Roberto Antonietti

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Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Management "Marco Fanno"
University of Padova

Roberto Antonietti

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Law and Economics, University of Bologna, 2005.

Master's degree in Political Science, major in Economics, University of Bologna, 2001.

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Economics and Econometrics, Geography, Planning and Development
1832

Scholar Citations

20

Scholar h-index

35

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • The Twin Transition and its geographical dimensions: a systematic literature review
    R Antonietti, M Bettiol, E Di Maria, S Montresor, L Vargiu
    European Planning Studies, 1-24 , 2026
    2026
  • Robots and the regionalization of global value chains
    R Antonietti, C Burlina, C Franco
    Research Policy 55 (2), 105373 , 2026
    2026
  • The Labour Flow Network of Green and Digital Firms: the Cases of Emilia-Romagna and Veneto
    R Antonietti, D Antonioli, L Cattani, E Chioatto, P Luzzago, G Pedrini
    Scienze Regionali, 1-34 , 2026
    2026
  • Data Centers’ Environmental Sustainability in the EU
    R Antonietti, M Bettiol, E Di Maria, L Vargiu
    Available at SSRN 6238738 , 2025
    2025
  • Skills for the Circular Economy: Report on the sample survey on circular innovations in Emilia-Romagna and Veneto
    R Antonietti, P Luzzago
    Available at SSRN 5924322 , 2025
    2025
  • Digital technology and regional income inequality: Are better institutions the solution?
    R Antonietti, C Burlina, A Rodriguez-Pose
    Papers in Regional Science 104 (2), 100079 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 27
  • Robots and the productivity of local manufacturing systems in Emilia-Romagna: the mediating role of occupational similarity and complexity
    R Antonietti, L Cattani, G Pedrini
    Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Algorithms and Industry 4.0 in Firms and … , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 8
  • Economic complexity: Local and global impacts on inequality
    R Antonietti
    Global Handbook of Inequality, 1-19 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Economic complexity and income inequality: evidence from Italian regions
    R Antonietti, D Fanton
    Clusters in Times of Uncertainty, 218-239 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 2
  • Inward FDI and the quality of domestic institutions: A cross-country panel VAR analysis
    R Antonietti, J Mondolo
    Economic Systems 47 (3), 101078 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 51
  • Exploring the entropy-complexity nexus. Evidence from Italy
    R Antonietti, C Burlina
    Economia Politica 40 (1), 257-283 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 9
  • The wealth of nations and the first wave of COVID-19 diffusion
    R Antonietti, P Falbo, F Fontini
    Italian Economic Journal 9 (1), 61-83 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 18
  • Education, routine, and complexity-biased key enabling technologies: Evidence from Emilia-Romagna, Italy
    R Antonietti, L Cattani, F Gambarotto, G Pedrini
    Industry and Innovation 30 (1), 103-134 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 13
  • La complessità economica
    R Antonietti, C Burlina
    NordEst 2023. La mappa delle possibilità infinite., 183-190 , 2023
    2023
  • Linking FDI and trade network topology with the COVID-19 pandemic
    R Antonietti, G De Masi, G Ricchiuti
    Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination 18, 807-833 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 3
  • Industry 4.0 and regional transformations| Industry 4.0 and regional transformations, Lisa De Propris, David Bailey (Eds.), Abingdon, UK (2020), 257 pp. ISBN: 978‐0‐367‐17841‐3 …
    R Antonietti
    Papers in Regional Science 101 (5), 1241-1242 , 2022
    2022
  • The world trade network: country centrality and the COVID-19 pandemic
    R Antonietti, P Falbo, F Fontini, R Grassi, G Rizzini
    Applied Network Science 7 (1), 18 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 52
  • in Regional Science & Economic Geography
    R Antonietti, J Mondolo
    2022
  • Flussi studenteschi e mercato immobiliare: il caso dell’Università di Padova
    R Antonietti, E Botton
    Regional Studies and Local Development 3 (3), 135-157 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 3
  • Industry 4.0 and regional transformations, By Lisa De Propris and David Bailey, Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 2020, 257 pp. ISBN: 978‐0‐367‐17841‐3 (hbk)‐ISBN: 978‐0‐429‐05798‐4 (ebk)
    R Antonietti
    Papers in Regional Science 101 (5), 1241-1242 , 2022
    2022

