial clusters. In: Blien, Uwe and Maier, Gunther, (eds.) The economics of regional clusters: networks, technology and policy. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Gloucestershire, UK, pp. 13-28. ISBN 9781847205155

Iammarino, Simona and Padilla-Pérez, Ramon and von Tunzelmann, Nick (2008) Technological capabilities and global–local interactions: the electronics industry in two Mexican regions. World development, 36 (10). pp. 1980-2003. ISSN 0305-750X

2007

Guerrieri, Paolo and Iammarino, Simona (2007) Dynamics of export specialization in the regions of the Italian Mezzogiorno: persistence and change. Regional studies, 41 (7). pp. 933-948. ISSN 0034-3404

2006

Guerrieri, Paolo and Iammarino, Simona (2006) The rise of 'many Mezzogiorni': an empirical assessment of the internal differentiation of Italian southern regions. European urban and regional studies, 13 (2). pp. 167-178. ISSN 1461-7145

Iammarino, Simona and Sanna-Randaccio, Francesca and Savona, Maria (2006) Obstacles to innovation and multinational firms in the Italian regions: firm-level evidence from the Third Community Innovation Survey. In: Ana, Teresa Tavares and Teixeira, Aurora, (eds.) Multinationals, clusters and innovation: does public policy matter?. Palgrave Macmillan, Hampshire, UK, pp. 63-86. ISBN 9781403997258

Iammarino, Simona and McCann, Philip (2006) The structure and evolution of industrial clusters: transactions, technology and knowledge spillovers. Research policy, 35 (7). pp. 1018-1036. ISSN 0048-7333

2005

Cantwell, John and Iammarino, Simona (2005) The technological innovation of multinational corporations in the French regions. Revue d'économie industrielle, 109 pp. 9-28. ISSN 0154-3229

Iammarino, Simona and Jona-Lasinio, Cecilia and Mantegazza, Susanna (2005) Produttività, nuove tecnologie e divari regionali in Italia [Productivity, ICT and regional disparities in Italy]. QA: la questione agraria, 2005 (3). pp. 39-60. ISSN 1971-4017

Iammarino, Simona and Archibugi, Daniele (2005) Atlantic interdependent knowledge-based economies. In: Boyd, Gavin and Rugman, Alan M. and Carlo Padoan, Pier, (eds.) European–American trade and financial alliances. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Gloucestershire, UK, pp. 24-51. ISBN 9781843769071

Iammarino, Simona (2005) An evolutionary integrated view of Regional Systems of Innovation: concepts, measures and historical perspectives. European planning studies, 13 (4). pp. 497-519. ISSN 0965-4313

2004

Guerrieri, Paolo and Iammarino, Simona (2004) Il commercio mondiale dell’alta tecnologia e dell’Ict. In: Ferrari, Sergio and Guerrieri, Paolo and Malerba, Franco and Mariotti, Sergio and Palma, Daniela, (eds.) L'Italia nella competizione tecnologica internazionale. Quarto rapporto. Franco Angeli Edizioni, Milano, Italy. ISBN 9788846463531

2003

Cantwell, John and Iammarino, Simona (2003) Multinational corporations and European regional systems of innovation. Routledge, London, UK. ISBN 9780415271400

2002

Guerrieri, Paolo and Iammarino, Simona (2002) 'Vulnerabilità' e regioni nell'Unione Europea: un servizio sul Mezzogiorno italiano. Scienze regionali: Italian journal of regional science, 2002 (2). pp. 5-28. ISSN 1720-3929

Guerrieri, Paolo and Iammarino, Simona (2002) Il commercio internazionale. In: Ferrrari, Sergio and Guerrieri, Paolo and Malerba, Franco and Mariotti, Sergio and Palma, Daniela, (eds.) L'Italia nella competizione tecnologica internazionale. Terzo rapporto. Franco Angeli Edizioni, Milano, Italy, pp. 55-118. ISBN 9788846438843

Archibugi, Daniele and Iammarino, Simona (2002) The globalization of technological innovation: definition and evidence. Review of international political economy, 9 (1). pp. 98-122. ISSN 0969-2290

Evangelista, Rinaldo and Iammarino, Simona and Mastrostefano, Valeria and Silvani, Alberto (2002) Looking for Regional Systems of Innovation: evidence from the Italian Innovation Survey. Regional studies, 36 (2). pp. 173-186. ISSN 0034-3404

Cantwell, John and Iammarino, Simona (2002) The technological relationships between indigenous firms and foreign-owned MNCs in the European regions. In: McCann, Philip, (ed.) Industrial location economics. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Gloucestershire, UK, pp. 286-318. ISBN 9781840646726

