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

September 10, 2018 | Events | By MG

Milan Summer School on Cost-Benefit Analysis, VIII edition

Participants: "Would recommend to colleagues". September 10th – 14th 2018, the event took place in Palazzo Greppi, via Sant'Antonio 12, Milan

September 20, 2017 | Events | By MG

The role of CBA in government decision-making: international perspectives

Workshop organized at Palazzo Greppi (Milan) on September 20th 2017. Local Organization Committee: Massimo Florio, Silvia Vignetti and Gelsomina Catalano.

September 18, 2017 | Events | By MG

Milan Summer School on Cost-Benefit Analysis, VII edition

Participants: "This was the best training I have participated". September 18th – 23rd 2017, the event took place in Palazzo Greppi, via Sant'Antonio 12, Milan

March 5, 2017 | Events | By MG

Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis: 2017 Conference

Improving the Theory and Practice of Benefit-Cost Analysis. 9th Annual Conference and Meeting, Washington DC

October 7, 2016 | Events | By MG

Socio economic impact of large research infrastructures. Alba Synchrotron

"ALBA is a complex of electron accelerators to produce synchrotron light, which allows the visualization of the atomic structure of matter as well as the study of its properties"

September 5, 2016 | Events | By MG

Milan Summer School on Cost-Benefit Analysis, VI edition

Participants: "It was very useful, comprehensive and intensive". September 5th-9th 2016, the event took place in Palazzo Greppi, via Sant'Antonio 12, Milan

July 1, 2016 | Events | By MG

EUsers summer school on Service of General Interest

Critical perspectives on Energy, Telecommunications, Transport and Water Reforms. June, 27th – July, 1st 2016

June 22, 2016 | Events | By MG

How to evaluate large-scale RDI infrastructure?

EIB Institute’s brown bag seminars - June 22, 2016

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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.