Massimo Florio is Professor Emeritus of Public Economics at the University of Milan and former Head of the Economics Department. His expertise includes privatization, cost-benefit analysis of public investments, EU regional and industrial policy, and the economics of science. For over 20 years, he coordinated the European Commission’s Guide to Cost-Benefit Analysis of Investment Projects. He is the author of Investing in Science (MIT Press, 2019) and Privatisation of Knowledge (Routledge, 2023). He has led studies for institutions such as the EC, EIB, OECD, CERN, and the Italian Space Agency. He is also the founder and Honorary President of CSIL.

Events

March 21, 2023 | Events | By MG

Mapping of Long-term Public and Private Investments in the Development of Covid-19 Vaccines

Presentation of the Study for the Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic - 23 March 2023, 16:30-18:30

March 9, 2023 | Events | By MG

10th Milan CBA Summer School, 18-19-20 September 2023, Milan, Italy

CSIL is pleased to announce that registrations for the X edition of the Milan Summer School on Cost-Benefit Analysis are now OPEN

October 17, 2022 | Events | By MG

Towards a public European health infrastructure

‘A revolution is needed in the EU pharma ecosystem’, written by Luisa Antunes, Scientific Foresight Unit (STOA).

August 31, 2022 | Events | By MG

Creation of a public European medicines infrastructure: Purpose and feasibility

STOA Workshop, European Parliament - 28 September 2022, 15:00-17:00 (Online via Interactio)

June 25, 2022 | Events | By MG

XX Milan European Economy Workshop

Knowledge creation, public entrepreneurship and social justice, June 23-24 2022

June 1, 2021 | Events | By MG

XIX Milan European Economy Workshop

State-Owned Enterprises and Innovation in Public Services in a Post-Pandemic World, 30 June 2021

March 19, 2021 | Events | By MG

2021 Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis Annual Conference Awards

19 March 2021, Richard Zerbe Distinguished Service Award to Massimo Florio

March 26, 2020 | Events | By MG

33rd CIRIEC International Congress, Thessaloniki - Greece

Publicly-owned enterprises and social economy: which strategies in economic, social and environmental transitional processes? 4-6 June 2020

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Highlights

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Milan CBA Summer School

The 12th edition of the CSIL Milan Summer School on Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) of Investment Projects will be held in Milan from 28 September to 2 October 2026.

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Milan Longevity Summit

Bold Ideas, Big Systems, One Health May 20-23 2026

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Fellow award at the SBCA 2026 Annual Conference

The award honors the outstanding contribution to cost-benefit analysis, the rigor of research, and its impact on European policy and international institutions.