2001

Archibugi, Daniele and Iammarino, Simona (2001) The globalization of technology and national policies. In: Archibugi, Daniele and Lundvall, Bengt-Åke, (eds.) The Globalizing Learning Economy. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 111-126. ISBN 9780199241095

Iammarino, Simona and Santangelo, Grazia D. (2001) Investimenti diretti esteri e sistemi regionali nel processo di integrazione europea: un'indagine preliminare sulle regioni italiane. Economia e politica industriale, 109 pp. 115-135. ISSN 0391-2078

Cantwell, John and Iammarino, Simona (2001) EU regions and multinational corporations: change, stability and strengthening of technological comparative advantages. Industrial and corporate change, 10 (4). pp. 1007-1037. ISSN 0960-6491

Iammarino, Simona and Jona-Lasinio, Cecilia and Mantegazza, Susanna (2001) The regional dimension of the ICT industry in Italy. Economia e politica industriale, 110 pp. 153-169. ISSN 0391-2078

Iammarino, Simona and Jona-Lasinio, Cecilia and Mantegazza, Susanna (2001) Sviluppo e diffusione dell’ICT: l’Italia negli anni novanta. Studi e note di economia, 2001 (2). pp. 13-44. ISSN 1590-0401

Ernst, D. and Guerrieri, Paolo and Iammarino, Simona and Pietrobelli, Carlo (2001) New challenges for industrial clusters and districts: global production networks and knowledge diffusion. In: Guerrieri, Paolo and Iammarino, Simona and Pietrobelli, Carlo, (eds.) The global challenge to industrial districts: small and medium-sized enterprises in Italy and Taiwan. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Gloucestershire, UK. ISBN 9781840646986

Guerrieri, Paolo and Iammarino, Simona and Pietrobelli, Carlo, (eds.) (2001) The global challenge to industrial districts: small and medium-sized enterprises in Italy and Taiwan. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Gloucestershire, UK. ISBN 9781840646986

Evangelista, Rinaldo and Iammarino, Simona and Mastrostefano, Valeria and Silvani, Alberto (2001) Measuring the regional dimension of innovation. Lessons from the Italian Innovation Survey. Technovation, 21 (11). pp. 733-745. ISSN 0166-4972

Guerrieri, Paolo and Iammarino, Simona and Pietrobelli, Carlo (2001) Introduction. In: Guerrieri, Paolo and Iammarino, Simona and Pietrobelli, Carlo, (eds.) The global challenge to industrial districts: small and medium-sized enterprises in Italy and Taiwan. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Gloucestershire, UK. ISBN 9781840646986

Archibugi, Daniele and Iammarino, Simona (2001) The globalisation of technology and national policies. In: Archibugi, Daniele and Lundvall, Bengt-Ǻke, (eds.) The globalizing learning economy. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 111-126. ISBN 9780199241095

Guerrieri, Paolo and Iammarino, Simona (2001) The dynamics of Italian industrial districts. In: Guerrieri, Paolo and Iammarino, Simona and Pietrobelli, Carlo, (eds.) The global challenge to industrial districts: small and medium-sized enterprises in Italy and Taiwan. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Gloucestershire, UK. ISBN 9781840646986

2000

Iammarino, Simona and Santangelo, Grazia D. (2000) Foreign direct investment and regional attractiveness in the EU integration process: some evidence for the Italian regions. European urban and regional studies, 7 (1). pp. 5-18. ISSN 0969-7764

Garonna, P. and Iammarino, Simona, (eds.) (2000) Economia della ricerca. Il Mulino, Bologna, Italy. ISBN 9788815076687

Archibugi, Daniele and Iammarino, Simona (2000) Innovation and globalisation. In: Chesnais, François and Ietto-Gillies, Grazia and Simoneti, Roberto, (eds.) European integration and global corporate strategies. Routledge, London, pp. 95-120. ISBN European Integration and Global Corporate Strategies

Garonna, P. and Iammarino, Simona (2000) Scienza ‘aperta’ e politiche pubbliche. In: Garonna, P. and Iammarino, Simona, (eds.) Economia della ricerca. Il Mulino, Bologna, Italy. ISBN 9788815076687

Iammarino, Simona and Pitelis, Christos N. (2000) Foreign direct investment and 'less favoured regions': Greek FDI in Bulgaria and Romania. Global business review, 1 (2). pp. 155-171. ISSN 0972-1509

Archibugi, Daniele and Iammarino, Simona (2000) Innovation and globalization. In: Chesnais, François and Ietto-Gillies, Grazia and Simonetti, Roberto, (eds.) European integration and global corporate strategies. Routledge, London, UK, pp. 91-116. ISBN 9780415212786