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • The role of spatial agglomeration in a structural model of innovation, productivity and export: a firm-level analysis
    R Antonietti, G Cainelli
    The Annals of Regional Science 46 (3), 577-600 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 221
  • From FDI to economic complexity: a panel Granger causality analysis
    R Antonietti, C Franco
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 56, 225-239 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 161
  • Does energy price affect energy efficiency? Cross-country panel evidence
    R Antonietti, F Fontini
    Energy Policy 129, 896-906 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 145
  • Green tangible investment strategies and export performance: A firm-level investigation
    R Antonietti, A Marzucchi
    Ecological economics 108, 150-161 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 113
  • Inward greenfield FDI and innovation
    R Antonietti, R Bronzini, G Cainelli
    Economia e Politica Industriale 42 (1), 93-116 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 80
  • Spatial agglomeration, technology and outsourcing of knowledge-intensive business services: empirical insights from Italy
    R Antonietti, G Cainelli
    International Journal of Services Technology and Management 10 (2-4), 273-298 , 2008
    2008
    Citations: 79
  • Organizational change, skill formation, human capital measurement: evidence from Italian manufacturing firms
    G Antonelli, R Antonietti, G Guidetti
    Journal of Economic Surveys 24 (2), 206-247 , 2010
    2010
    Citations: 71
  • The role of industry variety in the creation of innovative start-ups in Italy
    R Antonietti, F Gambarotto
    Small Business Economics 54 (2), 561-573 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 62
  • Social capital, resilience, and regional diversification in Italy
    R Antonietti, R Boschma
    Industrial and Corporate Change 30 (3), 762-777 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 59
  • Governing offshoring in a stringent environmental policy setting: evidence from Italian manufacturing firms
    R Antonietti, V De Marchi, E Di Maria
    Journal of cleaner production 155, 103-113 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 56
  • The world trade network: country centrality and the COVID-19 pandemic
    R Antonietti, P Falbo, F Fontini, R Grassi, G Rizzini
    Applied Network Science 7 (1), 18 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 52
  • Inward FDI and the quality of domestic institutions: A cross-country panel VAR analysis
    R Antonietti, J Mondolo
    Economic Systems 47 (3), 101078 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 51
  • Going beyond relatedness: Regional diversification trajectories and key enabling technologies (KETs) in Italian regions
    R Antonietti, S Montresor
    Economic Geography 97 (2), 187-207 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 48
  • Vertical disintegration and spatial co-localization: The case of Kibs in the metropolitan region of Milan
    R Antonietti, G Cainelli, C Lupi
    Economics Letters 118 (2), 360-363 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 47
  • Opening the" Skill-Biased Technological Change" Black Box: A Look at the Microfoundations of the Technology-Skill Relationship
    R Antonietti
    Economia politica 24 (3), 451-476 , 2007
    2007
    Citations: 34
  • Spatial agglomeration, production technology and the choice to make and/or buy: empirical evidence from the Emilia Romagna machine tool industry
    R Antonietti, MR Ferrante, R Leoncini
    Regional Studies 48 (2), 284-300 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 32
  • The impact of production offshoring on the skill composition of manufacturing firms: evidence from Italy
    R Antonietti, D Antonioli
    International Review of Applied Economics 25 (1), 87-105 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 28
  • Digital technology and regional income inequality: Are better institutions the solution?
    R Antonietti, C Burlina, A Rodriguez-Pose
    Papers in Regional Science 104 (2), 100079 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 27
  • Flexible pay systems and labour productivity: Evidence from manufacturing firms in Emilia-Romagna
    R Antonietti, D Antonioli, P Pini
    International Journal of Manpower 38 (4), 548-566 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 27
  • Human capital, sport performance, and salary determination of professional athletes
    R Antonietti
    Quaderni-Working Paper DSE , 2006
    2006
    Citations: 25