Biography

Leonardo Mazzoni joined the EUI as a Research Associate in May 2023. He completed his PhD in Development Economics and Local Systems at the University of Trento and Florence in 2020. He worked as a researcher and technology transfer collaborator at Artes 4.0 -IMT School for Advanced Studies and as a post-doctoral fellow at the Department of Economics and Management, University of Padua.

He worked as a lecturer of the courses ‘International Entrepreneurship’ at Kent State University and ‘Economics and Management of Innovation’ at the University of Padua.

His research interests deal with entrepreneurship and innovation, with a particular focus on the role of the industrial structure and digital transformation in shaping the birth and performance of firms.

He is co-author of national and international publications of recognised interest, among others, Small Business Economics, Regional Studies, Industry and Innovation and Technology Analysis and Strategic Management.

Research projects, clusters and working groups

Completed

• Innovation and intellectual property in the Digital Age

Recent research output

• MAZZONI, Leonardo; BOTTA, Marco; CARLINI, Roberta; FILISTRUCCHI, Lapo; MENENDEZ GONZALEZ, Natalia; PARCU, Pier Luigi (2024), Implications of the digital transformation on different social groups, Technical Report
• GALLI, Niccolò; BOTTA, Marco; CARLINI, Roberta; DA COSTA LEITE BORGES, Danielle; FILISTRUCCHI, Lapo; MAZZONI, Leonardo; MENÉNDEZ GONZÁLEZ, Natalia; PARCU, Pier Luigi; PISARKIEWICZ, Anna Renata; ROSSI, Maria Alessandra (2023), Position statement on the Joint ITA–NIST–USPTO collaboration initiative regarding standards : notice of public listening and request for comments, Working Paper
• GALLI, Niccolò; NIKOLIC, Igor; BOTTA, Marco; CARLINI, Roberta; CARROZZA, Chiara; DA COSTA LEITE BORGES, Danielle; FILISTRUCCHI, Lapo; MAZZONI, Leonardo; MENÉNDEZ GONZÁLEZ, Natalia; PARCU, Pier Luigi; PISARKIEWICZ, Anna Renata; ROSSI, Maria Alessandra (2023), Position statement on the European Commission’s proposal for a SEPs regulation, Working Paper
• MAZZONI, Leonardo; INNOCENTI, Niccolò (2023), What conditions favor high‑potential entrepreneurship? : unpacking the nexus between the industrial structure and startup typologies, Article