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

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

March 26, 2020 | Events | By MG

XVIII Milan European Economy workshop

The socio-economic impact of investment in science, 25-26 June 2020

December 3, 2019 | Events | By MG

Book Launch - Investing in Science

Prof. Massimo Florio's book presentation at CERN - Globe of Science and Innovation

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Highlights

IN Events

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.

IN Events

State-Owned Enterprises in Developed Market Economies

Webinar, organized by UNIMI and CIRIEC on the book "State-Owned Enterprises in Developed Market Economies" - February 19, 2025 - 5pm-6:30pm CET

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Milan CBA Summer School

XI edition 9-13 September 2024