Research

Research at the FMT Lab

The FMT Lab develops theoretical and empirical research on how firms, markets, and technologies interact in contexts of structural economic change. Its research agenda addresses key challenges related to competition, innovation, globalization, and public policy, with a strong focus on real-world economic and institutional environments.

The Lab’s research focuses on:

• • • Firm behavior and market structure, examining how firms compete, innovate, and organize production in response to technological change and evolving competitive conditions.

    • Industrial dynamics and productivity, with particular attention to innovation processes, technological adoption, and the role of industrial policies in shaping firm performance and market outcomes.

    • Globalization, geoeconomics, and international trade, analyzing global value chains, firm internationalization strategies, and the reorganization of production in the global economy.

    • Public policies and regulation, including industrial, trade, labor, and investment policies, and their effectiveness at regional, national, European, and global levels.

    • European Union economic integration, focusing on the Single Market, Cohesion, Growth, Entrepreneurship, and policies supporting Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises.

    • Competition policy and market regulation, studying the interactions between industrial policy, antitrust frameworks, and regulatory regimes, and their effects on market structure and firm behavior.

    • Cultural and creative industries, exploring how firms, markets, and digital technologies support cultural heritage production, management, and sustainability.

    • Digitalization and cybersecurity, investigating firms’ adoption of cybersecurity measures and their implications for market performance, resilience, and economic security.