Iammarino, Simona and Prisco, Maria Roasaria and Silvani, Alberto (2000) Industrial innovation in Italy: regional disparities and winning models. In: Conceicão, Pedro and Gibson, David V. and Heitor, Manuel V. and Shariq, Syed, (eds.) Science, technology, and innovation policy: opportunities and challenges for the knowledge economy. Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., Connecticut, USA, pp. 143-170. ISBN 9781567202717

Cantwell, John and Iammarino, Simona (2000) Multinational corporations and the location of technological innovation in the UK regions. Regional studies, 34 (4). pp. 317-332. ISSN 0034-3404

Garonna, P. and Iammarino, Simona (2000) Introduzione. In: Garonna, P. and Iammarino, Simona, (eds.) Economia della ricerca. Il Mulino, Bologna, Italy. ISBN 9788815076687

Iammarino, Simona (2000) La politica dell’innovazione e della ricerca e sviluppo tecnologico. In: Del Punta, V. and Triulzi, U., (eds.) Fondamenti di economia internazionale. La Sapienza Editrice, Roma, Italia.

Iammarino, Simona (2000) Foreign direct investment and regional attractiveness in the EU integration process. European urban and regional studies, 7 (1). pp. 5-18. ISSN 1461-7145

1999

Iammarino, Simona (1999) La politica industriale e della ricerca e sviluppo tecnologico nell’Unione Europea. In: Triulzi, Umberto, (ed.) Dal Mercato comune alla Moneta unica: le politiche di integrazione europea. Edizioni SEAM, Roma, Italia. ISBN 888179215X

Iammarino, Simona and Priscio, Maria Rosaria and Silvani, Alberto (1999) Alla ricerca di un modello vincente di innovazione regionale: alcune considerazioni sull'esperienza italiana. L'industria: rivista di economia e politica industriale, 1999 (3). pp. 537-566. ISSN 0019-7416

Archibugi, Daniele and Iammarino, Simona (1999) The policy implications of the globalisation of innovation. Research policy, 28 (2-3). pp. 317-336. ISSN 0048-7333

1998

Iammarino, Simona and Michie, Jonathon (1998) The scope of technological globalisation. International journal of the economics of business, 5 (3). pp. 335-353. ISSN 1357-1516

Iammarino, Simona and Prisco, Maria Roasaria and Silvani, Alberto (1998) The geography of production and innovation: how regional styles play in the global scenario. Regional science review, 18 pp. 31-45.

Iammarino, Simona and Pitelis, Christos N. and Sugden, R. and Tsipouri, L. (1998) FDI, competitiveness and industrial development: the case of Greek investments to the CEECs. In: Pitelis, Christos N. and Antonakis, N., (eds.) International Competitiveness and Industrial Strategy. Gutenberg, Athens, Greece.

Archibugi, Daniele and Iammarino, Simona (1998) Globalizzazione dell’innovazione e politiche nazionali. In: Guerrieri, Paolo and Pianta, Mario, (eds.) Tecnologia, crescita e occupazione. CUEN, Naples, Italy.

Cantwell, John and Iammarino, Simona (1998) MNCs, technological innovation and regional systems in the EU: some evidence in the Italian case. International journal of the economics of business, 5 (3). pp. 383-408. ISSN 1357-1516

1996

Archibugi, Daniele and Iammarino, Simona (1996) Verso una egemonia tecnologica orientale? Rivista milanese di economia, 60 pp. 5-24. ISSN 0392-9728

Iammarino, Simona and Prisco, Maria Roasaria and Silvani, Alberto (1996) La struttura regionale dell'innovazione. Economia e politica industriale, 89 pp. 187-229. ISSN 0391-2078

1995

Iammarino, Simona and Prisco, S. and Silvani, Alberto (1995) On the importance of regional innovation flows in the EU: some methodological issues in the Italian case. Research evaluation, 5 (3). pp. 189-206. ISSN 0958-2029

1994

Iammarino, Simona (1994) Gli effetti dinamici dell'integrazione economica internazionale. In: Triulzi, Umberto, (ed.) Appunti di teoria del commercio internazionale. La Sapienza Editrice, Roma, Italia.

1992

Iammarino, Simona (1992) L’Unione monetaria tedesca: primi effetti sul Sistema monetario europeo. L'Italia e l'Europa, (Decemb). pp. 62-76.

1991

Iammarino, Simona (1991) La teoria pura del commercio internazionale sotto condizioni di incertezza: i modelli principali. Rivista di politica economica, July-A (7-8). pp. 51-77. ISSN 0391-6170

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